Even on the most premier trains, often no two coaches were the same, six wheelers composites, laminates
Park royals, Bredins, and(until about 1956-7)Pullmans. Often in different liveries too!
Thanks for posting that up John! It really does look like a 800 on a more moderate scale.
A model would indeed be very interesting. Maybe one of the Brassmaster of the site would build one for posterity:p
Hmm..interesting...
But there would(obviously) be a much larger appeal to an RTR run. Chances are MM won't consider an A for at least a couple of years so a kit might work
Although to me, they looked like a bunch of belpaires put together, they were extremely powerful and reliable and they were built on the "austerity" period so it was "form follows function"