Many of us are familiar with the later Cravens interior colour schemes, but they had been refurbished and no longer had the original colours of fabric. I think the panelling colours had also been changed.
This description of the interior colours when new comes from an IRRS article, 'Modern CIE coaching stock' by D Kennedy, published in IRRS Journal 37, June 1965:
I'm backdating a Murphy Cravens to represent one of the first 10 in original condition. The moulded dark blue seats can remain unchanged, and the tables need to be painted duck-egg blue.
I would like to represent the blue-checked panels in the saloon if possible. I have a vague recollection of the end partition walls of the saloons being in a blue check pattern on some Cravens, but all my interior photos show the later scheme with wood-effect laminate.
Has anyone got a photo showing the blue checked panelling on the interior of a Cravens coach?
Is it too much to hope that one of the preserved vehicles still has this scheme?
Many thanks, Mol
P.S. I think these photos show the original scheme in the Inchicore-built Cravens coaches, dark grey seats, light grey panelling and black tables:
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Many of us are familiar with the later Cravens interior colour schemes, but they had been refurbished and no longer had the original colours of fabric. I think the panelling colours had also been changed.
This description of the interior colours when new comes from an IRRS article, 'Modern CIE coaching stock' by D Kennedy, published in IRRS Journal 37, June 1965:
I'm backdating a Murphy Cravens to represent one of the first 10 in original condition. The moulded dark blue seats can remain unchanged, and the tables need to be painted duck-egg blue.
I would like to represent the blue-checked panels in the saloon if possible. I have a vague recollection of the end partition walls of the saloons being in a blue check pattern on some Cravens, but all my interior photos show the later scheme with wood-effect laminate.
Has anyone got a photo showing the blue checked panelling on the interior of a Cravens coach?
Is it too much to hope that one of the preserved vehicles still has this scheme?
Many thanks, Mol
P.S. I think these photos show the original scheme in the Inchicore-built Cravens coaches, dark grey seats, light grey panelling and black tables:
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Holdings: New Craven coach, interior, Inchicore, Co. Dublin. :: Library Catalog
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