bbishop Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Hi, A friend is building a layout set in the West Midlands in 1959. The location is somewhere near the Severn Valley Railway. To obviate trains from a certain other railway, I need to provide him with a three carriage train of LMS non corridor stock. It's O gauge and the length of the fiddle yard precludes anything longer. There seem to be two typical train formations. either: Bk 3rd - Comp - Bk 3rd or: Comp - Bk 3rd - 3rd. Any views which is more likely in the West Midlands context? Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbishop Posted August 5, 2013 Author Share Posted August 5, 2013 Any thoughts, anyone? Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatofludham Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 According to Clive Carter's LMS-LM region Passenger Train Formations 1923-83, in June 1939 the most common non-corridor formations in use at the time on the Western division were BT+C+BT, BT+C+C+BT, and BT+C, although variations would have occured. However, most photos I've seen in books of three coach non-corridor stock seem to have two outer brakes and an intermediate composite so I think your first option is more plausible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted August 16, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2013 Those founts of all knowledge Essery and Jenkinson say that typical LMS western division suburban trains were brake third, composite, brake third, but we know that with the LMS, anything goes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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