Use of Gresley coaches on the Master Cutler.

[Tallpaul69]

Hi All,

I am trying to get an accurate consist for the Master Cutler on my model of the GW&GC line:-

When were Gresley coaches last used on the Master Cutler out of Marylebone, and were they maroon,  custard and cream, or mixture of both?

Also, were Gresley buffet cars used in the Master Cutler out of Marylebone after the rest of the train was upgraded to Mk1s?

Many thanks

Paul

[Hal Nail]

From another forum mk1s were used well before maroon:

 

"Some Thompson stock had appeared in the train by 1951 and from 1952 Mark I stock made up most of the set other than the dining pair, which remained RTP/RF and the BCK (the Mark I BCK did not appear until 1954). Around 1955-6, an ex-Coronation Twin-First appeared in the train".

 

https://www.lner.info/forums/viewtopic.php?t=706

Edited August 20, 2024 by Hal Nail

[30851]

Hope Robert Carroll doesn't mind me posting his excellent article on the GC expresses of the 50's - https://drive.google.com/file/d/10m3VdRmjRlcxSThm825SO1YwlkoXVg_J/view?usp=drive_link

 

 

Rob