I have confirmed so far that they are NER Coaches. I forgot to turn one around for the photo, all have steps at one end and are plain at the other end.
The floor etch just has the D&S Logo and all have the same number. No marking anywhere in the Coach bodies. They all have gas Cylinders fitted. I believe they are 7 compt 1st, 8 compt 3rd and a Brake 3rd all 52 feet long.
I am trying to find photos/instructions/drawings/running numbers/roof vents layout for them so they can be completed please. They will be getting new bogies in due course !!
Thanks for any assistance.
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I saw those and thought they looked NER. Pleased you picked them up. John Smart will probably spot them for you, I don't have my diagram books at the office.
Check they're not clerestories with the top missing - I spent ages trying to work out what one I bought was and it turned out to be just that. Dan can do the clerestory etch separately.
jwealleans wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2020 11:20 am
Check they're not clerestories with the top missing - I spent ages trying to work out what one I bought was and it turned out to be just that. Dan can do the clerestory etch separately.
They are D&S 52ft NER carriages and, as Jonathan thinks, they are all clerestory types:
Diagram 18 BT (3) - DS173
Diagram 14 Third - 8 compartments. DS 171
The other is a Diagram 5 Lavatory Composite with 4 First and 3 Third Class compartments. DS172
Thanks for that info. What the situation with Dan Pinnock at the moment I believe there are family issues ? I dont want call him if pointless/upsetting in doing so ?
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Ideally another D18 BT would make up a Composition A set for the LNER era, widely used on the NE Area main lines. The same combination BT (3), CL, T BT (3) was used on certain Leeds to Scarborough workings as well.
I have not contacted Dan for a while, so cannot help concerning availability. He always prefers people to write.