GWR 1936 Collett 60' "Sunshine" Profile and Models

GWR 1936 Collett 60' "Sunshine"

Composite Third No. 1116 at the Severn Valley Railway in September 2013 © Geof Sheppard

With costs rising and revenues falling, General Manager Sir Felix Pole had told Chief Mechanical Engineer Charles Collett to develop more powerful economic designs in the 1930s. Collett followed the same philosophy in his carriage design, improving or adapting as opposed to innovating. From 1936 onwards, all new GWR main line stock had large windows to each compartment and entry-exit via the corridor and end vestibules, but it had taken Collett six years to do what the LMS and LNER had been doing since 1930.

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Hornby R2795-w9580w Collett restaurant car - W9580W - split from set RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Unpowered R2795-w9580w
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Collett restaurant car - W9580W - split from set Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Hornby R430-Collett Collett brake coach 4913 in GWR brown RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Unpowered R430-Collett
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Collett brake coach 4913 in GWR brown Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Phoenix Railway No image available Requires assembly Not set C70PHO
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Collett 61' 3rd class corridor coach kit Awaiting Categorisation