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Thanks. Its important for me that I can reproduce the actual time table of the period

Hi Barry, I acquied two class 73's and there are two Lima power bogies each in the front end of the power cars with the pick up bogie under the passenger end, the outer ends of the kitchen cars are spare pick up bogies I got form a show one time. The roof details are scratch made, from plasticard bits and bobs copied from a Mk1 kitchen vents. Gibbo.

Two black beetles in the front power car. I also acquired a Class 25 chassis with a view to using that at some point - I think I eventually decided it was more work than just using the black beetles. I've tried not to over-ballast the power car so there's minimal strain on the BBs.

Hi Barry, Excellent work with your Triang based cut and shuttery. I have done similar to some old Triang models to produce an original Blue Pullman, I didn't go to the extent of replacing the cabs though. The rear section of the power cars have had part of a first class parlour car grafted onto them and the kitchen cars are made from the other end of the parlour car and parts of the guards section of the power car about the double doors, the first class parlour cars are unaltered. As you mention the underframe details have been altered variously using bits of underframe details suitably repositioned and with the odd scratch built bit here and there. For windows I used Finescale's flush-glaze, the toilet and kitchen windows were abraded with fine wet and dry and also the edges of the window apertures were painted black which gives the representation of the window rubbers. The bogies are altered Hornby Mk2 for the parlour and inner end of the kitchen cars with Lima class 73 bogies for the power cars and outer ends of the kitchen cars. Paint is Railmatch and the transfers are HMRS. Gibbo.