Hornby Hawksworth Coaches in GWR Livery
After the release of the first batches of the new range of Hawksworth coaches by Hornby
in 2010 there was disappointment the they were all in BR liveries. The problem was that,
although designed by the GWR, production of the coaches fell almost completely into the BR
period. While there was limited photographic evidence that some were painted in GWR
livery, there was doubt as to whether any of them ran in revenue earning service in that
livery. Despite this doubt, there was clearly a demand for the models in GWR chocolate and
cream and so Hornby have obliged and produced the full range of six types in that livery.
Five of them are illustrated here. These are:
R4500 full brake 316
R4501 corridor 3rd 782
R4502 brake 3rd 1783
R4503 composite 7253
R4504 composite brake 7372
