Dapol have advised that their latest batch of Lionheart Trains O Gauge BR Mark 1 coaches are due to arrive in stock with us imminently! A huge range of BR maroon liveried models are expected covering various vehicle types and regions of operation.
Many versions are available unnumbered and all are available withy optional factory digital fitting.
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Due to the sheer number of variations, we couldn’t list them all in this article – so click the button below to browse availability.
Product Features
Produced from original drawings
Scale length and accurately modelled exterior & correctly profiled roof & carriage sides
Easy to remove roof for placement of passengers and access to internal workings
Correctly detailed window ventilators and profiled windows as originally built.
Stretcher windows modelled where applicable. Glazing firmly secured into the model.
Full and accurately modelled under frame detailing and bogie wheelbase
Body variations correct to build periods portrayed
Diecast bogie frames
Sprung metal buffers
Gap free running with Lionheart’s close coupling mechanism and corridor connector capable of negotiating R2 curves
Expertly applied livery and accurately portrayed decoration with separately fitted details
Each model will contain a fully detailed and decorated interior
Switchable internal lighting — separate corridor and compartment lighting, with optional DCC control.
Prototype Information
The Mark 1s were the first standardised coach design by British Railways. Following nationalisation, BR was still producing rolling stock to designs created in the Big Four era. The Mk1 was intended to be an amalgamation of the best features from previous designs, incorporate a much stronger body and be a standard coach suitable for use on all lines.
BR produced thousands of examples, with a huge range of body styles and they saw use across most of the UK. The design proved to be very successful and remained in general passenger service until 2001. To this day, many Mk1 examples can be seen in use on mainline charter trains, in departmental usage with Network Rail and of course on a myriad of preserved lines across the UK.
