TS2020 Quick Drive Consists for the GWR South-west. Page 1

Some TS2020 Quick Drive Consists for the GWR South-west. Page 1

by Marcus Boon

GWR trains often presented a very mixed appearance, with coaches of different diagrams in the same train. What mattered primarily was the type of coach (first, third, or brake). The general assumption would be that a 57’ third class corridor coach had eight 3rd, a van/brake third - four 3rd, a composite - four 1st and three 3rd, a brake composite - two 1st and four 3rd. It mattered not whether the actual vehicle used was a toplight, bow-ended, clerestory, etc.

These Quick Drives try to convey something of the type of trains that could be seen on the GWR. They are not exact replicas of specific trains that ran on the GWR on a certain date, but they represent an educated guess, based on available sources and using the many pre-nationalisation coaches available in the sim, of what some GWR trains may have looked like in the mid- to late thirties. They cover mainline expresses from Paddington like the ‘Cornish Riviera’ and the ‘Torbay Express’, but also long-distance stopping trains and some of the most impressive trains on the GWR, the ‘North & West’ expresses.

Sources used for train compositions:

‘GWR Programme of Working of Coaches in Through Trains’ (covering 1929, 1938/39),
‘LMS Passenger Train Marshalling notices’ (covering 1934),
W.S. Becket, Train Formations & Carriage Workings of the Great Western Railway (covering 1931/32),
Keith Beck & John Copsey, The Great Western in South Devon (covering 1932).

The Consists are on the Quick Drive Menu under the 'MB GWR SouthWest' loco category.
A Consist will only be listed if all the stock is available for it.
The definition files are in Assets\MarcusB\MB GWR SouthWest.

You will need Falmouth Branch Line (RSC), Castle Pack 02 (DTG),
GWR Star (Skyhook/DTG), GWR Saint (Victory Works/DTG), GWR King (Dovetail at Amazon),
Mainline Halls Pack (Steam Sounds Supreme) for GWR-liveried Halls,

UKTS 37543: GWR 5051 150th for GWR-liveried Castles. Needed for Shirtbutton tenders
- installs in CastlePack02 as: Early_GWR, GWR_150, Wartime_GWR

Also from Matrix (DTG Marketplace): GWR Toplight Coaches Pack 01 & 02,
GWR Churchward Panelled Toplight Pack 03 & 04,
GWR High Waist Collett Coaches Pack 01, 02 & 03,
Collet Coaches Pack 01 & 02.
LMS P1&P2 LMS Late Coach Pack, LMS P3 Coaches Pack 01, 02, 03 & 04.
GWR Concertinas (SSS)

