Dog Star
Western Thunderer
The carriage is in one of the service sets on the Mid-Hants Railway. The Vintage Carriage Trust Register considers this carriage as being of historical importance and these photos show why... to enter this coach is like stepping into another world with unusual design details in all directions.
The carriage has two saloons separated by a catering area and so the photos are separated into separate sections of this post. Facing the corridor side of the carriage, the first set of photos are of the Buffet Saloon to the right hand end (see later diagram posted by Heather (@Heather Kay).
The seating on one side of this saloon is along the wall and arranged in two / three seat groupings which are separated by a trimmed divider. Note that there is no seat base between the table and the bodyside.
One of the seating groups - the table is narrower at the far side to provide room for passengers.
The seating on the other side of the saloon appears to be "normal" although that cannot be said about the table which has six sides. The seat adjacent to the gangway lifts to ease access to the far seat.
The tip-up seat in the down position...
... and raised. Neither the arm-rest nor the far seat are moveable.
The next set of photos are of the Bar Saloon to the left hand end.
An alcove for flowers in a vase possibly?
Finally, a couple of details... the corridor between the saloons (note the curve on either side of the partition)...
and the moquette for the seats (which I cannot find on the Bluebell Railway web-site pages on carriage moquettes).
The carriage has two saloons separated by a catering area and so the photos are separated into separate sections of this post. Facing the corridor side of the carriage, the first set of photos are of the Buffet Saloon to the right hand end (see later diagram posted by Heather (@Heather Kay).
The seating on one side of this saloon is along the wall and arranged in two / three seat groupings which are separated by a trimmed divider. Note that there is no seat base between the table and the bodyside.
One of the seating groups - the table is narrower at the far side to provide room for passengers.
The seating on the other side of the saloon appears to be "normal" although that cannot be said about the table which has six sides. The seat adjacent to the gangway lifts to ease access to the far seat.
The tip-up seat in the down position...
... and raised. Neither the arm-rest nor the far seat are moveable.
The next set of photos are of the Bar Saloon to the left hand end.
An alcove for flowers in a vase possibly?
Finally, a couple of details... the corridor between the saloons (note the curve on either side of the partition)...
and the moquette for the seats (which I cannot find on the Bluebell Railway web-site pages on carriage moquettes).
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