Mark 2c BSO DB 977787While most Mk. 2c retained their blue grey livery during their often short departmental service, one of the most colourful and long lasting vehicles was Civil Engineer InterCity West Coast Staff & Tool Coach DB 977787, renumbered with few obvious external or internal differences from Brake Second Open M9453 in May 1992. One of three BSO to transfer to departmental use and one of just a handful of coaches to be repainted in the grey yellow Dutch

the Western Region’s fleet of vans used for transporting spare parts for locomotives and rolling stock from Swindon to the larger Motive Power Depots

with SR Standard Brown sole bar and black ironwork

Wheel flange squeal sensor on DCC sound fitted locomotives for automatic flange squeal on sound programme

31285 was the first Class 31 to be out-shopped in NR yellow

set at correct colour temperature

interchangeable containers (three included)

Three S&DR style Chaldrons

Designed specifically for the accurascale Class 55 - Deltic locomotive

High intensity headlight function where applicable

Full underbody tank detail with brackets and pipework

Interior Coach lighting with Stay-Alive Capacitor bank

Visually 66001 looked more striking owing to its red grilles which were later changed to black