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Flood last won the day on September 23 2010

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  1. I've added 20 thou shims to all my Bachmann Mk2 stock. This makes them nearer in height to Bachmann Mk1s and the same roof height as Accurascale Mk2Bs. Bachmann Mk2 stock seems to have deeper roofs than the Accurascale stock so the cantrails don't quite match. I'm happy with the two makes together now anyway.
  2. The Accurascale ones are sprung (which may well be your preference) and pack OP12 which you have shown look to be 1'8.5" in length (as stated for your wagons). For your information, pack OP2 look to be the same diameter head but 2'1/2" in length. I don't know whether these links will work for you: http://www.lanarkshiremodels.com/lanarkshiremodelsandsupplieswebsite_159.htm http://www.lanarkshiremodels.com/lanarkshiremodelsandsupplieswebsite159001.jpg
  3. And the ongoing joke on Kirkhill is that the new HST maintenance shed is actually for one of these: 🤣🤣🤣
  4. Pete Harvey etches. https://phd-design-etchings.co.uk/products/ols/products/4mm-mobile-depot-inspection-platform I shortened the original to match a photo posted by @Bob Reid of the inside of Inverness carriage shed.
  5. A quick question to @McC , @Accurascale Fran and their research team, plus anyone else who may know. My NSE rake is based on a haulage I had in May 1991 which used a 6 car Eastleigh allocated rake which included a Mk2B FK as well as a Mk2A BFK. From looking at photographs at that time it is very difficult to tell whether the first class coaches kept their curtains after the partial facelift around 1990. It doesn't help that curtains were never fitted by the windows on the corridor side anyway. So, as I am modelling after the facelift, should I add the curtains to my first class coaches on the compartment side or not? Many thanks.
  6. Diagram TT039B states buffer length of 520mm, head diameter of 406mm. That's 1 ft 8.5 in long and 16 in heads. The photos show them to be oleo buffers so in 4mm I would use Lanarkshire Models BP03 (these are not sprung). Even though the diagram image looks nothing like the actual wagon all the build details, registration nos. etc. match up.
  7. So my three NSE Mk2Bs were delivered to my neighbour this morning ready for me to pick up at 3 o'clock. Along with the blue and grey ones I ordered I'd just like to give a huge thank you to Accurasale for making these available and I can barely express how happy I am with all the coaches. Long may this quality of coach continue. BTW any bend on my NSE stock is negligable:
  8. My blue and grey Mk2B stock arrived this morning, right on the time quoted. Absolutely beautiful models, well worth the wait. Just waiting for the NSE ones now but I've not had an email yet for those.
  9. As I have said previously, please don't separate out the air-con batches - it doesn't make financial sense for Accurascale. What we would like now are 2Ds, 2Es and 2Fs. I've also had my email so they should arrive in the next few days when I just happen to be de-rostered. Just as an aside. If anyone does not need the coach destination board holders for their Mk2B stock, I would like 9 additional ones to fit to Mk2A and Mk2E stock. Please message me if you will have some available and I'm sure that we can come to a mutual agreement.
  10. @Darius43 @dasatcopthornehas other photos of the interior which he either posted previously on RMweb or he sent me, I can't remember which. They show that approximately half of the interior was compartmentalised, I'll leave it to him to give you the details.
  11. It looks like it's got a departmental number (ADB....., etc) so a trawl through a departmentals book is needed.
  12. Having checked every Railway Observer from January 1970 to January 1973 there were no reallocations to the Southern EMU fleet (one DEMU from Eastleigh to St Leonards) only new build and withdrawals. The allocations stated in the January 1973 edition coincide with depot stickers being added to the front of the units: Brighton 5601-36, 6001/2, Ramsgate 6012-99, 6100-73 Wimbledon 6003-11 So from May 1972 the SR design HAPs were used on the Coastway services until they were converted to SAPs in 1976 (again, they were SAPs from 1969 to 1970). So @Nearholmer to you use notation the services went BIL>COR>SR HAP>VEP> BR HAP>up to 1984.
  13. From 1974 to 1980 all the "1951" BR HAPs became SAPs as well, along with a few Batch 1 "1957" HAPs in 1977. My 1977 Station Summaries book has VEPs on the Coastway services during the day with VEP-HAP combinations during peak. I say "all" as two "1951" sets were left as HAPs and kept at Wimbledon to test automatic couplers (as per Railway Observer). Don't forget folks that the OP said early to mid 1970s. As already mentioned, from 1980 to 1984 the HAPs (CAPs) were in near total control on Coastway services.
  14. From reading Blood and Custard the three 4 GRI units were converted from 4 RES units which all had trailer firsts. The trailer firsts had compartments at one end and the open saloon for meals at the other.
  15. All the Blood and Custard site says is: "In terms of yellow warning panels on Southern Region multiple unit stock, these commenced at Lancing on 9th October 1963 (2 BIL unit no.2128) thence at Eastleigh on 1st November 1963 (4 LAV unit no.2929). Full-yellow ends started appearing from Eastleigh during February 1967 although some units in for varnish or repair still only acquired yellow warning panels. Eastleigh started applying Blue-livery in July 1967 (4 CIG unit no.7035) with Selhurst following on 12th December 1968 (2 HAP unit no.6009)." https://www.bloodandcustard.com/SR-4COR.html Edit: there is then a list of unit numbers and dates on the second table below that statement.
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