Midland Railway, MSJS, LMS, LNER &BR

Introduced from 1905 by Bain these 54' round-panelled clerestory carriages were used by the Midland for its own services and for its Scottish Joint stock activities. There were a large number of variations among what was a fairly small number of carriages. Some four different types have been recognised giving two height variations and differences in position of louvre vents. The carriages were originally gas lit but were converted to electric by Grouping. Gas lamps were removed and torpedo vents centred over compartments. The gas cylinders were replaced by battery boxes. Several of the carriages sent to France in ambulance trains did not return. After Grouping some stock built for joint services with the NBR became part of the LNER fleet in 1928 and were repainted in LNER colours.

Chowbent 4mm produces four clerestory carriages.

• Diagram 469: 7 compartment corridor composite carriage.
• Diagram 473: 7 compartment corridor third carriage.
• Diagram 559: 6 compartment corridor composite brake.
• Diagram 561: 3 compartment corridor third brake.
  

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Made from etched brass our Bain bogie clerestory carriages include sprung brass buffers and a timber roof. The bogies are made from white metal.. White metal and brass investment castings for detailing the underframe and roof are supplied. The model is supplied with comprehensive instruction sheets, Pressfix type transfers and glazing.

Please refer to the assembly instructions for details. Paint and wheels are available from our sister company Wizard Models. To download the current Assembly Instructions: Version 1.00 released August 2001, 9 Sides A4 (368Kb Acrobat 3.01 file).

To read the instructions you will need Adobe Acrobat reader (v3.01 or better). Click 'Get Acrobat Reader' to get a copy of Acrobat Reader: Note this may involve a long download of between 0.5 Mb & 8 Mb depending on the selected version.

Don't understand our terminology? most terms and phrases are explained in our glossary.

Items required to complete the model:-

• Wheels: 14mm diameter Mansell carriage wheels
• Paint, we suggest Precision Paint
• Couplings

See Midland Railway Liveries for details of product numbers. Paint and wheels are available from our sister company Wizard Models.

supplies a wide range of Midland Railway rolling stock components see here for details.

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this wagon click Wizard Models.

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Midland Railway Carriages Volume 2, R E Lackey and G Dow
Midland Carriages, An illustrated review, D Jenkinson and R Essery P88-96
Midland Railway Carriages Volume 1, R E Lacy and G Dow, P433
Historical Carriage Drawings Volume 2, LMS and Constituents, D Jenkinson, P100-103

A list of railway book sellers may be found here.

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