376-200B LNER Thompson First Corridor LNER Teak Effect 141 Era_Era-6 The concept was started by

The concept was started by camping enthusiast and Lincolnshire auctioneer Robert Earl who built a trailer tent for himself and then asked a local wheelwright to build him a lightweight caravan

hay and even manure

reinforcing rods and pipes

whist the body had a split rear tailgate and a smart metal cover for the spare wheel

Finely detailed

376-200B LNER Thompson First Corridor LNER Teak Effect 141 Era_Era-6 The concept was started byEntering traffic just after World War Two, the Thompson coaches were the last mainline corridor coaches to be built by the LNER, and indeed examples continued to be outshopped after Nationalisation in 1948. Utilising steel panelling, a departure from the teak panelling traditionally seen on coaches built by the LNER and its predecessors, the Thompson coaches were sleek and modern in appearance. Whilst much of the fleet would remain in service until