spud Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Hi everyone! Im currently building a collection of 7mm mk2a's all built from Triang big big train coaches. So far ive done 4 SO's and a single BFK. I remember the colourful late 80's and would love to build another BFK, but in intercity livery ( easier to paint than blue and grey!!) My question is, how many mk2a's were painted in intercity? And were there any SO's too?? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted March 13, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2022 (edited) Do you mean executive? There was blue grey with extra intercity branding which I assume isn't what you mean. I don't think many mk2as got executive: Heljan certainly aren't doing any. Edited March 13, 2022 by Hal Nail Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted March 13, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 13, 2022 I think you're right-Regional Railways, ScotRail & NSE are the only non-blue & grey liveries I can think of, at least before privatisation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted March 13, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 13, 2022 1 hour ago, rodent279 said: I think you're right-Regional Railways, ScotRail & NSE are the only non-blue & grey liveries I can think of, at least before privatisation. And being slightly pedantic transpennine, slightly different to regional railways 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 The 1988 Platform 5 lists - if that's the right term - a single Mk2 BFK and a single Mk2a BFK in Inter-City livery. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Radford Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Platform 5 1990... BFK Mk2 - 3 Mk2a - 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 There were a few TSOs in Scotrail livery too. I remember keeping an eye on which types of coaches went into either InterCity or Scotrail liveries when I was doing printed inlays for Farish coaches; both used the Executive Dark Grey colour. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted March 13, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2022 (edited) ISTR mention (and photo?) in the Harris Mk2 book of the IC-livery BFKs being used for Motorail trains along with Mk1 FKs. Edited March 13, 2022 by keefer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud Posted March 13, 2022 Author Share Posted March 13, 2022 10 hours ago, Bill Radford said: Platform 5 1990... BFK Mk2 - 3 Mk2a - 6 That's good enough for me, time to order some paint!!!...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted March 14, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 14, 2022 (edited) It's a strange aspect of modelling that if something never happened we don't do it but if there was just one example of something, we are quite happy with that regardless of where it happened and how often! I set strict rules on time period to keep my liveries prototypical. It is currently 1955 to 1986 but I may have to expand that! Edited March 14, 2022 by Hal Nail Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium njee20 Posted March 14, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 14, 2022 Strict rules. Over a 30+ year period…? Not that strict then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete the Elaner Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 I have a vague memory of a non-aircon Mk2 brake carrying InterCity livery on the Norwich services. IC wasn't really intended to work on non-aircon stock. The white stripe was too high & interfered with the windows. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted March 14, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 14, 2022 The Mk2/2a aren't too bad in Intercity - the white band is just under the window, so there's not much dark grey between the white stripe and window. It was on the Mk1s that the livery was compromised, the deeper windows meaning a sort of sawtooth edge. Ironically enough, there were many more Mk1 which got Intercity than non-a/c Mk2! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISW Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 20 hours ago, keefer said: ISTR mention (and photo?) in the Harris Mk2 book of the IC-livery BFKs being used for Motorail trains along with Mk1 FKs. Like this: Ian 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted March 14, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 14, 2022 9 hours ago, njee20 said: Strict rules. Over a 30+ year period…? Not that strict then I was attempting irony. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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