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Hi,
I wonder if anyone could tell me what the consist of the clacton interval service would have been in the early 1950s. From photos and from what my father remembers of it it was an 8 coach train dividing at Thorpe-le-soken with three coaches going to Walton-on-the-naze and five to Clacton-on-sea.
Also if possible could someone provide the likely coach diagrams that may have been seen on this train at that time. I don't have any books on LNER coaches and while i have been able to research the Colchester-Clacton suburban stock online I am pretty lost with the corridor coach diagrams.

Cheers

I'm not sure when the 'Interval' service started, but here is the formation for the 10.36 am from Liverpool Street in Winter 1954-5:

Clacton:
BTK - 4 compartments
TK - Thompson
TTO - Mark I
FK - Thompson
RB
TK - 8 compartments (not Saturdays)

Walton:
2 TK - Thompson
BFK - 5 compartments

The 3.36 pm was listed as:

Clacton:
BTK 4 compartments
TK 7 compartments
TK Thompson
FK Thompson
RB

Walton:
CK Thompson
TK 7 compartments
BCK 2 first 3 third compartments

Thanks for that robertcwp its exactly the sort of thing I am looking for. If any one else has something similar or even consist information on excursion or extra trains to clacton 1950-56 it will be gratly apreciated.

Cheers