376-200A LNER Thompson First Corridor LNER Teak Effect 136 Cleaning Car Two carhops on skates deliver

Two carhops on skates deliver tasty treats

1:350 scale plastic model kit from AIP

Window mullions moulded into "glass" for true-to-scale look

the four vehicles are numbered accordingly to create an accurate coach set

British Railways began planning a second generation of diesel locomotives

376-200A LNER Thompson First Corridor LNER Teak Effect 136 Cleaning Car Two carhops on skates deliverEntering 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