376-252 LNER Thompson Second Corridor BR Maroon E1029E Brand_Kibri it was repainted in the

it was repainted in the new Swallow livery in December 1988 and named ‘Avocet’ by the then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher the following month

The final built between 1946 and 1949 with the last twenty not receiving Great Western livery

MATADOR Explorer construction sets are sophisticated ‘toys’ with which children can learn to combine theory and practice throughout their development phase

With its characteristic details such as oval roof windows and a folding roof

376-252 LNER Thompson Second Corridor BR Maroon E1029E Brand_Kibri it was repainted in theEntering 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