3D printed standard gauge metropolitan-railway-jubile-coaches

3D Printed

Metropolitan Railway Jubilee Coaches

Built for the Metropolitan Railway at the time of Queen Victoria's silver jubilee, to replace rigid 8 wheel coaches , which had been proving troublesome on the Circle line. Originally built with a short 14ft wheelbase, when additional coaches were built for the 'mainline', this had to be increased to improve ride quality.
They were run in close coupled sets.
Eventually these short coaches were replaced with longer bogie coaches, and many were sold to other railways.
The Mid Suffolk Railway,Nidd Valley Railway and WCPR bought some. Modifications to the coaches were made on both the Mid Suffolk and WCPR.

The coaches on the Mid Suffolk were replaced when the line was taken over by the LNER, the others lasted till those lines closed. One First class coach body survived on the WCPR and has been restored to near original condition with a new chassis.

NEW .... Basic Body option for O and G1

Mid Sufflolk Light Railway

WCPR

	Description	Model Scales
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	All 3rd class Requires wheels and finishing
	Basic body only
	Brake 3rd Requires wheels and finishing
	Basic body only
	Brake 2nd Requires wheels and finishing
	Basic body only
	Saloon(converted brake 2nd) Requires wheels and finishing
	Basic body only
	All 1st Requires wheels and finishing
	Basic body only
Mid Suffolk Light Railway 2 sets of 3 coaches , close coupled. Brake 1st,All 3rd and All 1st. Composite used a special and if required.
	MSLR Brake third (ex Met brake 2nd ) Requires wheels and finishing
	Basic body only
	MSLR All 3rd Requires wheels and finishing
	Basic body only
	MSLR all 1st Requires wheels and finishing
	Basic body only
	MSLR Composite(1st/3rd) converted from Met All 3rd Requires wheels and finishing
	Basic body only
WCPR The WCPR bought seven coaches, six were ex mainline and one was ex Circle line(short wheelbase) Originally formed into 2 sets of 3 with one extra, subsequently run as 3 sets of 2. To enable guard to get from coach to coach, small doors(5ft by 18in) were created in ends, either on left or right, so coaches could only be run with a matching pair. Running boards at sides were removed and steps fitted for doors at ends plus guards compartment. The other doors were locked and handles removed. Internal seating was extensively altered. No two coaches were alike. Brake coach no 10 only had space of 3 compartments for passenger use, where as the other brake coaches had space of 4 compartments used. Short buffers were fitted to inside end on one coach, and blanking plate on other. Other buffers believed to be long, except coach 7 which had short buffers both ends. The body of coach no 7 survived, and has now been restored to former Metropolitan Railway condition. Surviving WCPR fittings have also been preserved separately. Original sets Set 1 8,9 and 10 Set 2 11,12 and 13 altered to Set 1 - no 9 and 10 Set 2 - no 11 and 12 Set 3 - no 8 and 13
	WCPR No 7 All 1st class Requires chassis, wheels and finishing.
	Basic body only
	WCPR No 8 Brake 3rd (short wheelbase) Requires chassis, wheels and finishing.
	Basic body only
	WCPR No 9 All 1st class Requires chassis, wheels and finishing.
	Basic body only
	WCPR No 10 Brake 3rd Requires chassis, wheels and finishing.
	Basic body only
	WCPR No 11 Brake 3rd Requires chassis, wheels and finishing.
	Basic body only
	WCPR No 12 All 3rd class Requires chassis, wheels and finishing.
	Basic body only
	WCPR No 13 Brake 3rd Requires chassis, wheels and finishing.
	Basic body only