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Posted: 09 Mar 2013

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TiG - Q&C 4wheelers

TiG - Q&C 4wheelers
The heritage four wheelers - collectively "bug boxes" or small Birminghams - with the "flying bench" now fitted with canopy and apron.

Fred Fouarge, Marco F. Delminho, Xata, Trudy Tuinstra have particularly liked this photo

6 comments - The latest ones
 StoneRoad2013
StoneRoad2013 club
I think I prefer the flying bench without the canopy & apron.
6 years ago.
 StoneRoad2013
StoneRoad2013 club
Having this "flying bench" in the train was always interesting, but very, very rare to see it run "undressed" ... some of Wales gets very close in places on the route [as in a few inches of clearance] and it was required to have a "competent person" on the bench to ensure passengers behaved ! [HMRI gave a limited operating dispensation after the 1991 rebuild]

Must see if I can find an "undressed" version ... I know I've got some

www.festipedia.org.uk/wiki/The_Flying_Bench#:~:text=Carriage%2011%2C%20known%20as%20The,to%20the%20other%20Bug%20Boxes.
2 years ago. Edited 2 years ago.
 Trudy Tuinstra
Trudy Tuinstra club
HBM
2 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
Interesting all this about trains... now trains are so dull!!!! HBM
2 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Nostalgic one !!
Belated Happy BM and a peaceful week ahead.
2 years ago.
 Fred Fouarge
Fred Fouarge club
(HBM) Stone Road
2 years ago.

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