Coaching Stock - Part 2

Time to feature some more of our coaching stock and, this time, it is our fleet of Lima Blue and Grey liveried Mk1's. 

We do have quite a few of these coaches since it enables us to compile two or three rakes for use on various types of services.

There are four varieties of these coaches in the fleet and they are as follows:

LIMA BR Mk1 CORRIDOR 2ND CLASS (SK)

We currently have six SKs in our fleet, all with the Running Nº M25308 (Catalogue Nº: L305361) although these numbers will probably be changed in the future.

These coaches date from around 1982. 

LIMA BR Mk1 OPEN 2ND CLASS (SO)

At present we only have two SO blue & grey coaches although we do hope to add a couple more in the future. Both coaches are numbered E4630 (Catalogue Nº L305383) and, again, the number on one of them will be changed in due course.

These coaches date from around 1987.

LIMA BR Mk1 CORRIDOR COMPOSITE (CK)

We have eight CKs and all have the Running Nº W43671 (Catalogue Nº L305315). We definitely need to change these so that each coach is differently numbered.

They all date from around 1980.

LIMA BR Mk1 CORRIDOR BRAKE 2ND (BSK)

Finally we have four BSKs all of which are numbered W43281 (Catalogue Nº L305331) and all of which date from 1979.

All of these coaches have been weathered to varying degrees, especially the bogies and all run very well too.

With the exception of adding, maybe, a couple more SO's to the fleet, I think this is as many of these coaches as we need for the services that we run on the layout.

As such they can be seen on expresses, semi-fasts and stopping trains and are also used for seating accommodation on the occasional sleeper service.