Wickham Green too Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 1 hour ago, keefer said: I've read somewhere about using buckeyes causing the units to be too long but it was 12-car sets at certain London terminus platforms. Link-and-buffer stock just fitted so buckeye fitted stock would be off the end of the platform. Certainly not twelve cars at that date - probably no more than eight as all suburban units were three-car when link-and-buffer connections were standardised. The LSWR sets & earliest Western Section Southern units were on 'short' frames and the two-car trailer sets on assorted lengths so that story is unlikely to be true unless it applied to the longest possible eight car formation at the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted November 26, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 26, 2021 2 hours ago, melmerby said: Still OT Of course in reality the GWR was somewhat different to the other "groups" in that rather than several large and a lot of small companies were amalgamated to make one large new company, the GWR effectively just 'hoovered up' the other companies in it's area. See, I always said the GWR sucked - I was right I shall now outrun you with my buckeye equipped A4 With it's lovely blue coat. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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