NSE General Managers Saloon #975025, ex-Hasting Buffet, NOT the current green version

[Shedmaster]

Hi,

 

Does anybody have any pictures of the following vehicle available that they would be willing to make available here please ?

 

The vehicle is TDB975025, the NSE General Managers Saloon, which is an ex Hastings buffet coach, and I'm interested in it BEFORE it turned green and got itself a facelift !

 

(This image is copyrighted to Shaun Bamford and is available to view on www.departmentals.com)

 

I have posted the above picture in the belief that this is permissable as long as I am not 'earning' from it, but please advise if I have misunderstood this ?

 

I am attempting to build a model of the vehicle and can not find much reference material out there.........nor do I know where I ought to be looking.

 

I have some excellent brass sides and cab ends here that have been specially made for me but need help particularly with the chassis and u/f boxes etc.

 

The last time I worked with the saloon, the kitchen staff dished up some stunning nosh..........for our jaunt around LUL territory !

 

Many Thanks in advance........

 

Dave

[Edwin_m]

Didn't Charles and Diana travel in this one on their way to honeymoon at Broadlands? That may give some alternative search terms when Googling for pictures...

[Oldddudders]

The vehicle is TDB975025, the NSE General Managers Saloon, which is an ex Hastings buffet coach, and I'm interested in it BEFORE it turned green and got itself a facelift !

 

Are you an SEmG member, Dave? I suggest you join and ask the question on there. Greg Beecroft, who I think wrote the detailed book on Hastings diesels, is an SEmG member and he, among several other v knowledgeable types, may be able to help you.

 

If you need any convincing about the depth of knowledge, there is a discussion under way just now involving MLV shoegear....

[Shedmaster]

Thanks for the replies gents.........

 

I'm gonna stick with traditional methods for now to get this together using fotopic and pre-acquired material.

 

It has occured to me that a lot of the underframe equipment must be laid out similarly to as it always was.......but I can use comparative reference to work this out for now.

 

Kindest Regards,

 

Dave

[davep101]

No nonsense kits was building a brass kit but Im not sure how far along this is, or if it's progressing at all, I understand alastair has been very poorly, I don't know if any other member have any info on this??? Dave

[thirty2a]

I will have a look through my photo's, I am sure I saw it a lot back in the '80s.

Tony

[yellowvanman]

Hi dave , just posted this on another thread ( sorry for repeat ) re. saloons , is this the same one ?not a great pic for details but shows front end , I`m sure it was still blue /grey at the time ( nov 86)..here being shoved at speed through Sway by 33114..

[eastwestdivide]

Bit late, but just out of the box for scanning, at some sort of open day/event I think at Andover in 1986:

 

[Ian G]

I have a couple in NSE sent to me by a club member, the saloon was attached to a 33 in Princes Risborough, someone on this group is building an O gauge version.

 

Ian G