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I know that Mk 1 suburban coaches received an all over blue livery, but when were the final ones withdrawn?

 

I've tried searching and found loads of stuff on the corridor Mk1's but a bit limited on the suburbans.

 

Thanks in advance

 

Andrew

 

 

 

 

 

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According to Parkin's Mk1 book, the last scheduled service to be formed of Mk1 suburbans was the 18:48 arrival at Royston from Kings Cross on Friday 30th September 1977. I think that they would have been taken out of service pretty promptly after that.

 

I would imagine that withdrawls had been taking place steadily since the earlier 1970s.

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I know that Mk 1 suburban coaches received an all over blue livery,

 

Oh, were they supposed to be blue? I travelled on a railtour from Moorgate to Lenwade many moons ago and the coaches were basically brown! This included the windows until a kind London Transport staff member attacked them with a bucket of water and a broom.

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