39-850A BR MK1 RB Restaurant Buffet BR Maroon No. E1664 On30-Scale Alpha Box is operating as

Alpha Box is operating as a DCC system booster

Open containers were widely used until the early 1960s

complete with locomotive and coaches each carrying the vibrant Malachite Green livery with ‘Sunshine’ markings

Interior weights give the model a realistically heavy feel

The process is very laborious and lengthy

39-850A BR MK1 RB Restaurant Buffet BR Maroon No. E1664 On30-Scale Alpha Box is operating asThe 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