British 1:87 Scale Modelling - Mk1 coach stock from Lima

Mk 1 coaching stock

Lima Mk1 LMS coaches #9321 and #9146 and #9234

Lima coaches #9320 and #9145 and #9232

Lima Mk1 BR green coaches #9327 and #9152 and #9235

Lima Mk1 GWR coaches #9326 and #9151 and #9233

Prototype

Operating company/organisation

British Railways, British Rail, preservation societies;
also in other liveries by private operators

Years of operation

From 1949

Model

Manufacturer

Lima

Construction

Assembled, plastic with some metal parts.
Couplers: continental loop-type, moulded to bogies.
Wheelsets: axle length 24.5mm, wheel diameter 11.5mm.
See Improving Lima Coaches.

Availability

Produced from 1976 to c1980.

Decals

Cambridge Custom Transfers
- Sheet BL30 BR coach roundel crests
- Sheet BL32 BR Southern Region set numbers
- Sheet BL34 BR coach window labels (FIRST, NO SMOKING, SECOND, LADIES ONLY)

Suppliers

See Buying second-hand.

Photograph of Lima Mk 1 coach upgraded using Worsley Works panels, bogies and other detailing parts

Catalogue numbers (#), with liveries and nominal operating dates

Corridor Brake*

Corridor Composite§

Restaurant-Buffet

Diag.181 BSK

Diag.126 CK

Diag.24 RB

Midland Region

maroon

1956-65

#9321

#9146

#9234

National

crimson & cream

1949-65

#9320

#9145

~

Inter-City

blue & grey

1965-96

~

~

#9232

Southern Region

green

1956-65

#9327

#9152

#9235

Western Region

chocolate & cream

1956-65

#9326

#9151

#9233

1049 in service

1309 in service

127 in service

* Corridor Brake Third until 1956, Corridor Brake Second after 1956.

§ First/Third until 1956, First/Second after 1956.

British 1:87 Scale Modelling

Prototype
Operating company/organisation	British Railways, British Rail, preservation societies; also in other liveries by private operators
Years of operation	From 1949
Model
Manufacturer	Lima
Construction	Assembled, plastic with some metal parts. Couplers: continental loop-type, moulded to bogies. Wheelsets: axle length 24.5mm, wheel diameter 11.5mm. See Improving Lima Coaches.
Availability	Produced from 1976 to c1980.
Decals	Cambridge Custom Transfers - Sheet BL30 BR coach roundel crests - Sheet BL32 BR Southern Region set numbers - Sheet BL34 BR coach window labels (FIRST, NO SMOKING, SECOND, LADIES ONLY)
Suppliers	See Buying second-hand.
Photograph of Lima Mk 1 coach upgraded using Worsley Works panels, bogies and other detailing parts
Catalogue numbers (#), with liveries and nominal operating dates

			Corridor Brake*	Corridor Composite§	Restaurant-Buffet
			Diag.181 BSK	Diag.126 CK	Diag.24 RB
Midland Region	maroon	1956-65	#9321	#9146	#9234
National	crimson & cream	1949-65	#9320	#9145	~
Inter-City	blue & grey	1965-96	~	~	#9232
Southern Region	green	1956-65	#9327	#9152	#9235
Western Region	chocolate & cream	1956-65	#9326	#9151	#9233
			1049 in service	1309 in service	127 in service
* Corridor Brake Third until 1956, Corridor Brake Second after 1956.
§ First/Third until 1956, First/Second after 1956.