Re: Steamfreight 99 - Hightlights and not-so-highlights

[David Langley <del@ancc.com.au>]

Michael wrote:

> Example, a AW carriage is an W type carriage, that is entirely first class,
> An BCE type carriage is an E type carriage with second class and guards
> compartment. BCPL is a second class carriage with a guards van, and i
> believe the PL designation was used for the excursion cars of the time
> (Passenger Lounge?).

I understood that these cars were P indicating excursion (saloon cars with
centre aisle) with L lavatory. There may have been excursion cars without L but
when you talk about the corridor cars they all had L therefore it was not
necessary to put L into the code. That's as I understand it.

David.

p.s. D.E.R.M. - E type mail van railmotor.