Request Northern Belle and Royal Scotsman pullman coaches fo

johncas · Post by **johncas** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 6:16 pm

Request Northern Belle and Royal Scotsman pullman coaches for msts if there are not any available

Royal scotsman carriages are vintage carriages but northern belle trains use MK3 cariages with lucury interiors more info and photos here
http://www.luxury-trains.co.uk

markw · Post by **markw** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 8:09 pm

The Northern Belle is owned by VSOE and uses Mk2 e-f coaches with a Mk 3 ex sleeper support/generator coach if I recall. They bought some of the Regency Rail fleet, plus other ex BR charter examples. They are similar to the Riviera Trains fleet but the interiors are apparently fitted out to match the "Pullman" style of the VSOE (never been on it so I wouldn't know).

ianmacmillan · Post by **ianmacmillan** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 8:17 pm

Genuine B&Q interiors.

Looks good tho.

markw · Post by **markw** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 8:26 pm

What, orange crinkly tin filled with diy tat with poorly scrawled reduced price stickers on them and lumbering pre-pubescent oiks in orange bibs carrying sawn-off planks of wood around? Is coach one the Gardening section, coach two the lighting section, three the kitchens and bathrooms and so on until coach 8, returns and bits they can't get rid of?

What on Earth are VSOE on then? Or have I missed the plot?

BR7MT · Post by **BR7MT** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 8:27 pm

What are the bonus version of the Mk2 Manchester Pullmans that come with the BATS EH Vol1 CD? Are they Northern Belle or Royal Scotsman?

regards

Dan

markw · Post by **markw** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 10:02 pm

Neither. They are "The Statesman" which went into private use for a while after they were withdrawn. They were bought by a company called MER who ran them as "The Statesman" for a few years. Some were later sold to the West Coast company at Carnforth, but what's happened to them since is a mystery as the Bumper book of the Mk2 doesn't say! But the train is completely different to the Royal Scotsman which largely used rebuilt Metro Cammell East Coast Pullmans and vintage carriages, but which I think now uses rebuilt Mk3 sleepers.

BR7MT · Post by **BR7MT** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 10:14 pm

Cheers Mark, knew someone would know the right answer

regards

Dan

johncas · Post by **johncas** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 4:18 pm

Thanks for the info I would like the royal scotsman coaches for msts and if possible a royal scotsman EWS class 37 which pulls the coaches.

staticxfreak · Post by **staticxfreak** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 4:29 pm

Class 37 37401 in Royal Scotsman livery [2065926 bytes] - 37401rs.zip
File ID: 9584 Date: 08 Jul 2004 - 2154 Downloads

Class 37 37428 in Royal Scotsman livery [2059456 bytes] - 37428rs.zip
File ID: 9614 Date: 09 Jul 2004 - 1902 Downloads

Their's yer 37's, already done for yah

Breedlings · Post by **Breedlings** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 10:27 pm

Here's a little something I've had lurking on the hard drive for a while.

Click the image to zoom in

Nowhere near finished but one day I might get time to finish the whole set.

Garthion · Post by **Garthion** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 10:37 pm

I've seen the Northern belle in the pressed aluminium, as it were, some of the phots from then are on this topic http://forums.uktrainsim.com/viewtopic.php?t=34917
pleas take a look, and if any one wants some pitures, just drop me a PM with their E-Mail addy and I'll send them to you! Please bear in mind thouh, the photos were not taken for modeling purposes so are not square on except for the northern bell logo shot!