Post by spsmiler on Sept 19, 2016 11:46:42 GMT
I've been researching the Bogie carriages which the Met introduced in 1898. Of the original 54 carriages five are still extant - four in the Metropolitan Vintage train which nowadays is owned by the Bluebell Railway and one at the London Transport museum in Covent Garden.
My research is a for a webpage that includes photos of all five carriages plus more...
The Bluebell Railway website includes a very detailed newspaper report from when these carriages were introduced. The link to this is below:
www.bluebell-railway.co.uk/bluebell/BASH/engineer.html
What intrigues me is that these trains were built for three classes of travel - 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
The article offers a very detailed description of the (then) brand new carriages... dimensions, heating system, lighting, materials used, braking system and more. The information about their interior furnishings describes in much detail about how the compartments for the three classes of travel were differently furnished with increasing degrees of luxury. Unfortunately what remains unknown is the split between the three classes.
I am guessing that since the composites only had six compartments whilst the full thirds had seven compartments so the composites were originally for 1st and 2nd class passengers. If one compares these compartments (from the outside) with the third class compartments they look more spacious...
Does anyone know if my guess is correct?
Thanks
Simon
ps: my webpage about these carriages and other LU historic / heritage carriages can be found at this link:
citytransport.info/Vintage.htm
My research is a for a webpage that includes photos of all five carriages plus more...
The Bluebell Railway website includes a very detailed newspaper report from when these carriages were introduced. The link to this is below:
www.bluebell-railway.co.uk/bluebell/BASH/engineer.html
What intrigues me is that these trains were built for three classes of travel - 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
The article offers a very detailed description of the (then) brand new carriages... dimensions, heating system, lighting, materials used, braking system and more. The information about their interior furnishings describes in much detail about how the compartments for the three classes of travel were differently furnished with increasing degrees of luxury. Unfortunately what remains unknown is the split between the three classes.
I am guessing that since the composites only had six compartments whilst the full thirds had seven compartments so the composites were originally for 1st and 2nd class passengers. If one compares these compartments (from the outside) with the third class compartments they look more spacious...
Does anyone know if my guess is correct?
Thanks
Simon
ps: my webpage about these carriages and other LU historic / heritage carriages can be found at this link:
citytransport.info/Vintage.htm
