RMweb Premium Alex TM Posted September 30, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 30, 2018 Hi everyone, I recently purchased a copy of "Scottish Urban and Rural Branch Lines" by Geo. C. O'Hara, and noticed a number of photographs of diesels hauling coaches in service on branch lines as late as 1965. As you may expect, the focus of the photograph is usually the locomotive meaning that the coaches are hard to pick out. From what little I can make out some look to be non-corridor types, while others look to be pre-nationalisation designs. Can anyone give me an idea of what coaches would be in use on such services at this date? Thanks in advance for any information. Regards, Alex. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Kirk Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Most of my photos are pre diesel but somewhere I have one of a diesel hauled one coach train on the Aberfeldy branch. This had an ex LNER Thompson designed Non corridor Brake Composite ( 2x 1st 4x 3rd compartments) as the passenger coach plus a couple of vans. best wishes, Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Alex TM Posted September 30, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 30, 2018 Hi Ian, Thanks for that. Would that be one of the 50' vehicles (as in the Hornby model), or something longer (sorry, but I know effectively nothing about LNER coaching stock)? Regards, Alex. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Russ (mines a pint) Posted October 8, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 8, 2018 Have a number of books which contain pics of the Ballachullish branch there is a mixture of ex LMS and LNER non corridors plus a few mk1 suburbans too but these seem to be less. All types are definitely shorter than standard 64 foot Mk1s ,there were some 64 foot mk1 suburbans but these aren't them?think the ex LNER Thompsons were by far the most common.https://www.flickr.com/photos/dubdee/4179118370 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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