39-654 BR Mk2F FO First Open Virgin Trains (Original) 3392 Product-Pre-Order 000 more passengers than steam

000 more passengers than steam in the same period of 1955

air conditioning - so no opening windows in the saloon area (Mk2D)

Coaches No

responsibly sourced materials

it turned to three outside contractors (Neilson Reid

39-654 BR Mk2F FO First Open Virgin Trains (Original) 3392 Product-Pre-Order 000 more passengers than steamBritish Rail's second generation of Standard Coach design is known as the Mark 2. Design and construction followed on from the universal and ubiquitous Mk1 family of coaching stock, with the prototype example built in 1963. Series production continued until 1975 at Derby Carriage Works. They were of steel construction, and of a more monocoque design than the Mk1, which added to their safety and integrity in event of collision or mishap. As passenger