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Carflat & Motorail Wagons
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A scratchbuilt Carflat by Greg Brookes utilising a Bachmann 64ft coach chassis, seen at
Wibdenshaw at the rear of a Motorail service. Motorail flat number B745027 built to dia
1/189 (1968/1969), built from redundant mark 1 coach underframes. Those in use with
long distance holiday and passenger traffic were in blue livery, whilst bauxite was
generally used for 'factory fresh' bulk car deliveries. Mainly built from scratch with
a few added proprietry items. Guard rail made from plastruct and styrene rod, the B1
bogies and underframe by Bachmann, and additional plastic parts.
A 57ft Carflat used in the supply of new cars. This is an Oxford Models wagons with
replacement bogies and 14mm wheelsets.
A pair of Oxford Models Carflats. As supplied, the wagon has under scale bogies and
incorrect 12mm wheelsets.
Showing replacement Bachmann LMS bogies being fitted. To provide adequate clearance for
the replacement 14mm wheelsets, some surgery is required underneath as shown.
Into service with new bogies and wheels. This 57ft vehicle can accomodate 3 Ford Cortinas.
This Oxford 57ft Carflat is fitted with a tail lamp and vacuum pipe, as the last vehicle in
the rake. The number plates have all been painted body colour since this image was taken.
Bachmann produce a 64ft Carflat based on a ex-BR mark 1 coaching stock chassis which will
accomodate 4 Ford Cortinas as seen here, next to a Oxford 57ft Carflat for comparison.
When released, the Bachmann Carflat with BR1 bogies was only available in Motorail blue livery.
Most of the markings have been masked off and the vehicle repainted bauxite, then finished off
with replacement designation and numbering.
Bachmann 64ft Carflat loaded with Oxford Diecast Ford Cortina mark 2.
Bachmann 64ft Carflat loaded with Oxford Diecast Ford Cortina mark 2.
A view of the car train at Hornsey Broadway, consisting of a mix of 57ft & 64ft Carflats.
Loaded Carflat traffice originating from East London consisted not only of Dagenham built cars
such as the Ford Cortina, but also several different versions of the Ford Transit, which were
manufactured at various plants around the UK and in Europe.
English Electric type 3 - D6947 heads north with a train of loaded Carflats. The first
wagon in the rake has been empty for a while and was reserved for a couple of Ford D cab
lorry chassis, however it's been decided to leave this wagon empty and the chocks have
now been glued onto the deck.
A new Bachmann Carflat has been acquired (in foreground awaiting detail & weathering)
for the D series chassis cabs. Rather than try to modify the existing Base Toys die-cast
chassis, new 3D printed examples of different lengths (and wheel sizes) have been
produced, with the cabs shown here awaiting repainting.
Showing the completed vehicles glued and chocked on to the new wagon in the fleet.
