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R40439 Hornby L&MR 3rd Class Coach - Era 1 R40439 Hornby L&MR 3rd Class Coach - Era 1
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R40439 Hornby L&MR, 3rd Class coach -Era 1

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R40439 Hornby L&MR 3rd Class Coach - Era 1

Having established the concepts of first and second class rail travel, it was only a matter of time before railway companies created a lower fare 'third class' for the carriage of the working classes, especially in the densely populated industrial areas. 

Companies such as the Manchester, Bolton & Bury Railway, the Manchester and Leeds Railway and the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne & Manchester Railway all used open third class carriages, mostly for standing passengers, but sometimes fitted with a rudimentary bench (or benches).

The L&MR considered the possibility of creating a third class as early as 1839, due largely to market pressure from the MB&BR and M&LR, but the directors were afraid that, with its lower fares, it would draw passengers away from the first and second class trains. 

The introduction of third class travel on the L&MR dates to April 1844, when the Board ordered new enclosed second class coaches to replace the older 'blue boxes', which were then downgraded to third class.

The first of the L&MR third class train services ran in October 1844, departing from Manchester at 06:30 and from Liverpool at 18:30.

An intricately detailed third class coach model in a blue finish. The accessory bag contains two chain couplings.

Name:
R40439 Hornby L&MR, 3rd Class coach -Era 1
Gauge:
OO Gauge
Price:
£ 16.99 Saving £16.00 (48.50%) on RRP (£32.99)
Product Code:
CAU001
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