{"product_id":"hornby-trains-and-accessories-lmandr-3rd-class-coach","title":"Hornby Trains \u0026 Accessories - LM\u0026R 3rd Class Coach","description":"Hornby Trains \u0026amp; Accessories - LM\u0026amp;R 3rd Class Coach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving established the concepts of first and second-class rail travel, it was only a matter of time before railway companies created a lower fare 'third class' for the carriage of the working classes, especially in the densely populated industrial areas. \u003cbr\u003eCompanies such as the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Railway, the Manchester and Leeds Railway, and the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway all used open third-class carriages, mostly for standing passengers, but sometimes fitted with a rudimentary bench (or benches).\u003cbr\u003eThe L\u0026amp;MR considered creating a third class as early as 1839, due to market pressure from the MB\u0026amp;BR and M\u0026amp;LR, but the directors were afraid that, with its lower fares, it would draw passengers away from the first and second-class trains. \u003cbr\u003eThe introduction of third-class travel on the L\u0026amp;MR dates to April 1844, when the Board ordered new enclosed second-class coaches to replace the older 'blue boxes', which were then downgraded to third class.\u003cbr\u003eThe first of the L\u0026amp;MR third-class train services ran in October 1844, departing from Manchester at 06:30 and from Liverpool at 18:30.\u003cbr\u003eThis is an intricately detailed third-class coach model in a blue finish. The accessory bag contains two chain couplings.\u003cbr\u003eTech Specs\u003cbr\u003eItem Length - Without Packaging (cm)\u003cbr\u003e7.6\u003cbr\u003eItem Height - Without Packaging (cm)\u003cbr\u003e4.2\u003cbr\u003eItem Width - Without Packaging (cm)\u003cbr\u003e3.3\u003cbr\u003eItem Weight - Without Packaging\u003cbr\u003e0.47\u003cbr\u003eItem Scale\u003cbr\u003e1:76 Scale 00 Gauge\u003cbr\u003eLicense\u003cbr\u003eYes\u003cbr\u003eLicense line\u003cbr\u003e© SCMG - SCM01- Hornby - Rocket\u003cbr\u003eFinish\u003cbr\u003ePainted\u003cbr\u003eColour\u003cbr\u003eBlue\u003cbr\u003eGauge\u003cbr\u003eOO\u003cbr\u003eOperator\u003cbr\u003eL\u0026amp;MR\u003cbr\u003eDesigner\u003cbr\u003eL\u0026amp;MR\u003cbr\u003eLivery\u003cbr\u003eL\u0026amp;MR Blue\u003cbr\u003eMinimum Curve (mm)\u003cbr\u003eRadius 1\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Parts\u003cbr\u003e1\u003cbr\u003eBuffer Type\u003cbr\u003eSeparate Plastic Buffers\u003cbr\u003eCoupling Type\u003cbr\u003eChains","brand":"TOY MOD","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":42041191333977,"sku":"PR829148","price":118.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2551\/5502\/files\/skystarHOR_R40439_0_TDXWSHUO96NF.jpg?v=1732410581","url":"https:\/\/smartfox.co.nz\/products\/hornby-trains-and-accessories-lmandr-3rd-class-coach","provider":"SmartfoxNZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}