I could not afford to buy a sub-surface train, so considered my options.

The Street Level Designs card kits give a reasonable rendition of the model, especially after a bit of work.

This is the MK1 creation. The basic kit has had the windows cut out and replaced with plastic, the doors cut out and recessed and the whole shell thickened up with 3 layers of 450 GSM card.

The chassis will either be a scratch built brass creation or for the time being, an old coach chassis and bogies. A spud bogie will be used to power the train, but it is really being built as a static model.