376-251A LNER Thompson Third Corridor BR Crimson & Cream E1568E Virgin-Livery Genuine body shell

Genuine body shell

Over 350 cars in total would be built by Budd

CLASS A4 Class

a low side car

376-251A LNER Thompson Third Corridor BR Crimson & Cream E1568E Virgin-Livery Genuine body shellEntering traffic just after World War Two, the Thompson coaches were the last mainline corridor coaches to be built by the LNER, and indeed examples continued to be outshopped after Nationalisation in 1948. Utilising steel panelling, a departure from the teak panelling traditionally seen on coaches built by the LNER and its predecessors, the Thompson coaches were sleek and modern in appearance. Whilst much of the fleet would remain in service until