Passenger
Carrying Coaches
Maunsell 48’ LSWR Rebuilds
As modelled
by Hornby
(7th September 2017)
Come 1934, the Southern Railway’s life-expired 48’ ex-LSWR stock needed
major attention; these vehicles dating back to 1894-1902. The majority was on
wooden underframes and gas lit so in Southern ‘tradition’ refurbishment was
proposed. This was undertaken under Works Order (HOO No.) L801 of March 1934 (for
fifty coaches) and Works Order (HOO No.) L852A of March 1935 (for 74 coaches).
HOO No.852B was for electrical lighting alterations to the remaining 48’
ex-LSWR coaches that were not converted.
Using Maunsell underframes to support the 48’
Composite bodies (now ‘cut and shut’) this created 58’ long stock; diagrams 99 (Brake
Third) and 418 (Brake Composite Lavatory) were re-framed at Lancing Works in
April 1936 and arranged into 2-LAV sets nos. 42 to 46. Allocated to the South
Western Division, these sets seated 10 number 1st class and 118
number 3rd class passengers.
The diagram 31 coaches were reframed at Lancing between January and
April 1935. Nos.219 and 373 were Pull-Push fitted by 1958.
Structurally identical to diagram 418, the diagram 98 coaches were re-framed
at Lancing Works between October and December 1936.
To form the Brake coaches a 10’ guards van was created at one end; being
steel panelled this didn’t match the wooden panelling of the compartments. The
composites were formed by cutting the original 48’ body into two sections;
mounting these at each end of the underframe with a 10’ section being inserted in
between. This additional section comprised a single compartment with two
lavatories (arranged side by side).
There was a defining feature of all these rebuilt vehicles in the form
of a triangular section weatherboard running the length of the body; this also disguised
the join between the 48’ body which was narrower than the newer 58’ underframe
(used by restriction ‘4’ stock); these being equipped with standard SR 8’ steam
bogies.
For the modeller details (most withdrawals took place in 1958) disposition
of Loose vehicles as follows:
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1955 Appendix to |
1957 Appendix to |
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Diag 31 9-camp lavatory TL |
Nos. 169 & 173 (not stated) Nos. 175, 181 & 184 not listed as loose No. 187 (not stated) Nos. 188 & 194 (not stated) No. 204 (not stated) No. 208 (not stated) No. 217 not listed as loose Nos. 219 & 225 (not stated) No. 231 not listed as loose No. 253 (not stated) No. 267 not listed as loose Nos. 268 & 280 (not stated) No. 284 not listed as loose No. 290 not listed as loose Nos. 291, 299, 304, 313, 320 &
326 (not stated) No. 329 not listed as loose No. 353 (not stated) No. 360 (not stated) No. 361 not listed as loose Nos. 364, 373*, 382 & 387 (not
stated) No. 394 not listed as loose Nos. 403, 476 & 513 (not stated)
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Nos. 169 (Hayling Island) Nos. 173, 175, 181 & 184 not listed as loose No. 187 (Southern District) Nos. 188 &194 not listed as loose No. 204 (London Central &
London East Districts) No. 208 (Southern District) Nos. 217 not listed as loose Nos. 219* & 225 (Southern
District) No. 231 not listed as loose No. 253 (Southern District) No. 267 not listed as loose Nos. 268 & 280 (Southern
District) No. 284 (London Central &
London East Districts) Nos. 290, 291 not listed as loose Nos. 299, 304, 313, 320 & 326 (Southern District), No. 329 (London Central &
London East Districts) Nos. 353 not listed as loose No. 360 (Southern District) No. 361 not listed as loose Nos. 364, 373*, 382 & 387
(Southern District) Nos. 394, 403 & 476 not listed as loose No. 513 (Southern District) |
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*PP fitted by 1958. |
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Diag 98 6-comp lavatory BTL |
Nos.
2625 to 2629 No. 2626 allocated to Templecombe
for S&D. |
Nos.
2625 to 2629 No.
2626 allocated to Templecombe for S&D. |
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2-LAV sets |
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Set no. 42 |
Set no. 43 |
Set no. 44 |
Set no. 45 |
Set no. 46 |
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Diag 99 8-comp BT |
No. 2636 |
No. 2637 |
No. 2638 |
No. 2639 |
No. 2640 |
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Diag 418 6-comp |
No. 6401 |
No. 6402 |
No. 6403 |
No. 6404 |
No. 6405 |
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Certainly, in July 1955 set 42 was used on the Lyme Regis branch.
Dates for repainting into Crimson Lake aren’t currently known; set 43
probably did not receive malachite and so could have been an early recipient of
Crimson Lake. Sets 42-46 were withdrawn at Lancing between 1956 and 1959.
After nationalisation set 46 was lengthened to five coaches with the
addition of loose seconds as follows:
2640 + 1075 + 1078 + 1079 + 6403
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Set |
Olive |
Malachite |
Crimson
Lake |
Withdrawn |
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42 |
Apr-36 |
8-Feb-45 |
Not known |
2-Nov-57 |
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43 |
Apr-36 |
Believed not |
Not known |
17-May-58 |
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44 |
Apr-36 |
24-Mar-43 |
Not known |
14-Jun-58 |
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45 |
Apr-36 |
23-May-47 |
Not known |
24-Nov-56 |
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46 |
? |
Not known |
Not known |
1-Apr-59 |
It was only a few of the TL (diag. 31) coaches that were recorded by
Lancing Works as carrying Southern Region green (it appears the remainder were
withdrawn in Crimson Lake or Southern Railway green). Those coaches that it is
believed didn’t carry Crimson Lake and went straight from SR Green to BR (S)
green were 169, 187, 219, 313, 320, 360 & 373.
Finally, within its 2017 issue-batch Hornby modelled no.320 (purchased
by the Bluebell Railway in 1960) in its post-war SR livery which it kept until
outshopped from Lancing carriage works into Southern Region green 4th
October 1956.
Hornby’s
2017 model releases
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Diag 31 TL |
Diag 98 BTL |
Diag 99 BT |
Diag 418 BCL |
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Olive
green |
2638 |
2625 |
Set 42 |
Set 42 |
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Malachite
green |
320# |
2628 |
Set 44 |
Set 44 |
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Crimson
Lake |
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Set 42 |
Set 42 |
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Crimson
Lake |
S267S |
S2629S |
Set 43 |
Set 43 |
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Crimson
Lake |
S280S |
S2627S |
Set 46 |
Set 46 |
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# currently preserved |
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+ R3398 released in train pack with 30583 (early crest) |
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