Coaches of the London and North Eastern Railway

The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) inherited several styles of coaching stock from its constituents.

Sir Nigel Gresley continued the styles that he had established pre-grouping at the Great Northern Railway (GNR) and for the East Coast Joint Stock.

A number of GNSR coach bodies have been saved for restoration at Ferryhill Railway Heritage Centre, Aberdeen.

The wooden teak-panelled body with squared mouldings and windows was more traditional than modern, particularly as the LNER persisted with this construction until 1942.

In 1937, the LNER built two observation coaches at Doncaster Works for use on The Coronation express passenger train during the summer months.

Looking quite different to the teak coaches, they in many respects resembled the LNER Class A4 locomotives that hauled the train.

During the Second World War both were put in storage and, in 1959, E1719E was rebuilt by British Railways with larger panoramic windows for West Highland Line specials.

The last two LNER loco-hauled passenger coaches were Buffet/Restaurant cars SC1705E and SC1706E of 1948, although there were still 41 Covered Carriage Trucks (CCT) and 9 six-wheeled brake vans (BZ) officially on the BR stock book in 1978.

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway also has 11 coaches originating from the LNER and its constituents including ECJS 189 dating from 1896.