Four Coach LNER 'Quad-Art' London Suburban Articulated Non-Corridor Set — Steamline Ltd.

CDR25. A Four Coach LNER 'Quad-Art' London Suburban Articulated Non-Corridor Set. In LNER teak livery, lightly weathered. These are from plastic kits probably by Ian Kirk and comprise (1) Brake/Third No. 86304. (2) All Third No. 86305. (3) All Third No. 86306. (4) All Third No. 86307. The coaches have had medium use on a working layout and have removable roofs for the fitting of passengers if required. The prototypes of this rake Nos. 86304/05/06/07 were built by the Midland Railway Carriage & Wagon Works in 1927/28 to Diagrams 72, 73, 74 and 75 for the Great Northern section but the numbers carried on the models represent the LNER renumbering of 1943. It was Nigel Gresley at the Great Northern circa 1907 who introduced the articulation concept using mostly conversion of East Coast Joint Stock six-wheel and eight-wheel coaches. Articulation was a way of saving weight without reducing passenger numbers on intensive London Suburban services where tank engines were used. After the 1914-18 war the GNR performed much rebuilding to produce the 4-car 'Quad-Art' sets. The LNER continued this concept by building new 'Quad-Art' sets to the GNR design, lasting well into British Railways days. £595 for the Set of Four.