GWR Siphons by Mike Rennie from Trainsim.com. Assets\MikeRennie\MyAddOns

GWR South-west Consists by Marcus Boon: Page 1

GWR South-west Consists by Marcus Boon: Page 2

Download these TS2020 Consists as an RWP from Google Drive

Any problems or comments to MBrailworksConsists@gmail.com

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	02.35am Shrewsbury-Penzance. Dep. Exeter 8.40am, Arr. Newton Abbot 9.08am. TS Requirements: GordonMack\LMS_P3_Set1 TS Marketplace: LMS P3 Coaches Pack 01 GordonMack\Mt_Colletts_LW TS Marketplace: Collet Coaches Pack 01 MatrixTrains\MT-Collett-HW-BE-Set2 TS Marketplace: GWR High Waist Collett Coaches Pack 02 MatrixTrains\MT-LMS-P1-P2-LATE TS Marketplace: LMS P1&P2 LMS Late Coach Pack MatrixTrains\MT-Toplights Set2 TS Marketplace: GWR Toplight Coaches Pack 02 MatrixTrains\Mt-P3-Set3 TS Marketplace: LMS P3 Coaches Pack 03 VictoryWorks\GWRSaint Consist dns GWR MB 0235am Shrewsbury-Penzance.bin Fragment GWR LOCO Castle SButt.xml Fragment GWR COAC MB 0235am Shrewsbury-Penzance.xml
02.35am Shrewsbury-Penzance The 02.35 ex Shrewsbury was the West of England section of the heavy 14-coach 01.25 Crewe-Cardiff that was detached at Shrewsbury. This train carried mail and parcels for the West and conveyed: 1 GWR TPO from Bristol 1 GWR BG from Shrewsbury for Plymouth 1 GWR BCK for Penzance that had left Glasgow Central on the 5.30 pm Euston express 3 coach LMS portion from Liverpool Lime Street 4 coach LMS section (including a GWR BG) from Manchester London Road Refs: Becket 98, GWR 1938-9 42, LMS/W 1934 30, Beck 66	Castle TPO Collett L21 Bristol-Plymouth BG Collett HW K40 Shrewsbury-Plymouth BCK Collett Sunshine E153 Glasgow-Penzance BTK LMS P2 1730 Liverpool-Penzance CK LMS P1 1694 Liverpool-Penzance BG LMS P1 1778 Liverpool-Penzance BTK LMS P3 1905 Manchester-Penzance CK LMS P3 1925 Manchester-Penzance BG LMS P3 2007 Manchester-Penzance BG Toplight K22 Manchester-Penzance
	05.30 a.m. Paddington - Penzance Exeter dep 10.50 am Newton Abbot arr 11.22 am TS Requirements:
05.30 a.m. Paddington - Penzance A heavy early morning mail, parcels and newspaper train from London to the West Country that ran via Bristol. Leaving Paddington the 05.30 with fourteen coaches of which only four were for the use of the travelling public. On its way to the West various vans and coaches were added and detached,br> so that from Exeter the train consisted of: 3 parcels and newspaper vans for Penzance (from York and Leeds) 2 parcels vans for Plymouth (from Paddington) 1 newspaper van for Kingswear (from Paddington) 4 70’ coaches for Penzance (from Paddington) Refs: Becket 56, Beck 57	Star BG Collett HW K40 York-Penzance BG Toplight K22 York-Penzance Siphon G inside framed O33 Leeds-Penzance BTK (70) Concertina D43 Paddington-Penzance TK (70) Concertina C27 Paddington-Penzance CK (70) Concertina E79 Paddington-Penzance BTK (70) Toplight D51 Paddington-Penzance Van (70) Toplight M11 Paddington-Plymouth Siphon G outside framed O11 Paddington-Plymouth BG (News) Collett HW K40 Paddington-Kingswear
	07.07am Kingswear-Swansea. Dep. Newton Abbot 8.5am, Arr. Exeter 8.50am. TS Requirements: VictoryWorks GWRSaint Saint MatrixTrains\MT-Collett-HW-BE TS Marketplace: GWR High Waist Collett Coaches Pack 01 MatrixTrains\MT-Collett-HW-BE-Set2 TS Marketplace: GWR High Waist Collett Coaches Pack 02 MatrixTrains\MT-Toplights Set1 TS Marketplace: GWR Toplight Coaches Pack 01 MatrixTrains\MT-Toplights Set2 TS Marketplace: GWR Toplight Coaches Pack 02 MatrixTrains\MT-Toplights-Panel-Set3-GW TS Marketplace: GWR Churchward Panelled Toplights Pack 03 Consist dns GWR MB 0707 am Kingswear-Swansea.bin Fragment GWR LOCO Saint Era3 3500 smooth.xml Fragment GWR COAC MB 0707 am Kingswear-Swansea.xml
