R40477 LNER West Riding Limited Brake Third & Kitchen Third Articulated Coach Pack Class-05 The Matador was essentially an

The Matador was essentially an artillery tractor introduced by the Associated Equipment Company (AEC) during WWII

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at which point it had covered 505 miles

we are pleased to present the single deck vehicle on an AEC body in the fresh green and cream colour scheme of coach operators Birch Bros of London

First ordered by the British Army in 1949

R40477 LNER West Riding Limited Brake Third & Kitchen Third Articulated Coach Pack Class-05 The Matador was essentially anFollowing the success of the LNERs newly introduced Coronation trains in 1935, a new train was introduced to operate between London Kings Cross and Leeds and Bradford in 1937. A new set of carriages was built that was identical to the Coronation with four twin articulated coaches, though not the streamlined beavertail observation car, and named the West Riding Limited. Carriages were in pairs, sharing a bogie between the two, thus reducing friction