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Welcome to the LNER Coach Association page, we are a registered charity restoring beautiful coaches

The LNER Coach Association was formed in 1980 to obtain, restore and operate coaches from LNER and its constituent companies. It also looks after LNER and constituent companies' coaching stock privately owned by members. When fully restored, LNERCA and associated coaches are available for use or display on heritage railways including the North Yorkshire Moors, the Stainmore and the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railways.

31/10/2026

Now open to everyone: 189.lnerca.org

Until now, the only way to explore the story of ECJS 189 has been on the touchscreen in Atkins Shed at Pickering, when we've been showing visitors around the carriage. With the season over, we're opening it up to everyone.

ECJS 189 is a Victorian dining carriage, built in 1894 for the East Coast Joint Stock, which our volunteers are bringing back to life. On the website you can:
🔹 Discover its remarkable history
🔹 Follow the restoration
🔹 Explore the carriage and browse the gallery
🔹 Find out how you can help

👉 https://189.lnerca.org

Over the coming weeks we'll be sharing some of the stories behind 189. Follow our page so you don't miss them. 💙

15/10/2026

The LNERCA use varnish from Teal & Macrill (Teamac). They have included a news item about us on their latest Blog.
https://teamac.co.uk/blogs/news/preserving-railway-history

30/09/2026

LNER A4 No. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley at Darnholme with our teaks, Gresley TTO 23956 and BTO 43567, during the NYMR Steam Gala 2026.

What a photo! Many thanks to Ben Gray for letting us share it.

28/09/2026

Back on the line!

Over the weekend at the NYMR Steam Gala, our LNER teak carriages ran in service for the first time in three years.

TTO 23956 and BTO 43567 ran as a pair behind the visiting LSWR Class T3 4-4-0 No. 563.

Gresley TTO 56856 and 13385, a TTO converted to be wheelchair accessible, ran behind LNER A4 4-6-2 No. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley, which was running tender first heading to Grosmont.

A huge thank you to our volunteers for all their hard work, and to the NYMR for making it happen.

Photo's by Rodney Tower

26/09/2026

23/09/2026

🍺 Heritage on Tap is back! Our two LNER Coach Association beers, Lined Out and Give and Teak, brewed by Twice Brewed, return to the Goathland B**r Festival, 24th–27th September. Twice Brewed Brewing Co.

15/09/2026

On Saturday 12th September, we gathered at Embsay for a really special occasion — unveiling a memorial plaque to our much-missed former Chairman, Nick Stringer, in GNR Observation Saloon 3087.

Nick led LNERCA from 2015 to 2023, and it was his generosity that funded much of this coach's restoration and brought it into the Association, along with helping set up our workshop at Kirby Misperton — the very place where 3087 was brought back to life. The plaque was unveiled by his widow, Margaret Stringer, with our Vice Chairman Murray Brown speaking on behalf of the Association.

Huge thanks to the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, who hosted us brilliantly and ran two special trains between Bolton Abbey and Embsay for the day, headed by Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST 'Beatrice' (built 1945). Our train was formed of 3087, Thompson Buffet E1706, and Bulleid Open Third S1469 — the Vintage Carriages Trust kindly made the Bulleid available for the day, which we really appreciated.

53 LNERCA members joined us, travelling from as far as Chester and Caithness — despite the weather doing its best to spoil things! A brilliant day honouring a brilliant man. Thank you to everyone who made it happen.

Photos: Rodney Towers

02/09/2026

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Address

Unit 10, Beansheaf Industrial Park, Tofts Lane, Kirby Misperton
Malton
YO176BG

Telephone

+441653669599

Website

http://www.lnerca.org/

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