376-252 LNER Thompson Second Corridor BR Maroon E1029E option-set-087 BR Class 80 Steam Locomotive

BR Class 80 Steam Locomotive

Vacuum fitted

Llandudno-Blaenau Ffestiniog and Manchester-Buxton routes

These models require in-depth knowledge and skills

(1) each #805 Gearbox & Lid

376-252 LNER Thompson Second Corridor BR Maroon E1029E option-set-087 BR Class 80 Steam LocomotiveEntering 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