Inspection Saloon

Here we see a recently acquired Bachmann Inspection Saloon being pushed along the branch line by one of our Class 33's - 33025  'Sultan'..

I have long wanted one of the coaches and, fortunately, Bachmann recently released two new models in both Blue and Grey livery and Maroon and, as you can see here, I went for the blue and grey version although the maroon is equally as good.. 

The Catalogue Nº for this one is 39-777A while for the maroon version, it is 39-775.

In the photo above, we see the train pausing at the smallest station on the railway, Folly View Farm Halt. Clearly it is waiting to pick up the person hurrying up the steps towards the platform. Is he the Inspector, I wonder?

The train is now making its way towards the next station on the branch, High Bridge, with the main line seen running, in parallel, below.

Against a spectacular backdrop, she is now seen pulling into High Bridge.

Finally we glimpse the train as she makes her way to Anchwood, the final station on the branch line. 

Now, one has to wonder why it was decided to run the Inspection Saloon along the branch line..

They couldn't possibly be thinking of closing it - could they?