07.07am Kingswear-Swansea. A typical GWR cross-country stopping train, providing a connection from the Torbay area to South Wales It ran as a stopping train from Taunton, arriving at Swansea almost eight hours after leaving Kingswear, at 2.58 pm. This train was made up of a standard GWR 3-coach and 4-coach formation Refs: Becket 98, Beck 120	Saint BTK Toplight D56 Kingswear-Bristol CK Toplight E98 Kingswear-Bristol BTK Collett HW D94 Kingswear-Bristol BTK Toplight (early) D47 Kingswear-Swansea TK Collett HW C54 Kingswear-Swansea CK Collett HW E132 Kingswear-Swansea BTK Collett HW D95 Kingswear-Swansea
	08.45am Plymouth-Liverpool (Lime Street)/Manchester (London Road). Paignton dep 9.15 am Torquay dep 9.22 am Newton Abbot dep 9.48 am Teignmouth dep 9.59 am Dawlish dep 10.08 am Exeter St. Davids arr 10.25 am TS Requirements: RSC FalmouthBranch Hall\4965 Rood Ashton Hall\Engine\Hall Engine.xml -SSS DTG CastlePack02 Castle\GWR_150\Tender\Castle Collett Tender.xml UKTS 37543 for tender GordonMack\LMS_P3_Set1 TS Marketplace: LMS P3 Coaches Pack 01 GordonMack\Mt_Colletts_LW TS Marketplace: Collet Coaches Pack 01 MatrixTrains\MT-Collett-HW-BE TS Marketplace: GWR High Waist Collett Coaches Pack 01 Consist dns GWR MB 0845 am Plymouth-Liverpool.bin Fragment GWR LOCO Hall shirtbutton.xml Fragment GWR COAC MB 0845 am Plymouth-Liverpool.xml
08.45am Plymouth-Liverpool (Lime Street)/Manchester (London Road) Another typical mixed GWR/LMS North-to-West express, combining portions from Plymouth and Paignton for Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester London Road. The 08.45 am from Plymouth contained: 2 coach GWR section for Birkenhead and Glasgow 3 coach LMS section for Liverpool and from Newton Abbot 2 coach GWR section from Paignton for Manchester A restaurant car for Shrewsbury came on at Weston-super-Mare Refs: MS/W 1934 14, GWR 1938-9 47, Becket 102, Beck 67	Hall BCK Collett HW E128 Plymouth-Birkenhead BCK Collett Sunshine E153 Plymouth-Glasgow BTK LMS P3 1905 Plymouth-Liverpool CK LMS P3 1925 Plymouth-Liverpool BTK LMS P3 1905 Plymouth-Liverpool TK Collett Sunshine C77 Paignton-Manchester BCK Collett Sunshine E153 Paignton-Manchester
	09.05 am Kingswear-Bradford (‘Devonian’) During the thirties the northbound Devonian from Kingswear to Bradford appeared in various guises, this is how the train may well have appeared during the 1939 summer timetable. One of the few trains to the north that passed to the Midland at Bristol (mosty used the North & West route). Kingswear dep 9.05 am Paignton dep 9.15 am Torquay dep 9.22 am Newton Abbot arr 9.38 am Newton Abbot dep 9.48 am Teignmouth dep 9.59 am Dawlish dep 10.8 am Exeter St. Davids arr 10.25 am TS Requirements GordonMack\Mt_Colletts_LW TS Marketplace: Collet Coaches Pack 01 GordonMack\Mt_Colletts_LW-Set2 TS Marketplace: Collet Coaches Pack 02 MatrixTrains\MT-Collett-HW-BE TS Marketplace: GWR High Waist Collett Coaches Pack 01 MatrixTrains\MT-LMS-P1-P2-LATE TS Marketplace: LMS P1&P2 LMS Late Coach Pack MatrixTrains\Mt-P3-Set3 TS Marketplace: LMS P3 Coaches Pack 03 UKTS 37543 for tender Consist dns GWR MB 0905 am Kingswear-Bradford.bin Fragment GWR LOCO Castle Collett tender SButt.xml Fragment GWR COAC MB 0905 am Kingswear-Bradford.xml Fragment GWR COAC MB 0905 am Kingswear-Bradford.xml
9.05 a.m. Kingswear-Bradford (‘Devonian’) During the thirties the northbound ‘Devonian’ from Kingswear to Bradford appeared in many guises, this is how the train may well have appeared during the late thirties. It was certainly not a complicated working (as many others were), but a simple out-and-back working between Kingswear and Bradford, one of the very few services that transferred from the Western to the Midland side at Temple Meads. Becket 102, LMS/M 1939 20, Beck 120	Castle BTK Collett HW D94 Kingswear-Bradford TK Collett HW C54 Kingswear-Bradford TO LMS P2 1807 Kingswear-Bradford K LMS P3 1912 Kingswear-Bradford FO LMS P3 1902 Kingswear-Bradford CK Collett Sunshine E154 Kingswear-Bradford BTK Collett Sunshine D124 Kingswear-Bradford
