British Rail Coaching Stock; Intercity 125, British Royal Train, Driving Van Trailer, British Rail Mark 3, British Railways Mark 2

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Intercity 125, British Royal Train, Driving Van Trailer, British Rail Mark 3, British Railways Mark 2, British Railways Mark 1, British Rail Coach Designations, British Rail Mark 4, Driving Brake Standard Open, Propelling Control Vehicle, Tourist Standard Open, Post Office Sorting Van, British Railways Mark 1 Sleeping Car, British Rail Mark 5, Sleeper Either Class, Brake Standard Open, Composite Corridor, Standard Open, Post Office Stowage Van, First Corridor, Brake Gangwayed, General Utility Van, Brake Post Office Stowage Van, Standard Corridor, Covered Carriage Truck, Restaurant Miniature Buffet, Brake Standard Open, First Open. Excerpt: British Rail Brake Gangwayed The Brake Gangwayed or BG coach (also known as a Full Brake ) is a type of British Railways Mark 1 passenger brake van . It has a guard's compartment in the centre and two large areas either side for storing luggage. They were a very versatile type of coach and could be found all over the British Railways network and some are still in use today - although not in conventional use. Interestingly the British Railways Mark 1 BG was shorter than most other types of Mark 1 coach the BGs being 57 feet (17.37 m) whereas most other designs were 63 feet (19.20 m). This was so the BG could go everywhere unlike their other Mark 1 counterparts which were banned from some station platforms because of their length. A few BGs on preserved railways have been converted - such as into a disabled coach on the Severn Valley Railway and a disco coach and Santa's Grotto at the Midland Railway - Butterley due to the large space either side of the guards compartment and relative 'ease' of conversion. References (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at British Rail Brake Post Office Stowage Van A Brake Post Office