45669 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Evening All, I have just put a picture of what I assume to be an early LMS coach onto Flickr and I wondered whether any of the rolling stock experts out there could identify it for me. Here's the coach in question : 1975/06.R5555. Mystery coach at Oban. June,1975. by Ron Fisher, on Flickr Thanks in advance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 On the original, is it possible to see the number? Looks almost legible on the flickr link as DM something maybe 6 figures Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45669 Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 On the original, is it possible to see the number? Looks almost legible on the flickr link as DM something maybe 6 figures Unfortunately not. It's at the 'wrong' end of the coach and breaks up too much when I try to enlarge it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
depot1 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 The second line down looks to me like 'sleeping car'. Putting Oban into the RCTS website photo archive offers a photograph of LMS Diagram 1863 3rd class sleeping car, the photograph is not visible though, might be the same one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark54 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Looks like a Period 1 Corridor Third to me. This is the compartment side which has obviously had many modifications including the addition of longitudinal planking under the windows. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stuartp Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I concur. D1695 TK, much modified. Comet do an unadulterated one: http://www.cometmodels.co.uk/modules/viewcatpic.php/7/664 LMS 'DM' numbers didn't correspond to the original carriage number so won't help you trace anything. I don't believe anyone has yet turned up a full list of departmental numbers for LMS coaches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Mark54 has it.....A heavily rebuilt early LMS D1695 Period I Corridor third (compartment side on display) with hooded ventilators over the lavatory windows rather than the later hinges' fall-back' type. However, it has acquired welded bogies after withdrawal from passenger work. Some of these coaches were drafted to Scotland (and Ireland) to 'modernise' the ex Highland Railway system amongst others. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45669 Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 Many thanks Gents. I knew that it wouldn't be long before it would be identified. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
9430 Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Hi Chaps, if I could start a new one on this thread. I am trying to identify a coach which formed part of an SLS Special which ran on 22nd June 1963.The reporting number was 1T06 and it was hauled by Bescot G2A 49361. The train trundled round what is now known as the West Midlands for about 8 hours.I have some images , unfortunatly they are not the best. The first picture shows the guard's lookout end of the coach coming in from the left and the second the full length of the coach. In both these photos we are looking at coach number 4. At the moment my best guess is a Diagram 1693, but I am not convinced. Thanks in anticipatiion, 9430. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
9430 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Sorted ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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