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Prior to the mid eighties Craven coaches always ran mixed with other coaching stock with the cravens normally marshalled together within that formation . This picture by Jonathan Allen from flicker illustrates the point a very typical train containing two cravens to the rear of the train with various other coaching stock mixed in . The make up of the train is behind the loco is(open to correction ) a Park royal ,a 1356-1371 std open , a 1429-1448 laminate , a 1904-1908 brake standard , 2 Cravens , a 24xx buffet car and a Dutch van 3157-3166 steam heating/gen van at the rear. The two cravens and the Buffet Car are most likely TL (220v supply ) coaches and necessitate being marshalled next to the Dutch van while the older coaches towards the front are possibly battery dynamo powered systems .

Very sad news , may he rest in peace .

That's why I included a picture of a fairly clean 214 in my reply to show the roof colour as they say "A picture is worth a thousand words" .

I find Jonathan Allen's Flicker page a great resource for that era Great roof detail in this shot

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Seasons Greetings everyone and happy modelling in 2023

Not really Grey B121 locos were never equipped to work in multiple until the early 1970's when they were in the B&T livery with some members of the class not being fitted for multiple working until they were in Supertrain livery in the late 1970's.

A very under rated body which can be improved with a little work but still is not too bad nice weathering job.

I think that coach is AM13 formerly 1900 dont think it was preserved but may have been stripped for some parts .

An excellent book with pictures of the Kingscourt branch and plenty of others , will be out of stock soon and everyone will be looking for it .

As always exciecoachbuilder a very informative contribution .

Warbonnets' picture from page 4 of this thread

I think in later years it was always plywood, towards the end of their lives they would appear with doors patched or replaced with plywood unpainted .

As far as I’m aware plywood some of the early ones were steel mesh think wood may have been preferred for corrosion. See 4.20 in this film

Other than the dicky Tara’s " There are no scraps in my scrapbook."

Luckily I got some but certainly went very fast , like vultures down on a meat wagon !!

Yes they certainly did but they would have had a second man in the cab for the trip to Barrack Street.

Not strange at all steam locos had two crew members a driver and fireman, diesels had only one crew member a driver the 121 class could operate bonnet first but required a second man to be present, on a steam loco when the fireman was not firing, he would have been assisting the driver in sighting signals etc the same as the second man on a bonnet first 121 class would do.

The retention of turntables at a lot of places decades after the end of steam was down to the 121 class .

Yes 40'-45' seem to be the most common, with regard to the 121 class early in their careers one of them was operating bonnet first and was in collision with a PWD Trolley and this made the railway to change the rules regarding the 121-class operating bonnet first which was no longer permitted however on occasion this was done but there had to be a second man present.

Surely it should be Tom, Dicky and Harry...............

Thats sounds like a sensible plan hopefully people won’t be greedy and limit themselves to one or two packs so everyone will get an opportunity to get some .

Any update on this for Black Friday should I be breaking out my sleeping bag flask and woolly hat for an overnight queue?