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Interior door to Guard's area

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 12:58 pm
by gdb
The JLTRT kits for Gresley coaches include a "glazed door" between the guard's area and the corridor alongside the comaprtments... the coach diagrams of similar vehicles in "LNER Standard Gresley Carriages" (Harris) show doors in similar positions to those in the D114 and D175 kits. I have searched the photographic record of the restoration of BTK 3669 and I cannot see any door...

Of course, the door might not have been fitted when the photographs of the luggage area were taken - and as the carriage is more than 250 miles from home I cannot just pop out to check. So, what does this door look like? In passing, what does the door between first and third sections of the corridor look like?

Thank you, Graham

Re: Interior door to Guard's area

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 4:48 pm
by Dave
Graham.

Sections showing this connecting door are difficult to find but the attached extract from Darlington drawing 15526D Sections of brake compartment (vestibule) 1935, might be of help.
Drawings 5282N 3rd Class brake 1925 shows this type of door, 12491N 1st class brake 1937 implies a 4 panel door, take your pick.

Re: Interior door to Guard's area

Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 1:44 pm
by sawdust
I think its just that the door hasn't been fitted yet in 3669.

Sawdust.