34-762 Bachmann SR Bulleid Brake Composite Corridor BR Maroon

New release - pre-orders invited - expected 2026. preauthkernow

The much-requested Diagram 2406 Brake Composite Corridor is the latest model to join the highly acclaimed Bachmann Branchline range of Bulleid Coaches. Built by British Railways in the months following Nationalisation, these BCKs were used as ‘loose’ coaches to strengthen services at peak times or were included in trains from which they would be detached part way through a journey. The Atlantic Coast Express is a prime example of the latter, whereby as many as six BCKs heading for alternative destinations might be coupled to the main set upon departure from London Waterloo, and then progressively removed during the journey to then be hauled as part of a local or branch service, or simply as a single coach, to their final destination. Brake Composite Corridors were amongst the Bulleid Coaches that were later transferred away from the Southern Region, with some receiving BR Maroon livery as depicted by this model, before their eventual withdrawal.

Produced to the same high level of detail and fidelity as the current Bullied Coaches from Bachmann Branchline, these new models capture every element of Bulleid’s modernistic design to a tee. Every model incorporates a wealth of detail including separately fitted components such as roof vents, lamp irons, toilet filler & overflow pipework and the portrayal of a complete vacuum pipe-run between the sockets at each end of the vehicles. The bogies incorporate electrical pickups, brake details and footsteps as appropriate whilst authentic interiors are also included along with full underframe gear.

MODEL FEATURES:

• Bachmann Branchline OO Scale
• Era 5
• Pristine BR Maroon livery
• Running No. W6715W
• Accessory Pack
• NEM Coupling Pockets
• Close Coupling Mechanism
• Length 270mm (over couplings)

DETAIL VARIATIONS SPECIFIC TO THIS MODEL

• 10” Window Ventilators
• Strengthening Ribs on the Bodysides
• Twin Vacuum Brakes Cylinders
• Bullied-pattern Battery Boxes, Mounted Offset
• Bulleid-pattern Dynamo
• Long Footboards
• Single, Long Guard’s Door Handrail
• Twin Luggage Door Handrails
• Short Roof Tank