Graham Farish BR Mk1 Restaurant First Open Coach (ref. 374-802)

[Fredastaire]

Umm that's tricky for the RFO. I think I need the roof of my early model Pullman as I think it also has tables and chairs. Probably explains why Bachman left out the interiors as difficult tooling.
That brings me to the FO, can you help out with a description from the same source?
Kind regards from Fred.

[talisman56]

Diagram 36 covers the Open First described by the OP and Farish as an RFO. Which Open First are you referring to (do you have the running number)?

[Fredastaire]

Ive checked my Farish coaches as follows, all date to about 2005 china build on Poole basis?

1/. RFO Crim/cream  running no W8 - no interior
2/. RFO Choc/cream  running no W7 - no interior
3/. FO Crim/cream  running no M13062 - no interior
4/. FO Choc/cream  running no –yet to find and buy
5/. RU Crim/cream  running no –yet to find and buy
6/. RU Choc/cream  running no W1902 - no interior

Interestingly I have Choc/cream RMB W1814 with an interior which I might use for a silicone mould for part of the second class restaurant seats.

If you can steer me to what seating design layout I need for coaches nos 1, 3 & 6 above i'll have a go at artworks.
Kind regards from Fred

[talisman56]

'1 and 2 RFO' Diagram 36 per my reply #14 on previous page.
'3 FO' is in fact a Diagram 116 FK - 7 compartments of 3-a-side seating.
'6 RU' is a Diagram 23 RU - apart from the kitchen/pantry the seating is 2+1 at tables with individual seats. The '2' side of the aisle is on the same side as the kitchen/pantry. 6 seating bays on the '2' side, with a seat missing on the '2' side at the end of the coach to allow for access to the gangway to the next coach. 5 seating bays on the '1' side, with a space opposite the 6th '2' bay to allow access to the side corridor past the kitchen/pantry.

EDIT
The above description fo the RU may be a little hard to understand, so I've done a simple diagram to illustrate, in the absence of being able to scan and post copyrighted material...



S= Seat, T= Table, P= Pantry, K= Kitchen

Incidentally, I have the 374-121 RU Maroon W1917, which is a Diagram 29 RU but it has a Diagram 23 interior. If it wasn't for the wires representing the water filler pipes I would have taken the roof off and photographed it...

[Fredastaire]

Thank you. I'm going to Derby Mickleover Club tonight, I'll see if that book is in our Library! Question, where your notes have S above S is that a bench seat or two armchairs?

[talisman56]

Thank you. I'm going to Derby Mickleover Club tonight, I'll see if that book is in our Library! Question, where your notes have S above S is that a bench seat or two armchairs?

Each S is an individual chair.

[dodger]

Ive checked my Farish coaches as follows, all date to about 2005 china build on Poole basis?

1/. RFO Crim/cream  running no W8 - no interior
2/. RFO Choc/cream  running no W7 - no interior
3/. FO Crim/cream  running no M13062 - no interior
4/. FO Choc/cream  running no –yet to find and buy
5/. RU Crim/cream  running no –yet to find and buy
6/. RU Choc/cream  running no W1902 - no interior

Interestingly I have Choc/cream RMB W1814 with an interior which I might use for a silicone mould for part of the second class restaurant seats.

If you can steer me to what seating design layout I need for coaches nos 1, 3 & 6 above i'll have a go at artworks.
Kind regards from Fred

The RMB's always had seating as Bachmann used the Farish (Poole) moulding. The full size RMB however is derived from a TSO and has standard TSO 2+2 seats.  Except for the second batch of RF's all other MK1 Catering Vehicles had loose individual seats.

Most Mk1 seating plans are shown in Parkins book.

Dodger