Bachmann BR Pullman Blue and Grey MK1 Coaches

[Chrisjh]

I have just bought a rake of BR Blue and Grey 1st Class Pullman MK 1 Coaches, which are very good. However I have noted that the lights in the coaches are not as bright as my other Pullman Coaches. Also on the BR Pullman coaches the lights are very intermittment, they come on they go off. I don't have this problem with any other coach with lights in them when they run over the same track. As this is the same for all 7 coaches just wondering if there is a fix?

 

Also, as I have purchased the BR Blue and Grey Pullman coaches and the Night cap Bar, just wondering if Bachmann produced any other coaches in this range I could add to the rake?

 

Many thanks,

 

Best,

Chris 

Edited August 29, 2020 by Chrisjh
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[Steamport Southport]

I can't help with the lighting.

 

But the coaches were mixed in with other carriages such as normal Mark 1s and 2s. There was also some still in the Umber and Cream livery well into the 1970s. At least 1974.

 

Some details here.

 

http://www.emgauge70s.co.uk/proto_pullman.html

 

 

 

Jason

[adb968008]

1 hour ago, Chrisjh said:

I have just bought a rake of BR Blue and Grey 1st Class Pullman MK 1 Coaches, which are very good. However I have noted that the lights in the coaches are not as bright as my other Pullman Coaches. Also on the BR Pullman coaches the lights are very intermittment, they come on they go off. I don't have this problem with any other coach with lights in them when they run over the same track. As this is the same for all 7 coaches just wondering if there is a fix?

 

Also, as I have purchased the BR Blue and Grey Pullman coaches and the Night cap Bar, just wondering if Bachmann produced any other coaches in this range I could add to the rake?

 

Many thanks,

 

Best,

Chris 

Are the wheels clean ?

Are the pickups to the wheels clean ?

 

do the lights flicker, if you connected then to wires straight from controller to the wheels (ie turn the coach upside down and put the wires to the wheels).

[34theletterbetweenB&D]

Pick up is through the pinpoints which is very reliable and self cleaning. As @adb968008above, cleaning the wheel tyres is a good plan.

 

Next step. The sliding contacts from the bogie to the body are slightly less reliable. Soldering on thin and flexible wires improves on this. Fiddly but worthwhile.

[Padishar Creel]

Hallo,

The Night Cap Bar was used on WCML sleeper services, so a rake of MK1 sleepers is required.

Example rake mid 70s: BG, 4xSLF, Nightcap Bar, 3x SLF, SLSTP, SLF, STSLP, BG

 

es grüßt 

pc

[ThaneofFife]

pity the sleepers dont have some lighting (toilets, pantries, vestibules and corridors at least as they arent open coaches likely to be very easy to fit your own lighting cheaply).  be good to see dcc versions of them.  the older pullmans and nightcap bar dont have a particularly good lighting set up just with a few table lamps.  the mk1 range should be considered for dcc on board but many with current Mk1s that would like full lighting might baulk at the cost.  The Mk2f with dcc now retails at nearly £85 a pop so its not cheap to build a rake.

Edited August 31, 2020 by ThaneofFife

[Chrisjh]

Many thanks everyone for the comments above which are much appreciated. I will clean the wheels and see what happens first.

 

All the best,

Chris