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« on: October 27, 2007, 11:14:08 »

1733 Paddington - Paignton was formed:

Coach A (refurb), B (nice seats), C (Re), D (Re), E (Re), F (Re), G (Re), H (Re), F (re)

I make that 9 carriages with 2 buffet cars!
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« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2007, 12:04:00 »

1733 Paddington - Paignton was formed:

Coach A (refurb), B (nice seats), C (Re), D (Re), E (Re), F (Re), G (Re), H (Re), F (re)

I make that 9 carriages with 2 buffet cars!

The coach F at the rear was probably there to serve the pampered few in first class their free teas and coffees and whatever and the apple turnovers, flapjacks, fruit cake slices to sustain them on their (most probably extended) journey to Paignton to be met by their chauffers to convey them to their ^1 million pound second homes in the " Bay" area.
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« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2007, 12:27:19 »

Additional coachs tagged on the end of an HST (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) are common, as its an easy way to get them from depot to depot, ie Oak Common to Laira etc, saves having to drag them around with a loco, am sure both werent open!
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« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2007, 12:57:03 »

I did think that would be why as it was OOU (Out Of Use). Yellow tape all round. Saying that the CDL (Central Door Locking) was still active.
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« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2007, 08:26:21 »

Rearbuffet was out of use, I belive you can't isolate CDL (Central Door Locking) like that
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