teeinox Posted February 8, 2023 Author Share Posted February 8, 2023 21 hours ago, Wickham Green too said: It covers pretty well all the London Midland system - but with only about forty examples, they're rather thinly spread ! Does it cover services to the South-West, including peak Summer ones? I ask in hope! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Depends whether you consider Bournemouth to be South-West .... the Pines Express has three pages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aire Head Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 1 hour ago, teeinox said: Does it cover services to the South-West, including peak Summer ones? I ask in hope! I can't remember if it covers the Devonian but if you give me a year I can get you that information Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Psst. Try here. https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/clive-s-carter/passenger-train-formations/9780711016064 No connection etc. but you can't argue with £3.95 a copy! Jason 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeinox Posted February 9, 2023 Author Share Posted February 9, 2023 19 hours ago, Steamport Southport said: Psst. Try here. https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/clive-s-carter/passenger-train-formations/9780711016064 No connection etc. but you can't argue with £3.95 a copy! Jason I didn't argue! £3.95 and no extra postage charge. Deal done. Many thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeinox Posted February 15, 2023 Author Share Posted February 15, 2023 So, I received the book today. Wonderful service from World of Books. But no, as expected, there was no information on trains to the South-West. Interesting all the same. Clive Carter gives a useful summary of the numbers of LMS gangwayed coaches. Despite my having pictures of Period I and II coaches in South-West trains in the very early 60s, the overwhelming number of ex-LMS coaches existing were Period III of the common types: TK @ 1442, BTK @ 1363, CK @ 1027, and TO @ 939. That there were almost as many BTK as TK is maybe a reflection of that, outside the main routes between Euston and the major cities, portion working was popular. This meant lots of brake vehicles. I wonder whether trains from the South-West seemed to have plenty of brake coaches because they consisted of portions to serve several northern destinations? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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