RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted December 16, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 16, 2011 My set of four arrived today and a quick check before handing them over to Santa for pretty paper packing reveals an interesting gap in the latter labelling of the coaches. Is this, I idly wonder, anything to do with Kernow's 'surprise' announced in last weekend's newsletter in this manner - 'Something to look forward to post-Christmas - a surprise new model is due January/February 2012.... what could it be?!' Or is that going to be something completely different? (and note Mr T has said 'new model ...due' so it's not an announcement and the implication is that it's not something which has already been announced. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tetsudofan Posted December 16, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 16, 2011 ....that's what has confused me....especially as one of the brakes is labelled as coach "E" with the composite being labelled as coach "F"......... Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cahoon_danny Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Got my set delivered this week and have recently opened them up to check over. The CK has one window with a small inner 'frame' printed on the glass area in the same cream colour as the body. I presume this is modelled on a prototypical feature, does anyone know what it represents? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Got my set delivered this week and have recently opened them up to check over. The CK has one window with a small inner 'frame' printed on the glass area in the same cream colour as the body. I presume this is modelled on a prototypical feature, does anyone know what it represents? It sounds very much like the removable window fitted to the prototypes, which enabled stretchers to be passed through the aperture in an emergency. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cahoon_danny Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 It sounds very much like the removable window fitted to the prototypes, which enabled stretchers to be passed through the aperture in an emergency. That was my guess. Never seen it on a Bachmann mk1 before, unless ive just never looked hard enough!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted December 21, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2011 Got my set delivered this week and have recently opened them up to check over. The CK has one window with a small inner 'frame' printed on the glass area in the same cream colour as the body. I presume this is modelled on a prototypical feature, does anyone know what it represents? As Nidge has suggested - it sounds very much like a Direct Access window which was provided to enable stretchers to be easily loaded. Remarkable to think that back in the 1960s we used to not only arrange for such vehicles to be included in trains but even altered platforming to ensure they were the handiest way round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 If my sometimes ailing memories serves, some 'official' photos of one in action so to speak were taken at Paddington in the mid to late '50s... I'm sure I've seen a b&w shot published somewhere showing a choc & cream example with a stretcher being thrust through the gap after the window had been removed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tetsudofan Posted December 21, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2011 .....and it's exactly the same coach W 15110 as in the regular Bachmann release 39-129B except that the regular release does not have the Coach F board. How do I know?....I bought an extra CK to add to the Kernow set but now I have two CKs with the same coach number ..... Not what I thought would happen . Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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