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The coaches were fitted with non-automatic screw couplers and gangwayed stock made use of scissors-type British Standard pattern corridor connection (as also used on the Great Western Railway). Most coaches ran on two four-wheel bogies which were of a 9 ft 0 in wheelbase single bolster design which hardly changed for the whole of the company's ...
The Scottish Region (ScR) was one of the six regions created on British Railways (BR) and consisted of ex-London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) and ex-London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) lines in Scotland. It existed from the creation of BR in 1948, and was renamed to ScotRail in the mid-1980s (see separate entity for details).
Two GNSR six-wheel coaches of c.1896 are preserved on the Strathspey Railway. A number of GNSR coach bodies have been saved for restoration at Ferryhill Railway Heritage Centre, Aberdeen. One, a full brake, is nearing completion. The GNSR Royal Saloon of 1898 is preserved by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society [1] at Bo'ness.
The National Association of Railway Clubs is an autonomous association whose members are sports and social clubs in England, Scotland and Wales. [1] It offers administration and support to its members. The Association was originally the British Railways Staff Association, becoming independent of British Railways and serving a broader community ...
ScotRail Trains Limited, trading as ScotRail (Scottish Gaelic: Rèile na h-Alba), is a Scottish train operating company that is publicly owned by Scottish Rail Holdings on behalf of the Scottish Government. [1] It has been operating the ScotRail franchise as an operator of last resort since 1 April 2022.
The Inter City Railway Society was formed in 1973. [3] It was a breakaway society formed by former members of the Dalescroft Railfans Club. [4] It publishes a monthly magazine called Tracks. Southern Electric Group (SEG) was formed officially in May 1970. [5] LCGB – The Locomotive Club of Great Britain. [6]
Coaches of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway; Coaches of the London and North Eastern Railway; London Underground coaching stock; S. Slip coach; SR Maunsell ...
It was replaced by the Pullman car Swift, which was acquired in 2011 and converted by Assenta Rail in Scotland. On 9 August 2011, the train hosted the very first wedding on an Orient Express train. [3] Two former Mark 3 sleeping cars were added to the train in 1997 as service carriages, replacing two Mk1 coaches (99987 & 99966). One of them has ...