DRS Carriages

[GM228]

With all the DRSs Mk2s now in service and the DBSOs on the way I'm curious as to what happened to the rest of DRSs Mk1s, Mk2s (early non-AC type) and their Mk3s?

 

[theblackwatch]

They've never owned any Mk. 1 coaches, or early Mk. 2 stock (other than a couple which are still used as Nuclear Flask escort coaches). Their original Mk. 3 coaches were sold to DB Regio, however, they have since bought some more and they are stored at Barrow Hill.

 

[GM228]

They've never owned any Mk. 1 coaches, or early Mk. 2 stock (other than a couple which are still used as Nuclear Flask escort coaches). Their original Mk. 3 coaches were sold to DB Regio, however, they have since bought some more and they are stored at Barrow Hill.

They had at least 2 Mk1s, possibly used in the ill-fated Stobart Pullman?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/45726467@N02/15179131306

Must be the flask Mk2s I'm thinking of, why Mk2s?

 

[theblackwatch]

I'd forgotten about the kitchen cars they had for a while, these were 1657 and 80042, both actually owned by the Stobart Group rather than DRS and used in the Stobart Pullman with the DRS Mk. 3 stock. When this ceased operations, they were acquired by Cargo-D, who went bust in 2011 - both now belong to Riviera Trains, and 80042 is still in regular use.

 

[GM228]

Are all the DRS Mk2s through fitted with blue-star wiring or just select carriages used on the Cumbrian and AGA jobs?

In other words do the Scotrail rakes have it (not that it would be any use with 68s!).