Interior design/colours in LNWR coaches?

[A.R.Beckwith]

Hi all, I'm fairly new here on RMWeb so I may have missed if there's any threads already covering this. But does anyone know what colours the seats were in most LNWR coaches? Blue or red? I've been making some ratio LNWR coach kits and would quite like to model the interiors. Actually already 3D printed the seats and luggage racks to go inside!

 

Thanks 

Anthony

 

Btw I first tried out blue on the seats because I thought that looked nice.

[Brassey]

That looks like a third in which case the seats would all be the same colour. But in a composite the first would be different to the third class. 

[webbcompound]

depends on the date you are representing.

Pre 1908 firsts blue, second dark red, third greenish yellowish brown

From 1908 firsts in new carriages were lovat green, but blue remained in use in some (mainly older) carriages (although the new Oerlikon stock immediately pre-grouping was fitted out with blue, so nothing is entirely guaranteed)

From 1912, with the abolition of second class thirds became dark red

Carpets in firsts matched the upholstry (blue or green), thirds had lino.

Woodwork in first was walnut with sycamore panels and red leather on the lower half of external doors.

Woodwork in second and third was mahogany or Burma teak

 

Edited June 27, 2021 by webbcompound

[Nearholmer]

These might be too small a detail to add, but interesting nevertheless.

 

In a coach undergoing restoration/conservation at Wolverton.

 

 

Edited June 27, 2021 by Nearholmer

[Steamport Southport]

Proves one thing.

 

The passengers in LNWR carriages were expected to be literate even if they have been on the beer!

 

 

 

Jason

[webbcompound]

Very nice notices. These are quite old instructions as the external emergency cord referred to went out of use during the late 19th century (can't remember exactly when)

[A.R.Beckwith]

On 27/06/2021 at 16:53, webbcompound said:

depends on the date you are representing.

Pre 1908 firsts blue, second dark red, third greenish yellowish brown

From 1908 firsts in new carriages were lovat green, but blue remained in use in some (mainly older) carriages (although the new Oerlikon stock immediately pre-grouping was fitted out with blue, so nothing is entirely guaranteed)

From 1912, with the abolition of second class thirds became dark red

Carpets in firsts matched the upholstry (blue or green), thirds had lino.

Woodwork in first was walnut with sycamore panels and red leather on the lower half of external doors.

Woodwork in second and third was mahogany or Burma teak

 

This is very useful, thanks! 
 

I was thinking of doing these coaches as they were around the late 1900s/early 1910s so it looks like I have some choices. 
 

I’ll keep you posted on how it comes out