374-255E BR Mk1 CK Composite Corridor BR Crimson & Cream No. M15187 option-set-097 could haul greater loads than

could haul greater loads than other locomotives at the same speed or faster and a series of trials were conducted to confirm the A3's suitability

Only 1999 pieces produced

They were based on the earlier P2 class but featured a slightly improved boiler pressure and tractive effort

clear and sandable

which is currently at the tooling stage

374-255E BR Mk1 CK Composite Corridor BR Crimson & Cream No. M15187 option-set-097 could haul greater loads thanThe 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