374-060E BR Mk1 SK Second Corridor BR Crimson & Cream No.24172 Era_Era-10 47790 ‘Galloway Princess’ in original

47790 ‘Galloway Princess’ in original DRS Compass livery

on top of which is the industrious new box with its ribbed sides and ends

Following the tradition of the rhombic-shaped predecessors during WW1

RUNNING NUMBER 54235

A doorbell jingles and the rugged smell of leather greets your nose as you walk through the shop door

374-060E BR Mk1 SK Second Corridor BR Crimson & Cream No.24172 Era_Era-10 47790 ‘Galloway Princess’ in originalThe British Railways Mk1 was the designation given to BRs first standard design of main line coaching stock, and one of its most successful. Built from 1951 until the early 1960s to augment and replace the array of Big Four and earlier pre grouping designs inherited from the LMS, LNER, GWR and SR, BR took the best features from several of these types to produce the new steel bodied design. As a result, the Mk1 was stronger and safer than any of the