FGW converted carriage list

[59CosG95]

Hi all!
Apologies if I've already mentioned this, but I saw a rather numerical anomaly in one of FGW's Mk3s. Was coach no. 42559 not in existence until relatively recently? I'm assuming it's a 1st Class coach converted back to Standard.
Any others you've happened to see, feel free to drop them below!

 

[455driver]

Yes you are correct and yes there are loads of them.

 

[158722]

Not sure which ones have actually been done, but plan was/is as follows for FO to SO.

New Former
42551 41003
42552 41007
42553 41009
42554 41011
42555 41015
42556 41017
42557 41019
42558 41021
42559 41023
42560 41027
42561 41031
42562 41037
42563 41045
42564 41051
42565 41085
42566 41086
42567 41093
42568 41101
42569 41105
42570 41114
42571 41121
42572 41123
42573 41127
42574 41129
42575 41131
42576 41133
42577 41141
42578 41143
42579 41145
42580 41155
42581 41157
42582 41163
42583 42385

And FO to CO
46001 41005
46002 41029
46003 41033
46004 41055
46005 41065
46006 41081
46007 41096
46008 41109
46009 41119
46010 41125
46011 41139
46012 41147
46013 41148
46014 41168
46015 41179
46016 41181
46017 41184
46018 41191

 

[455driver]

Why is 42385 (an SO) being converted/renumbered to 42583 (an SO)?

 

[Techniquest]

What on Earth are these COs?!

 

[455driver]

Composite Opens.
The mini buffet sets will each have an SO converted into a CO so these sets will also have 1.5 1st class carriages.

 

[158722]

Why is 42385 (an SO) being converted/renumbered to 42583 (an SO)?

Can't recall what, but there is something non-standard about it, hence its inclusion in this program to normalize it. It's also an ex-FO, as it happens.

 

[455driver]

There are quite a few exFOs in the FGW fleet which are not being renumbered so why is this one different?

 

[Techniquest]

Composite Opens.
The mini buffet sets will each have an SO converted into a CO so these sets will also have 1.5 1st class carriages.

Cheers, makes sense Gonna take a while to find all these new coaches for sight!

 

[455driver]

Cheers, makes sense Gonna take a while to find all these new coaches for sight!

It is but I am well.on with these new conversions already.

 

[CC 72100]

Composite Opens.
The mini buffet sets will each have an SO converted into a CO so these sets will also have 1.5 1st class carriages.

I'm guessing that the composite will go after the minibuffet (so as to keep all the first class together) - in which case, will they remove the yellow stripe from above the counter and those doors?

If not, you'll be going Standard - (tiny bit of) First - Standard - First - First. And Flamingo would be coming and kicking us out of that vestibule on standard tickets

 

[Defiance149]

Not sure which ones have actually been done

TS completed are 42551/52/54-59/61-64/66-78/82 with 42565/81 in progress at Kilmarnock. Remaining five donors for the TS and all the TC donors yet to go.

 

[bnm]

If not, you'll be going Standard - (tiny bit of) First - Standard - First - First. And Flamingo would be coming and kicking us out of that vestibule on standard tickets

He can take our 1st Class vestibule, but he'll never take our freedom.

 

[TEW]

There are quite a few exFOs in the FGW fleet which are not being renumbered so why is this one different?

42385 is a very recent exFO conversion. It was converted at the same time as the first buffet vehicles were converted to SO vehicles. I wonder if it is getting the new seating layout, and hence renumbering.