Bachmann Branchline OO Gauge 39-251D BR RFO Restaurant First Open Coach British Railways Maroon Livery
When the mark 1 coach fleet was being planned there a return to pre-WW2 on-train dining requirements was anticipated and a number of coaches were built to provide seating capacity for diners. These coaches generally had fewer seats than the standard first and standard class designs, making space for waiters to move easily along the car.
This model recreates one of the first class dining saloon coaches, codes RFO, as running in the late 1950s painted in the maroon livery. These coaches would have been found on the most prestigeous services along with a kitchen car, eg. the Bachmann RU coach providing a full meal service.
Era 5 1957-1966