miss match coach liveries

[Chris in Prague]

There truly is a prototype for everything!

"NOT A LOT OF GREEN IN THIS TRAIN!

This is an item from the SRC&W Society Notes from July 1965:-

'the most remarkable train seen on the SR for some time was in use on the 12:00 Waterloo to Exeter in July: BSK E26595M
SK W792W
SK W3911M
SKs M27263M
NE1573E
NE25445
SC24293
CK W15104
SK W784W
BSK M34085.'

By the way the motive power was not recorded.

Glen Woods
Brighton


W792W was a gangwayed third to diagram C.82 lot 1691 completed 12 Jun 1948, or so sez this book on the coaches of the GWR what I just happened to come across.

Also according to this tome, by one M Harris, Esq., it sez that 3911 was a Main Line and City non-corridor third (diagram C.37, lot 1274, completed June 1921) which somewhat contradicts what you have said above. Maybe something got renumbered in the meantime.

John Sullivan


I can't answer for the ex-LNER vehicle, but I reckon the ancestry of the rest was as follows....

BTK   E26595M LMS Derby-built 'Period III' 57' Corridor Brake Third, Lot 1448, Diagram 2123, #26546-#26665, built 1948-9.
SK   W792W GWR Swindon-built 'Hawksworth' 64' Corridor Third, Lot 1691, Diagram C.82,# 781-#832,  last of Lot delivered by June 1948.
SK   W3911M LMS Wolverton-built 'Period III' 60' Corridor Composite (presumably later downgraded to all-Third), Lot 729, Diagram 1898, #3899-#3933, built 1934.
TO   M27263M LMS Wolverton-built 'Period III' 57' Open Third, Lot 1402, Diagram 1999, #27250-#27349, built 1947.
SK   NE1573E LNER Pre-Nationalisation design (& build?)
SK   NE25445 BR Mk. 1 Wolverton-built Corridor Third, Lot 30350, #M25403-#M25454.
SK   Sc24293 BR Mk. 1 York-built Corridor Third, Lot 30026, #Sc24280-#Sc24299.
CK   W15104 BR Mk. 1 Metro-Cammell -built Corridor Composite, Lot 30005, #W15100-#W15131.
SK   W784W GWR Swindon-built 'Hawksworth' 64' Corridor Third, Lot 1691, Diagram C.82,# 781-#832, last of Lot delivered by June 1948.  One of the very first
coaches to be experimentally interior panelled in  'Formica' (Duckegg Blue & Iron Grey) to offset post-war wood veneer shortages)
BSK   M34085 BR Mk. 1 Derby-built Corridor Brake Third, Lot 30003, #M34011-#34094.

Mike South


Michael Harris book "LNER Coaches" shows 1573 to be a York built 1949 Vestibuled Third (or SK in post 1956 speak!), built to diagram 329, order 1220, with seven compartments seating 42.

Tony Walmsley"

[Richard @ N'Tastic Scale Models]

Here's one for you Paul....

http://www.hondawanderer.com/43170_Coates_1987.jpg

Nurse! Paul needs his paradox pills. 


And for those who worry about running mixed rakes or full length HST's

http://www.hondawanderer.com/43163_43040_Compton_Beauchamp.jpg   

Some great 43 action on that site thank you lots of b/g - exc  swallow mixing going on.

[Dorsetmike]

I recall seeing a very mixed lot in early BR days

Maunsell 3 set in the short lived Plum and Spilt Milk at the front followed by a Maunsell 2 set in Maunsell olive and a Bulleid 3 set in blood & Custard

[Chris in Prague]

I recall seeing a very mixed lot in early BR days

Maunsell 3 set in the short lived Plum and Spilt Milk at the front followed by a Maunsell 2 set in Maunsell olive and a Bulleid 3 set in blood & Custard

Yes, Mike, truly if one looks hard enough there is (almost) always a prototype for everything!

[Chris in Prague]

Whilst these are all in BR Blue and Grey livery it just shows how pre-Natationalisation carriages lasted a long time (from the excellent BRCoachingStock group):

"A couple more up today:



Ex-GCR 'Barnum' in BR days:



http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertcwp/9980190715/#



LMS-design SLF in blue/grey - note the all-capitals lettering:



http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertcwp/9980261866/#



Robert C



---In brcoachingstock@yahoogroups.com, <BRcoachingstock@aol.com> wrote:

A few more:

Track recording coach DW139:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertcwp/9724326198/#

Hawksworth full brake in later life:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertcwp/9721096627/#

Mark IId second - note it has 'SO' on the end not 'TSO':
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertcwp/9721096661/#

Robert C"

[EtchedPixels]

Pregroup stock lasted into the 60s and in departmental use much longer. It would have been common into the 60s in some locations.

There was then a concerted attempt to switch over to the BR built mark 1 and to DMU stock and only a few grouping and earlier passenger vehicles hung on - Hawksworth sleepers scraped blue as did a tiny number of staniers  and a few Gresley buffets made the mid 70s.

Parcels stuff lasted longer.

Some pregroup types proved extremely well built - LSWR ironclad stock remained in departmental use a very long time for example.

[Chris]

If mixed rakes are your thing, run a railtour - you can guarantee pretty much every time the coaches will be different liveries.

[porkie]

Thanks peeps.

I just something you never see either at shows. And looking at your replies its more common than I 1st thought.

Just waiting for Dapol to release another batch of Virgin HST mk3's.

[CarriageShed]

Thanks peeps.

I just something you never see either at shows. And looking at your replies its more common than I 1st thought.

Just waiting for Dapol to release another batch of Virgin HST mk3's.

Are there really any virgin HSTs after all these years, or are they just telling fibs?   

[porkie]

Thanks peeps.

I just something you never see either at shows. And looking at your replies its more common than I 1st thought.

Just waiting for Dapol to release another batch of Virgin HST mk3's.

Are there really any virgin HSTs after all these years, or are they just telling fibs?   

Hens teeth comes to mind lol