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Passenger Coaching Stock

LSWR Gate Stock

As modelled by Kernow & EFE

 

Kernow & EFE’s Gate Stock are superb models!

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Set no.363 in Crimson Lake (the lining is correct)
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Set no.373 in BR(S) late-green
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Set no.363 and pull-push fitted O2 no.30182
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These excellent Kernow models were released in 2017 with EFE making further releases several years later.

 

The pre-nationalisation 2 P&P Gate-stock painting /varnishing dates (from 1929-on) were as follows with all sets entering BR ownership in Southern post-war Malachite Green livery.

The Brake Composites were downgraded to Brake Thirds in 1939.

 

Set 363

Diag. 414 Composite Brake (built June 1914) SR no.6546 renumbered to diag.129 Third Brake no.2623 October 1939.

Diag.27 Third (built June 1914) SR no.737.

Set 363 outshopped Malachite 27th July 1945 and subsequently received lined Crimson Lake livery (date is unknown) with the lining removed during a subsequent varnishing.

Set 363 was withdrawn from Lancing 8th November 1958.

 

Set 373

Diag. 414 Composite Brake (built June 1914) SR no.6545 renumbered to diag.129 Third Brake no.2622 August 1939.

Diag.27 Third (built June 1914). SR no.738.

Set 373 was outshopped Crimson Lake livery 8th May 1951 thence BR(S) Green 3rd July 1958 (after which it only appears to have visited Eastleigh works).

Set 373 was in Eastleigh for slight damage repairs (details unknown) between 1st and 17th November 1954.

Set 373 was withdrawn 1st November 1960 and stored at Crediton thence scrapped.

 

Set 374

Diag. 414 Composite Brake (built June 1914). SR no.6547 renumbered to diag.129 Third Brake no.2624 November 1939.

Diag.27 Third (built June 1914) SR no.739.

Set 374 was withdrawn from Lancing 14th July 1956 (in Crimson Lake - not lined) thence to Eardly sidings.

 

Set

Paint

Livery

Varnish

363
(Wdn Lancing 8-Nov-58)

16-Jan-30
-
29-Oct-36
-
27-Jul-45
u/k

Olive



Malachite
Crimson Lake

15-Jun-32
24-Jul-34
5-Oct-39
10-Apr-42
9-May-46

373
(Wdn 1-Nov-60)

27-Jul-39
15-Feb-46
8-May-51
3-Jul-58

Olive
Malachite
Crimson Lake
BR(S) Green

17-Jul-42

1-May-56

374
(Wdn Lancing 14-Jul-56)

-
6-Feb-33
-
9-Nov-39
-
10-Sep-47
u/k


Olive



Malachite
Crimson Lake

21-Mar-32
15-Aug-35
19-Jan-38
27-Jun-42
7-May-45

 

 

Deployment

At various times in their lives the Gate-stock sets could be found on the following: 

Set 363

Plymouth – Turnchapel

Plymouth – St Budeaux – Tavistock
(including Bere Alston – Callington in non-Pull Push mode)

Seaton – Seaton Junction

Yeovil Town – Yeovil Junction

 Set 373

Bordon – Guildford (inc. Farnham & Ascot)

Plymouth – Turnchapel

Plymouth – St Budeaux – Tavistock
(including Bere Alston – Callington in non-Pull Push mode)

Seaton – Seaton Junction

Yeovil Town – Yeovil Junction

Set 374

Lee-on-the-Solent – Fareham (up to 1930)

Ascot – Guildford

Farnham – Guildford

Plymouth – St Budeaux – Tavistock
(including Bere Alston – Callington in non-Pull Push mode)

Plymouth – Turnchapel