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Can anyone advise me what sort of Hawksworth coach this is in this picture by Peter Butt from the Cornwall Railway Society website? I would like to acquire a model of the original coach (in N gauge) if one exists to convert into this example. Thanks.

 

 

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23 minutes ago, Western Aviator said:

Can anyone advise me what sort of Hawksworth coach this is in this picture by Peter Butt from the Cornwall Railway Society website? I would like to acquire a model of the original coach (in N gauge) if one exists to convert into this example. Thanks.

 

 

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Hawkesworth Brake 3rd?  https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/wrdeptcoach will give some useful photos.

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Thanks Brian and Paul. What confused me from looking at the above picture and a Farish Hawksworth brake third coach was that the window arrangement on the two sides of the coach is markedly different. Having now seen both sides of a diagram D133 coach on Paul’s site, I can see it’s the same type of vehicle.

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I wonder if it is the same (type of) the coach seen in this photo from the mid 70s at Dawlish?

 

The roof profile looks the same, interesting white pipe, or maybe grab rail at frame level.


I presume with  a crane behind it.


Photo by Colin Marsden shared on Facebook by Nigel Kidd, though 'Rail Thing - 70s UK Railscene'.

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2 hours ago, Jamiel said:

I wonder if it is the same (type of) the coach seen in this photo from the mid 70s at Dawlish?

 

The roof profile looks the same, interesting white pipe, or maybe grab rail at frame level.


I presume with  a crane behind it.


Photo by Colin Marsden shared on Facebook by Nigel Kidd, though 'Rail Thing - 70s UK Railscene'.

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I think it may be this early (1948) track machine or something similar https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/gwrcrane/e16f037a8  https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/gwrcrane/e3009af2 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/gwrcrane/e13d573b4  A track relaying machine. 

 

I don't think it is the same coach - it is one of those with a yellow end. There was a number of these conversions, I have several between DW150390 - 404 https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/wrdeptcoach but there were others https://www.departmentals.com/

 

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Thanks Paul

The crane is really interesting, being a Midland/Eastern regions modeller, I hadn't seen anything like that.


I had spotted the yellow ends, and wondered if that was just a 70s livery. It does look like the batch you say, DW150392 on Paul Barlett’s page does have a very similar colouring, very faded too.


It would be a lovely train to model if you are doing the WR in the 70s. I must see if there is a good midland equivalent, but probably with not such an interesting crane.


Jamie

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