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The oldest Mk1 coach.

Discussie in 'Heritage Rolling Stock' gestart door 73129, 16 mrt 2011.

  1. 73129

    73129 Part of the furniture

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    Reading Steam Railway this month (Mailbag) Mr. K Roberts has asked is BR MK1 coach RSO Built in York 1951 No W1013 the oldest Mk1 in passenger use today.

    Can anyone confirm this?



    Thanks.
     
    73129, 16 mrt 2011
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  2. Paul Grant

    Paul Grant Well-Known Member

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    Corridor Second 24006 of Lot 30002 built Derby 1951, and formerly at the West Somerset Railway, used to be described as the oldest surviving Mk1 coach. It was the seventh of 180 coaches of the very first Mk1 production lot. I am not sure where it is now. I suspect that it is a few months older than 1013 which was the last coach of Lot 30014 and was built in September 1951
     
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    Carriage Database says it's at Chasewater, but needs a bit of work judging by the photo!
    http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=1685

    Richard
     
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    5944 Resident of Nat Pres

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    That photo is 5 years old. I'm sure when I was there in September it looked better than that. I have a feeling it was in the passenger set stabled in the platform.
     
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  7. 73129

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    On the same topic concerning BR Mk1stock. I made a visit to Swanage Railway last weekend and I noticed they have a Mk1 mini buffet coach S9015. This coach had a every small buffet at the far end of the coach. Is this authentic. I was under the impression the buffet should be towards the centre of the coach.
     
    73129, 11 mei 2011
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    i can remember some Mk2's on the exeter service having a mini buffet, but not any Mk1's, i would expect that this is a post preservation mod
     
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    This is one of the Mk.1 "Micro-buffets" which were converted in BR days:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake_Standard_Open_(Micro-Buffet)

    Richard
     
    richards, 11 mei 2011
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  10. Pete Thornhill

    Pete Thornhill Resident of Nat Pres Staff Member Administrator Moderator Friend

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    Not to be confused with the Auto buffet which was an Sk with a compartment removed and vending machines. The swanage coach has had post preservation conversion to include the disabled section although the buffet area is a BR mod. Seems that the GWR have made the same conversion of the brake area to a disabled section.
     
    Pete Thornhill, 11 mei 2011
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