gismorail Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Mainline / Bachmann LMS 57' panelled corridor coaches Trying to find out where and for how long these coaches operated after nationalisation, have noted that ~Bachmann have realised the brake 3rd in departmental livery .... is this fact or fiction. I notice from photos of local passenger stock in the fifties that there was a great deal of mixed stock and wondered if these coaches would have been in the mix as it were ? I have checked through previous threads but not found a great deal of information regarding these coaches Over to the experts Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Photo in "British Railways Engineers Stock - 2" of what was M1214M (LMS Period 1 TK built Derby 1924) at Doncaster in 1988. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gismorail Posted October 22, 2014 Author Share Posted October 22, 2014 Will look that one up Thanks Butler cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisf Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 They lasted in ordinary service until the early 60s. A photo in Great Western Railway Journal issue 4 shows a brake second in a Weymouth - Cardiff working in 1961. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gismorail Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share Posted October 23, 2014 That's good info , so they tended to get mixed into rakes with other types of coach. Have been studying the types of coaches that made up the trains between Chester Northgate and Manchester in the late 50's and some do look similar to these ex midland coaches . Difficult to indientify them exactly as not many side on photos of coaches as most shots tend to be of the locomotives. I know in earlier years ex Cheshire Lines stock were used but seem to have disappeared by this time period. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Sidelines Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Had an email from 'On Tracks' yesterday telling me that they had merged / been taken over by the group including 'Modelfair'. When I clicked on the link to 'Bargains' I was surprised to see that they were still selling some Mainline boxed 57ft BR Maroon composites. Regards Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted October 26, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 26, 2014 That's good info , so they tended to get mixed into rakes with other types of coach. Have been studying the types of coaches that made up the trains between Chester Northgate and Manchester in the late 50's and some do look similar to these ex midland coaches . Difficult to indientify them exactly as not many side on photos of coaches as most shots tend to be of the locomotives. I know in earlier years ex Cheshire Lines stock were used but seem to have disappeared by this time period. Be aware that some ex period I corridor thirds were modified by Derby in 1947 for use on the CLC. The mod included removal of gangways at each end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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