STEVIEBOY1
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I was on a steam charter a few days ago around Kent and whilst travelling around, I noticed what appeared to be either new or refurbished South Eastern rolling stock, (or maybe Thameslink?). They were all dark blue and above the small first class area there was the traditional Yellow stripe, (I was pleased to see that reinstated, many TOCS have done away with that easy to see banding.)
I also noticed on adjacent carriages there was a red stripe, I wonder what that signified,? originally the red stripe designated a catering vehicle, buffet, restaurant, griddle or kitchen car, however I am sure that this won't be the case here. (I think I also recall some of slam door suburban stock in southeast London also having red stripes on the enclosed 12 seater individual compartment coaches.)
When travelling from VIC to CLJ after the steam charter, I noticed on the Southern unit which was going to Dorking, that the door open buttons on one side of each set of doors had been covered over with a metal strip, so you can only open the doors from one side, on my normal SWT suburban services you can open the doors on either side. I wonder why southern had made this alteration.? Not sure what south eastern do in this respect?
(The steam charter with Bruanton/Lord Dowding was good.)
I also noticed on adjacent carriages there was a red stripe, I wonder what that signified,? originally the red stripe designated a catering vehicle, buffet, restaurant, griddle or kitchen car, however I am sure that this won't be the case here. (I think I also recall some of slam door suburban stock in southeast London also having red stripes on the enclosed 12 seater individual compartment coaches.)
When travelling from VIC to CLJ after the steam charter, I noticed on the Southern unit which was going to Dorking, that the door open buttons on one side of each set of doors had been covered over with a metal strip, so you can only open the doors from one side, on my normal SWT suburban services you can open the doors on either side. I wonder why southern had made this alteration.? Not sure what south eastern do in this respect?
(The steam charter with Bruanton/Lord Dowding was good.)
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