Shed Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Which (if any) of the new Hornby blue grey mk1 coaches would be suitable for a layout based loosely in the south west? Thinking Cardiff to Portsmouth trains running through Salisbury. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercider Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 There have been previous threads that provide detail of stock on the Cardiff-Portsmouth route in the 1980s, does this help? http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/30633-cardiff-portsmouth-coach-numbers/ cheers 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shed Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 Not seen that one. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 There have been previous threads that provide detail of stock on the Cardiff-Portsmouth route in the 1980s, does this help? http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/30633-cardiff-portsmouth-coach-numbers/ cheers Useful stuff 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Which (if any) of the new Hornby blue grey mk1 coaches would be suitable for a layout based loosely in the south west? Thinking Cardiff to Portsmouth trains running through Salisbury. they are all prefix W which is good. by my reckoning SK = R4772 SO = R775 BSK = R4774 CK = ? BG = ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shed Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 they are all prefix W which is good. by my reckoning SK = R4772 SO = R775 BSK = R4774 CK = ? BG = ? thanks i will have a look at them not sure what i need Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 What about the Bristol to Southampton trains? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shed Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 Nice short train. 2 coaches 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 thanks i will have a look at them not sure what i need Mk 1 SK (18xxx) BSK (34xxx) CK (35xxx) FK (7xxx) TSO (13xxx) Mk2a BFK (17xxx) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomag Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Mk 1 SK (18xxx) BSK (34xxx) CK (35xxx) FK (7xxx) TSO (13xxx) Mk2a BFK (17xxx) For 1980 the number sequences for Mk1s were SK 24xxx-262xx BSK 34xxx-354xx CK 15xxx-162xx FK 13xxx TSO 37xx-50xx BFK 14xxx Coaches in the following ranges are too late for 1980 SK in 18xxx-19xxx CK in 7xxx BFK in 17xxx 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 For 1980 the number sequences for Mk1s were SK 24xxx-262xx BSK 34xxx-354xx CK 15xxx-162xx FK 13xxx TSO 37xx-50xx BFK 14xxx Coaches in the following ranges are too late for 1980 SK in 18xxx-19xxx CK in 7xxx BFK in 17xxx were they renumbered? if so when? cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomag Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 were they renumbered? if so when? cheers Surviving coaches in the following ranges were renumbered from 1983 when coaches were added to TOPS to avoid clashing with locos and SR units. 14xxx 15xxx 16xxx 25xxx 26xxx 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
royaloak Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 I think the 1983 Coaching stock book was the renumbering edition, but when the coaches were actually renumbered I know not. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted April 27, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 27, 2018 (edited) Surviving coaches in the following ranges were renumbered from 1983 when coaches were added to TOPS to avoid clashing with locos and SR units. 14xxx 15xxx 16xxx 25xxx 26xxx and NPCCS, e.g. BGs 81xxx to 84xxx, GUVs 86xxx to 93xxxx, and DMUs 50xxx to 53xxx, 56xxx to 54xxx Edit: or were the DMUs a bit earlier? Edited April 27, 2018 by brushman47544 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shed Posted April 27, 2018 Author Share Posted April 27, 2018 Mk 1 SK (18xxx) BSK (34xxx) CK (35xxx) FK (7xxx) TSO (13xxx) Mk2a BFK (17xxx) Ok thanks Still not sure what is what If I stick with the Hornby are these all available? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Ok thanks Still not sure what is what If I stick with the Hornby are these all available? The SK and BSK are both in the Hornby range if you still want them 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shed Posted July 30, 2018 Author Share Posted July 30, 2018 The SK and BSK are both in the Hornby range if you still want them cheers are they the correct number range? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 cheers are they the correct number range? Easy enough to renumber them 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shed Posted November 15, 2018 Author Share Posted November 15, 2018 just need to work out the new numbers first Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TravisM Posted August 26, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 26, 2019 See if you can find a Platform 5 Coaching Stock pocket book for the years you need on Ebay, always a good reference. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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