GWR 1925 Collett 57' "Mainline" Profile and Models

No. 6913 at Eardington on the Severn Valley Railway in April 2021. ©Hugh Llewelyn

During the tenure of Charles Collett as Chief Mechanical Officer, the Great Western Railway priortised the modernisation of their ageing 'Toplight' coaching stock. Collett's primary design was the 57' 'bow-ended' coach, which reduced the length of the corridor connections between coaches. This was done in response to some passengers who were unnerved by the swaying gangways of previous coach designs. The GWR produced these coaches en-masse and by the end of the 1920s, all mainline services were composed of modern carriages. Many of these coaches remained in general service with BR until the 1960s, and all were withdrawn by 1963. Some survived into departmental use and later into preservation.

Type of Vehicle	Coach
Builder	Great Western Railway
Wheel Configuration	Bogies
Operated By	Great Western Railway British Railways
Main Duties	Mainline passenger services
In Service Until	1963
Surviving Examples	Some in preservation

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

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Hornby OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) GWR 1925 Collett 57' "Mainline"

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Scale	Brand	Construction Type	DCC Capability	Product Code	Product Title	Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)	Frogmore Confederacy	Requires assembly	Not set	3954FC View	GWR K19 Full Brake Body Kit	Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)	Hornby	RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled	Not set	R40465 View	GWR Collet Coaches Corridor Brake Third LH 5040	Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)	Hornby	RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled	Not set	R40466 View	GWR Collet Coaches Corridor Brake Third RH 5041	Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)	Hornby	RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled	Not set	R40467 View	GWR Collet Coaches Corridor Composite LH No.6521	Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)	Hornby	RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled	Not set	R40468 View	GWR Collet Coaches Corridor Composite RH No.6522	Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)	Hornby	RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled	Not set	R40469 View	GWR Collet Coaches Corridor Third No.5017	Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)	Hornby	RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled	Not set	R40472 View	BR Collet Coaches Corridor Brake Third LH No.4936	Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)	Hornby	RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled	Not set	R40473 View	BR Collet Coaches Corridor Brake Third RH No.4937	Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)	Hornby	RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled	Not set	R40474 View	BR Collet Coaches Corridor Composite LH No.6149	Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)	Hornby	RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled	Not set	R40475 View	BR Collet Coaches Corridor Composite RH No.6150	Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)	Hornby	RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled	Not set	R40476 View	BR Collet Coaches Corridor Third No.4551	Awaiting Categorisation

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