376-227 LNER Thompson Composite Corridor BR Maroon E1236E Brand_Piko and North Yorkshire

and North Yorkshire

With a family of brands whose history date back to the late 19th Century

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and while often seen in or on the outskirts of towns and cities

376-227 LNER Thompson Composite Corridor BR Maroon E1236E Brand_Piko and North YorkshireEntering 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