Dream Carriage set

Mine would be a set of 6 maroon GER 6 wheelers, couple of 1sts and the rest 3rds running behind Great Eastern Railway No. 490

 

A set of mk 3,s for me pulled by a Class 50?, just kidding.

Regards.

 

six LSWR Ironclad's in blood and custard... or a new build LSWR gate set in any colour you like

 

How about a rake of BR Mk1 Suburbans in blue behind a 31? Not too hard to achieve I would have thought...

 

err no except it wouldn't happen the subs will all ways be maroon

 

MK1 subs with 31's were used on the Kings Cross locals until the late 70's. Therefore they were in blue.

 

Rake of LNER Silver Jubilee coaches, complete with a silver / grey A4 at the front please!

 

Full rake of Bulleid liveries coaches behind a Bulleid livery pacific (hint to the MHR to repaint Wadebridge and their bulleid coach!)

Only joking!

 

A full rake of blood & custard Maunsell carriages with Beachy Head or 30120 pulling them. At least Hornby have finally now started releasing them, got my first carriage yesterday from the model shop to put behind my model of T9 no.30285.

 

3 NER Clerestory coaches behind a NER Green J21........

 

I would say a fine example of a Merchant Navy (35028 or 35005) Hauling a Full rake of Bulleid Coaches! What a dream!!!

 

All you standard gauge people should look over the fence and see what the narrow gauge has actually achieved in this regard. The Ffestiniog Railway has been building various replicas of carriages and vans long since scrapped and they have also made two vehicles for the Welshpool and Llanfair. A third vehicle is now on order.

All the standard gauge needs is a comparable facility to Boston Lodge and a very great deal of money!

 

=D>

If this discussion continues I'd be interest to know how many are do-able with surviving coaches (with restoration required) and how many require new-builds.

I suspect/hope there are enough NER Clerestories, and Bulleids/Maunsells.

 

Bulleid/Maunsells yes there are enough,NER Clerestories?, that would be a tall order unless of course someone knows any different?

Regards
Chris

 

A Southern Push Pull Set with the M7

 

62156 - 69326 - 70808 - 62155

Its was 3008, a 4REP unit. Livery? Blue and grey with NSE flashes.

 

Buy up all the Pullman coachs at Restaurants and hotels and restore them for preserved railway use (gwsr), particulary the 3 12-wheelers at Sunderland (I think).

Best current rake would have to be the LMS red rose set at SVR... behind a maroon western of course!...

 

A six coach set of blood & custard Thompsons (all the surviving corridor examples) would be good, as would be rounding up all the pre-LNER Gresleys - GNR and ECJS.

 

With a 2 Hap hanging off the back.......