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The final seat design was sprung, and padded with horsehair manually inserted to give the right contour as tested against a template. Then the seats were upholstered with leather, designed, cut and fitted to each seat before installation in the carriage. When installed, seats were a little over 2 ft 6 in (0.76 m) deep.
The new carriage was 50 feet 2 inches (15.29 m) long, and the internal layout was similar to the later E, W and S carriages, having compartments connected by a side corridor. It was the first passenger carriage to include toilets, which were becoming more important, given the longer journeys that could be undertaken by then.
Eurostar International Limited (EIL) is the railway company operating the international Eurostar train services between Paris, London, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Dortmund via the Channel Tunnel. Eurostar was previously operated by three separate companies in Belgium, France and the United Kingdom, but this structure was replaced by EIL as a new ...
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Mark 3 Generator Van in use with Enterprise. Although the majority of the Mark 3 stock was withdrawn by Iarnród Éireann in 2009, a handful of vehicles remain in use. In 2012, following extensive refurbishment, and modification to make them compatible with the existing De Dietrich stock, a total of four Mark 3 generator vans entered service with Enterprise to replace the need for the ...
A Driving Brake Standard Open (DBSO) is a type of railway carriage in the United Kingdom, converted to operate as a control car; this is not to be confused with DVTs, such as those in InterCity 225 sets. Fourteen such vehicles, numbered 9701 to 9714, were converted from Mark 2F Brake Standard Open (standard class coaches with brake van) carriages.
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12 Snow Plough NER Dia No. U31 1891 Shildon [208] 1978–7123 LSWR: 99 Four-wheel goods brake van Eastleigh, LSWR Dia No. 1541 1894 York [209] 1978–7091 Caledonian Railway: 300041 Well Trolley St. Rollox, CR Dia No. 41 1896 Bo'ness [210] LSWR: 5830 Open Carriage Truck Eastleigh, LSWR Dia No. 1641 1898 Yeovil [211] 1978– Shell-Mex and BP: 3171