	10.30 am Paddington-Penzance ‘Cornish Riviera’ Dep. Exeter 1.27pm Passing Newton Abbot 1.55pm. Consist dns GWR MB 1030 am Paddington-Penzance.bin Fragment GWR LOCO King RSC.xml Fragment GWR COAC MB 1030 am Paddington-Penzance.xml TS Requirements: Amazon\Dovetail GWR King Pack
10.30 am Paddington-Penzance ‘Cornish Riviera’ The ‘Cornish Riviera’ in its heyday, formed of the 1935 ‘Centenary’ coaches and presenting a very uniform appearance (quite unlike the GWR…). 6 coaches for Penzance 2 coachsfor St. Ives 1 brake composite for Falmouth The formation of the Cornish Rivera was not a given a would be adjusted to suit demand. Refs: GWR 1938-9 4, Becket 59, Beck	King BTK Centenary D120 Paddington-Penzance TK Centenary C69 Paddington-Penzance TK Centenary C69 Paddington-Penzance RTO Centenary H44 Paddington-Penzance RKF Centenary H43 Paddington-Penzance CK Centenary E149 Paddington-Penzance BTK Centenary D120 Paddington-Penzance TK Centenary C69 Paddington-St.Ives BCK Centenary E150 Paddington-St.Ives BCK Centenary E150 Paddington-Falmouth
	10.32 am Crewe-Paignton. Exeter St. Davids dep 4.36 pm Teignmouth dep 4.58 pm Newton Abbot arr 5.07 pm Newton Abbot dep 5.15 pm Torquay arr 5.30 pm Paignton arr 5.38 pm TS Requirements: DTG CastlePack02 Castle\GWR_150\Engine\Castle_GWR_Wartime.xml DTG CastlePack02 Castle\GWR_150\Tender\Castle Collett Tender.xml UKTS 37543 for tender GordonMack\Mt_Colletts_LW TS Marketplace: Collet Coaches Pack 01 MatrixTrains\MT-Collett-HW-BE TS Marketplace: GWR High Waist Collett Coaches Pack 01 MatrixTrains\MT-Collett-HW-BE-Set2 TS Marketplace: GWR High Waist Collett Coaches Pack 02 MatrixTrains\MT-LMS-P1-P2-LATE TS Marketplace: LMS P1&P2 LMS Late Coach Pack MatrixTrains\MT-Toplights Set1 TS Marketplace: GWR Toplight Coaches Pack 01 Consist dns GWR MB 1032 am Crewe-Paignton.bin Fragment GWR LOCO Castle Collett tender SButt.xml Fragment GWR COAC MB 1032 am Crewe-Paignton.xml
10.32 am Crewe-Paignton This was the combined 09.10 from Liverpool Lime Street (front, GWR coaches)/09.25 from Manchester London Road(rear, LMS & GWR coaches) that left Crewe at 10.32 am for Plymouth and Kingswear, with a GWR BCK from Birkenhead added to the Plymouth coaches and a LMS restaurant car from Crewe to Plymouth between the two sections. Refs: GWR 1938-9 43, LMS/W 1934 71, Becket 106	Castle BCK Collett HW E128 Birkenhead-Plymouth BTK Toplight D56 Liverpool-Plymouth CK Collett HW E132 Liverpool-Plymouth BTK Collett HW D95 Liverpool-Plymouth RC LMS P2 1811 Crewe-Plymouth BCK Collett Sunshine E153 Liverpool-Kingswear CK LMS P1 1694 Manchester-Kingswear BTK LMS P1 1696 Manchester-Kingswear CK Collett HW C54 Manchester-Kingswear BTK Collett HW D95 Manchester-Kingswear
	11.25 am Cardiff-Paignton. Exeter St. Davids dep. 02.24 pm Newton Abbot arr. 03.01 pm Newton Abbot dep. 03.07 pm Torquay arr. 03.24 pm Paignton arr. 03.31 pm TS Requirements: TS Marketplace: GWR Churchward Panelled Toplights Pack 03 TS Marketplace: GWR Churchward Panelled Toplights Pack 04 TS Marketplace: GWR High Waist Collett Coaches Pack 02 TS Marketplace: GWR Toplight Coaches Pack 01 TS Marketplace: GWR Toplight Coaches Pack 02 Consist dns GWR MB 1125 am Cardiff-Paignton.bin MarcusB QuickDrive Fragment GWR LOCO Saint Era2 Smooth tender red.xml MarcusB QuickDrive Fragment GWR COAC MB 1125 am Cardiff-Paignton.xml
