374-512B GWR Hawksworth Brake Second Corridor BR Maroon W1772W Class_Class 56 In 1953 the Twins were

In 1953 the Twins were sent to the Southern Region

From the powerful 115mm smoothbore gune to the sleek turret and compact hull

decoder updating

500 in 1924 – 1926

Just arriving are these brand new "70 Line" #8 turnouts

374-512B GWR Hawksworth Brake Second Corridor BR Maroon W1772W Class_Class 56 In 1953 the Twins wereFrederick W. Hawksworth was the last Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Great Western Railway (GWR), succeeding Charles Collett in 1941, and his coach designs were the final evolution of passenger stock built by the GWR, being designed at the end of World War Two and entering traffic from 1947 onwards. With the Nationalisation of Britains railways in 1948, construction continued under BR and the final examples were outshopped during the 1950s. Intended