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Were any diesel loco pulled services ever in Regional Railways livery on this service?

Thanks Andrew. Was it 79 in the opposite direction?

What headcodes would be used on Class 33 pulling 4-TC to Portsmouth & also pushing 4-TC to Portsmouth and likewise pulling/pushing to Cardiff?

Hattons are still listing lots of Hornby items for Pre-order: https://www.hattons.co.uk/stocklist/1000389/Hornby/advance.aspx

Thanks Western Aviator. That'll do nicely.

Are the liveries for models 311-315 identical? If so, could I use CV155 to make any of them a Cardiff-Portsmouth train?

Realtrack's RT156-311 in Regional livery has destination Cardiff-Portsmouth. According to Hattons this would be Era 8 1983-1994. Agreed? Does anyone have any pictures of this configuration on the Cardiff-Portsmouth service?

Thanks guys. Might have a go with the DC Kits 119 at some stage but I'll make do with the 31, 33/1 & 205 for the moment.

Thanks. Presumably any 119s would've been in BR Blue or Blue/Grey during that period not Regional Railways?

I've seen several mentions in this thread of DMUs on the Cardiff/Bristol to Portsmouth line in 60s and early 70s, but what if any would've run on these services between 1977 & 1985? If they were used how common were they and what liveries would they have carried? Or was it all 31s, 33s, 35s & 205s?

Not quite sure if this is the right place to post this query, so apologies if not. I have an OO Gauge 2-H Thumper in BR Blue fitted with Legomanbiffo sound. I'm modelling late-1970s/early-80s around Portsmouth, so it would be used on the Portsmouth-Southampton or Portsmouth-Salisbury/Bristol/Cardiff services. I'd like to be able to add a 3rd coach to make a 3-H, but obviously would want to maintain the integrity of the electrical connections between all the coaches. Is there any existing coach model that I could add in the middle of the rake without too much needed to modify the electrics? Or would the electrics be quite a job?

Many, many thanks. Very helpful.

Is there a date on this?

Has anyone ever seen a 33/1 pushing/pulling an NSE 4-TC set during the latter end of the 80s on this route? If so, was the 4-TC just blue/grey with NSE branding or in full NSE colours? Pictures would be great.

Thanks, Jason Yes, I tend to use those sites too, but they don't quite give everything one needs/expects before one buys - and why should it be left to them rather than the manufacturer?! At least Hornby tend to provide a lot of details themselves. Let's hope the Bachmann website re-vamp provides more helpful info. Meanwhile does anyone know if the Bachmann 31-380 Class 416 actually has coach lighting & passengers?