Another typical GWR long distance train between Cardiff and Torbay, based on a standard 4-coach (BTK-CK-TK-BTK) set, with an extra third added at Bristol. The two GWR parcels vans picked up at Temple Meads had already travelled a long way from Carlisle and Leeds and were detached at Newton Abbot to be taken forward by the 4.20 pm to Plymouth. Refs: Becket 108, GWR 1938-9 61	Saint BTK Toplight D56 Cardiff-Paignton CK Collett HW E132 Cardiff-Paignton TK Toplight (early) C29 Cardiff-Paignton BTK Collett HW D95 Cardiff-Paignton TK Toplight C35 Bristol-Paignton BG Toplight (early) K36 Bristol-Newton Abbot-Penzance BG Toplight K22 Bristol-Newton Abbot-Penzance
	11.25 am Kingswear-Paddington ‘Torbay Express’ Kingswear dep 11.25 am Paignton dep 11.48 am Torquay dep 12.00 pm Newton Abbot dep 12.20 pm Exeter St Davids pass TS Requirements: TS Marketplace: Collet Coaches Pack 01 TS Marketplace: Collet Coaches Pack 02 TS Marketplace: GWR High Waist Collett Coaches Pack 03 Consist dns GWR MB 1125 am Kingswear-Paddington.bin MarcusB QuickDrive Fragment GWR LOCO King RSC.xml MarcusB QuickDrive Fragment GWR COAC MB 1125 am Kingswear-Paddington.xml
11.25 am Kingswear-Paddington ‘Torbay Express’ The premier daily service from Kingswear on its run up to Newton Abbot, where a through portion (BTK-CK-BCK) from Plymouth would be attached in front. The up Torbay Express did not stop at Exeter and ran non-stop from Newton Abbot to Paddington. Refs:	Castle BTK Collett Sunshine D124 Kingswear-Paddington CK Collett Sunshine E162 Kingswear-Paddington RKF Collett HW H39 Kingswear-Paddington RTO Collett HW H40 Kingswear-Paddington CK Collett Sunshine E154 Kingswear-Paddington TK Collett Sunshine C77 Kingswear-Paddington BTK Collett Sunshine D124 Kingswear-Paddington
	12.00 pm Paddington-Kingswear ‘Torbay Express’ Exeter St. Davids dep. 2.59 p.m. Newton Abbot pass Torquay arr. 3.35 p.m. Paignton arr. 3.46 p.m. Kingswear arr. 4.09 p.m. TS Requirements: TS Marketplace: Collet Coaches Pack 01 TS Marketplace: Collet Coaches Pack 02 TS Marketplace: GWR High Waist Collett Coaches Pack 03 DTG CastlePack02 Castle\GWR_150\Engine\Castle_GWR_Wartime.xml DTG CastlePack02 Castle\GWR_150\Tender\Castle Collett Tender.xml UKTS 37543 for tender Consist dns GWR MB 1200 pm Paddington-Kingswear.bin MarcusB QuickDrive Fragment GWR LOCO Castle Collett tender SButt.xml MarcusB QuickDrive Fragment GWR COAC MB 1200 pm Paddington-Kingswear.xml
12.00 pm Paddington-Kingswear ‘Torbay Express’ The premier daily service from Paddington to Torbay, equipped with the latest coaches, stopping only at Exeter. There three coaches for Penzance were detached, to be attached to the 10.40 Wolverhampton-Penzance. First stop from Exeter was Torquay, as the down Torbay Express (unusually) did not stop at Newton Abbot. Refs: Becket 60, GWR 1938-9 4	Castle BTK Collett Sunshine D124 Paddington-Kingswear TK Collett Sunshine C77 Paddington-Kingswear CK Collett Sunshine E154 Paddington-Kingswear RTO Collett HW H40 Paddington-Kingswear RFK Collett HW H39 Paddington-Kingswear CK Collett Sunshine E162 Paddington-Kingswear BTK Collett Sunshine D124 Paddington-Kingswear
	12.00 p.m. Truro – York (1929 summer SO) Newton Abbot arr 2.48 pm Newton Abbot dep 2.55 pm Exeter St. Davids arr 3.21 pm Exeter St. Davids dep 3.25 pm TS Requirements:
12.00 p.m. Truro – York (1929 summer SO) Not many LNER carriages entered GWR territory beyond Bristol, but for a few years in the late twenties there were various through coaches from Penzance through Swindon and York to Scotland and back. In 1929 the LNER coaches were ex-NER (York), ex-NBR (Aberdeen), or ex-GC (Edinburgh), but here LNER Gresley teaks take their places on a busy Friday/Saturday in the thirties. Refs:GWR 1929 50	Star TK LNER 115 Penzance - York BCK LNER 143 Penzance - Aberdeen BCK Collett HW E 128 Penzance - Glasgow BG LNER 113 Penzance - Edinburgh TK Collett HW C 54 Truro – Oxford (SO) TK Toplight C 35 Truro – Oxford (SO) RC Collett Sunshine H 57 Truro – Swindon (SO) TK Toplight (early) C 29 Truro – Swindon CK Concertina E 79 Truro – Swindon BTK Concertina D 43 Truro – Swindon