Coaches Old and New

I have just added three more coaches to our fleet and the difference between them could not be more pronounced!

The first two coaches are the grubby duo pictured above.

These are both Dapol kits that I acquired pre-built and, as you can see, heavily weathered!

The coach in the first photo is a BR 60' Corridor Composite in Carmine and Cream Livery, Catalogue Nº C105C

Its Running Nº is M3940M.

The second coach is a BR 57' Corridor Brake Coach in Carmine and Cream, Catalogue Nº C106C.

Its Running Nº is M5530M.

I love these coaches and the weathering makes them perfect for use on the branch or on local services.

The third coach is the one shown above.

It is a BR Mk1 BSK Coach in InterCity Exhibitions Livery, which is available through the Bachmann Collectors Club, Catalogue Nº 39-075K. Its Running Nº is 99620.

Only 504 of these coaches have been produced of which, I believe, there are only six currently available.

I do like the striking livery of this coach and the plan is to take it to the major stations on the layout in order to show our travelling public all of the improvements being made to the railway.

Perhaps the first improvement should be to ensure all of our coaches are nice and clean!