(a) Four Wheeled M Series Passenger Coaches
Série Hornby 4 wheeled M Series Pullman, cream roof, 1935-1936 |
Série Hornby 4 wheeled M Series Pullman, cream roof, 1937-1956 |
Série Hornby 4 wheeled M Series Pullman, green roof, 1931-1936 |
Série Hornby 4 wheeled M Series 2nd Class Express, 1933-1961 |
(b) Four Wheeled No. 1 Passenger Coaches
Série Hornby 4 wheeled Voiture No. 1, First Class, red livery, 1930-1940 |
Série Hornby 4 wheeled Voiture No. 1, Second Class, green livery, 1927-1940 |
Série Hornby 4 wheeled Voiture No. 1 Special, First Class, maroon livery, opening doors, 1931-1936 |
Série Hornby 4 wheeled Voiture No. 1 Special, First Class, maroon livery, opening doors, 1931-1936 |
Série Hornby 4 wheeled Voiture No. 1 Special, Second Class, green livery, opening doors, 1931-1936 |
Série Hornby 4 wheeled Voiture No. 1 Special, Second Class, green livery, opening doors, 1931-1936 |
Série Hornby 4 wheeled Voiture No. 1 Special, First Class, red livery, non opening doors, 1937-1952 |
Série Hornby 4 wheeled Voiture No. 1 Special, First Class, green livery, non opening doors, 19? |
Série Hornby 4 wheeled Voiture No. 1 Special, Second Class, yellow livery, non opening doors, 1937-1952 |
Série Hornby 4 wheeled Voiture No. 1 Special, Third Class, green livery, non opening doors, 1937-1952 |
Série Hornby 4 wheeled Poste No. 1, 1935-1940 |
Série Hornby 4 wheeled Fourgon No. 1-S, Third Class, green livery, sliding doors, 1935-1963 |
(c) Eight wheeled No. 2/3/4 Passenger Coaches
The six cars illustrated below are known as DEV or Forestier, after the designer. Introduced after WWII, these cars ran until the 1990s.
These tinplate coaches are 25cm long, approx. 10 inches. Later (post 1959) versions of these post war passenger coaches were fitted with a plastic bogie (truck), earlier models being pressed metal. The images below illustrate, in SNCF green, four cars, being All 3rd, All 2nd, Baggage 1st and Baggage 2nd. Did Hornby produce either All 1st or Baggage 3rd coaches? Did such coaches exist in 'real life'?
Série Hornby 8 wheeled coach, green, 3rd class, SNCF, 1954-1963 |
Série Hornby 8 wheeled coach, green, 2nd class, SNCF, 1954-1963 |
Série Hornby 8 wheeled coach, green, 1st class/baggage, SNCF, 1954-1963 |
Série Hornby 8 wheeled coach, green, 2nd class/baggage, SNCF, 1954-1963 |
Série Hornby 8 wheeled coach, blue Voiture Restaurant (Dining) car, CIWL, 1954-1963 |
Série Hornby 8 wheeled coach, blue and cream Pullman car, CIWL, 1954-1963 |
The following passenger car, known in France as sausisson, or sausage, is in SNCF 1st/2nd Class green livery. The prototype cars, seen end on, have a pronounced circular profile, far more so than the Hornby model; hence the name. These coaches were introduced in 1936, and ran until 1982. The Hornby no. 4 model measures 31cm or a fraction over 12 inches.
Série Hornby 8 wheeled coach 'saucisson', green, 1st/2nd class, SNCF, 1939-1953 |
Série Hornby 8 wheeled coach 'saucisson', green, 1st/2nd class, SNCF, 1939-1953 |
Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits (CIWL) dates back to 1872, and is famous for luxury rail travel throughout Europe, with coaches operating either as complete trains or attached to scheduled services. The services of CIWL declined after WWII, finally ceasing in 1971.
Série Hornby 8 wheeled coach CIWL Dining Car, 31cm, 1926-1940 |
Série Hornby 8 wheeled coach CIWL Dining Car, 31cm, 1926-1940 |
Série Hornby 8 wheeled coach CIWL Sleeping Car, 31cm, 1926-1940 |
Série Hornby 8 wheeled coach CIWL Sleeping Car, 31cm, 1926-1940 |
Hornby in France issued a series of traditional Pullman cars, including the famous Flčche d'Or (Golden Arrow), an express Pullman service between London and Paris, via Dover, the English Channel and Calais. The service was introduced in 1926, finally ceasing operation in 1972.
Série Hornby 8 wheeled Pullman coach, Fleche d'Or, 31cm, issued 1933-1940 |
Série Hornby 8 wheeled Pullman coach, Fleche d'Or, 31cm, issued 1933-1940 |
Hornby issued a series of Pullman cars decorated for the three French pre nationalisation companies, EST, PLM and Nord, and the nationalised company SNCF. The EST and PLM coaches were brown, Nord green and SNCF blue. Various permutations are illustrated below. The first two images almost certainly show a repainted coach, in green livery lettered NORD.
Série Hornby 8 wheeled Pullman coach, Nord, 31cm, issued 1935-1940 |
Série Hornby 8 wheeled Pullman coach, Nord, 31cm, issued 1935-1940 |
Série Hornby 8 wheeled Pullman coach, Nord, 31cm, issued 1935-1940 |
Série Hornby 8 wheeled Pullman coach, Nord, 31cm, issued 1935-1940 |
Série Hornby 8 wheeled Pullman coach, EST, 31cm, issued 1935-1940 |
Série Hornby 8 wheeled Pullman coach, EST, 31cm, issued 1935-1940 |
Série Hornby 8 wheeled Pullman coach, PLM, 31cm, issued 1935-1940 |
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