Caledonian Railway 65' Corridor Stock Prototype Notes and building instructions covering D94-97A. D94 Corridor Composite, D95 Corridor Brake Composite (3F/4T), D95A Corridor Brake Composite (4F/3T), D95B Corridor Brake Composite (2F/5T), D96 Corridor 3rd (illustrated below), D97 Corridor Brake 3rd (5cpt), D97A Corridor Brake 3rd (7cpt). © Jim Smellie 2013 Smellie Jim © © Jim Smellie 2012 Smellie Jim © © Jim Smellie 2012 © Jim Smellie 2013 0 10' Scale 4mm = 1 foot Drawing © Jim Smellie 2013. Director : J. Smellie Caledonian Railway 65' Corridor Third DiagramCompany 96, Lot No.H233 SC137795 VAT No. 596951084 Part 1 Prototype Notes Section 1 Introduction The August 1905 edition of ‘The Railway Engineer’ carries a feature headed “65ft. Composite Corridor Carriages; Caledonian Railway” which starts - “ THE Caledonian R. Co. have lately built some new trains for their service between Glasgow and Edinburgh and Perth and Aberdeen. They are composed of corridor carriages 65ft. long over the ERGLHVDQGIWLQVRYHUWKHEXͿHUVDQGZKLFKZHUHGHVLJQHGE\0U-)0F,QWRVK0,QVW&( locomotive carriage and wagon superintendent of the Caledonian R. …” The feature continues - “7KHFDUULDJHVZHUHEXLOWDWWKHFRPSDQ\·VZRUNVDW6W5ROOR[*ODVJRZ7KH\DUHÀWWHGZLWKHYHU\ FRQYHQLHQFHLQFOXGLQJKRWDQGFROGZDWHULQWKHODYDWRULHVDQGIRUPWKHÀQHVWWUDLQVHYHUEXLOWIRU SXUHO\6FRWWLVKWUD΀F7KHFDUULDJHVDUHFRQQHFWHGE\JDQJZD\VWKURXJKRXW7KH\DUHÀWWHGIRUVWHDP heating and electric light (Stones’s system).” ‘The Railway Engineer’ carries a copy of the General Arrangement drawing for the corridor composite WRGLDJUDPEXWFRUULGRUEUDNHFRPSRVLWHV GLDJUDPV$DQG% FRUULGRUUGV GLDJUDP DQGFRUULGRUEUDNHUGV GLDJUDPVDQG$ ZHUHDOVREXLOWIRUWKHVHVHUYLFHV 3rd class 1st class Diagram Type Weight seats/comps. seats/comps. &. WF %&. WF $ %&. WF % %&. WF 7. WF ² %7. WF ² $ %7. 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The upholstery was brown moquette trimmed with lace. The electrolier was this time gilt and rated rather higher at 40 candle power. 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These members were let into the centre longitudinal members. 7KHEUDNHFRPSRVLWHVWR'LDJUDP%ZHUHXQLTXHLQKDYLQJWKHÀUVWFODVVODYDWRU\VLWHGEHWZHHQ WKH)LUVWDQG7KLUG&ODVVFRPSDUWPHQWVLQVWHDGRIEHWZHHQWKH)LUVW&ODVVDQGWKHYDQ7KHVHFRDFKHV appear to have been used on through Glasgow-Taunton workings and a photograph of one with a GHVWLQDWLRQERDUGOHWWHUHG¶*ODVJRZ&HQWUDO %ULVWROYLD6HYHUQ7XQQHO·DSSHDUVLQ261RFN·VERRN ¶7KH&DOHGRQLDQ5DLOZD\·,WLVWKHOHDGLQJFRDFKLQWKHDP*ODVJRZWR(XVWRQWUDLQLQWKHSKRWRJUDSK 7KHRULJLQDOORWVRI'''DQG'ZHUH'1"WRWKHWRSRIWKHURRIDQGKDGDFRYHURRISURÀOH KDYLQJDGHÀQDWH¶ÁDW·LQWKHPLGGOHDVPRGHOOHGLQWKHNLWV/DWHUORWVDQG'$'%DQG'$ZHUH '"WRWKHURRIWRSDQGKDGDIXOOHOOLSLFDOURRISURÀOH'$'%DQG'$DUHPRGHOOHGZLWKWKLV ODWWHUURRISURÀOH,QWKHQXPEHULQJWDEOHORWVPDUNHG‡ are cove roofed. The accompanying 4mm scale drawings show the coaches in original condition. 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