mick Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 BACHMANN 39-225K BR MK1 BCK COACH PULLMAN 'CAR No.355' EXCLUSIVE TO BACHMANN COLLECTORS CLUB Available exclusively to members of the Bachmann Collectors Club, this is a model of 'Car No. 355' a BR MK1 Brake Corridor Composite (BCK) in the very attractive umber and cream Pullman livery. This coach operated as part of the Steam Locomotive Operators Association (SLOA) charter rake from the early 1980s. The Summer 2015 : Vol. 15 No.4 issue of the Bachmann Times club magazine provides the following details: The Steam Locomotive Operators Association was formed in 1975 to bring together steam locomotive owners and groups who wished to run on the main line. The SLOA recognised that the number of vacuum braked and steam heated coaches was in decline in the 1970s so in 1981, in order to preserve steam haulage on the main loine, they purchased a rake of eight 1960s-built Metropolitan Cammell Mark 1 Pullman vehicles. Two standard BR Mark 1 Brake Corridor Composite (BCK) vehicles were also sourced to provide the necessary guards' accommodation. The SLOA charter rake was formed of Parlour Second (SP) vehicles as well as Bar Second (BSP) 'The Hadrian Bar' and the two Mark 1 BCKs..... ....The real coach [Car No. 355] remains in service today and is now used as a support coach for the new build Pacific Locomotive 'Tornado'. [Above extract reproduced from the Bachmann Times - Summer 2015 : Vol.15 No.4. 'Bachmann Times' is the official magazine of the Bachmann Collectors Club.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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