Modeling Golden Arrow and Le Night Ferry

Started by Le Night ferry, June 07, 2023, 02:57:40 PM

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Le Night ferry

We know Farish had made VSOE Pullman.
Arnold make Fleche'dor(please, make SNCF's Pacific!), Lima had make old Pullman(Is it 1;160 or 1:148?).
And I came across with 3d print shells for Le night ferry.
Is there other options for Golden Arrow/Le Night Ferry?


Gordon

The Night Ferry (the train was called just 'Night Ferry' so in English we say "the Night Ferry") was the only train with through passenger carriages to ever exist (before the Channel Tunnel opened in 1994) between England and Europe. What models you need depends on if you want to depict the train in England or in France. 

To create the Night Ferry you need:

Type F sleeping cars (these were a 'scaled down' version of the standard CIWL European sleeper in order to fit the UK loading gauge.)
Nord railway baggage vans built to the UK loading gauge
British Rail Mark 1 carriages (if depicting the train in England)
French normal carriages (if depicting the train in France)

The Golden Arrow / Fleche D'Or was separate trains on each side of the English channel

In UK: any of the loco types that pulled the Golden Arrow (eg Bullied Pacific, BR standards, E5000 electric) plus Farish Pullam coaches

In France: Rivarossi Atlas 231E, Fulgurex 231K pulling normal European sized CIWL pullmans and (depending on year) many different types of SNCF ordinary carriages
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Le Night ferry

Quote from: Gordon on June 08, 2023, 01:11:08 AM
The Night Ferry (the train was called just 'Night Ferry' so in English we say "the Night Ferry") was the only train with through passenger carriages to ever exist (before the Channel Tunnel opened in 1994) between England and Europe. What models you need depends on if you want to depict the train in England or in France. 

To create the Night Ferry you need:

Type F sleeping cars (these were a 'scaled down' version of the standard CIWL European sleeper in order to fit the UK loading gauge.)
Nord railway baggage vans built to the UK loading gauge
British Rail Mark 1 carriages (if depicting the train in England)
French normal carriages (if depicting the train in France)

The Golden Arrow / Fleche D'Or was separate trains on each side of the English channel

In UK: any of the loco types that pulled the Golden Arrow (eg Bullied Pacific, BR standards, E5000 electric) plus Farish Pullam coaches

In France: Rivarossi Atlas 231E, Fulgurex 231K pulling normal European sized CIWL pullmans and (depending on year) many different types of SNCF ordinary carriages

I have some CIWL coaches. I should buy Type F coaches...

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