This is the WHR's 'service carr.' 2010. Some would say it's the most important carriage on the railway and I would contend it's the most sophisticated vehicle ever built for the UK narrow gauge.
A few years back the FR developed the concept of service carrs. which would carry no passengers but bring the guard, the catering and most importantly, the on-board lavatory into one vehicle.
On top of that 2010 is also a mobile power station. The central compartment contains a diesel generator which provides the power for fridges in the catering compartment and the lighting circuits for the rest of the formation. (Your average standard gauge preserved railway would be jealous of facilities like that!)
The generator sits behind the triple doors (with the vents above) in the middle of the carriage/
The FR has a similarly equipped service carr. 124, although it was built to the smaller FR 'Barn' profile.
2010 runs on ex-Romanian bogies which we are representing using Grafar N gauge Commonwealth bogies. We have turned ours out in ex-works condition complete with the white painted tyres.
Nice job! i need to get one of these to finish my rake, but where do you get your coach numbers from????
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D S-Jones
Fox Transfers produce sheets of letters and numbers in a range of sizes and a rainbow of colours. You'll find them on the web and at some exhibitions.
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