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4. The Carriage Shop - More Prototype Photo's


Bob Reid

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Work progresses slowly on the main baseboard, with the track cut to (rough) size - waiting a decision on the traverser! All of the baseboard surrounding the track and pits has been raised to (almost) rail level using 3.5mm cork. Pictures later in the week once I've more "features" to point out however in the interim;

The following couple of photographs were obtained from the original photographer (with thanks to Mr Barr) and were of particular interest to me having been taken around my time there - if perhaps a little earlier;

 

This first one shows the carriage shop taken from the rear of the area that I'm modelling, looking towards the Carriage Lift shop in the distance (keen observers will spot the E&G DMU vehicle I'm sure) - probably taken about 1972 ;

 

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This second shows the Paint Shop Traverser (incorrectly labelled on the original photograph) and although I'm not modelling this one, I've included it show some of the production processes.

 

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Im following this thread with interest, I used to regularly get chased from the premises when I was a boy in the late 70's and early 80's!!!!

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Is that a Green (ex-Southern Region) Mk.2 on the right, being converted for the original Glasgow-Edinburgh push-pull service?

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Interesting point Bernard, I hadn't noticed the lack of any lining. All of the E&G & other Mark IIs cascaded to the ScR were ex-LM in the 70s. I'm not sure though it isn't just a Mark 1 FK, either way the lack of any obvious lining is an oddity when compared to the Maroon Mk1 to it's left where you can clearly see small sections of the lining. I'll have to have a look at any ex-Southern Mk1 FKs transferred.

 

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The Southern Region only had one Mk.1 FK allocated (at least 'as built') S13003. Also the upper sides of the coach are flat, there's what appears to be a seam running a few inches above the rainstrip and the vents are dome, all consistent with a Mk.2, however, according to the 1979 Platform Five book, all seven push-pull FKs came from lot 30749 and none from the Southern Region's allocation of Lot 30734 (13387-406) which were still on the Southern.

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I hoping to get a higher resolution copy of that picture Bernard that'll maybe answer the question!

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