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The LFX 2nd Class Dogbox Compartment Carriages of the NSWR Page added 13th January 2000 I have drawn these diagrams to HO (3.5mm = 1ft) and they print out to that scale on my printer, however, I can't guarantee they will do the same on yours! The Mansard roofed cars, 1897-1909
As the years went by many were rebuilt as R
cars and the survivors as Dogboxes had their external appearance updated
with the replacement of the English style panelling with matchboards and
straight mouldings. Eventually, a small number had the matchboarding
replaced with Masonite panels and their final appearance was as below.
The Low Semi-Elliptical roofed cars, 1910-1911
This batch of LFXs carried the numbers 1492
to 1509.
The First Series of High Semi-Elliptical roofed LFXs, 1911-12
Numbers for these cars were: 1633-1656 and 1729-1743
The Second Series of High Semi-Elliptical roofed LFXs, 1912-1915
Commencing in late 1912 a major change was made to the underframe. The bogies were changed to the 7ft wb 2AD type and the truss rod arrangement and carriage wheelbase was altered to compensate. These cars were numbered: 42, 46, 69, 76, 80, 82, 86, 91, 588, 643, 728, 881, 1760-1777, 1845-1854, 1965-1984 and 2068-2075
These cars were, of course, rebuilt along with the rest in the inter
war period. All were converted to goods wagons, W&W vans or condemned
in the late 1950s, early 1960s. LFX 1776 is preserved at the NSWRTM
at Thirlmere, but at sometime between 1968 and 1977 swapped its 2AD bogies
for 5ft 9ins 2AAs.
MODELLING DOGBOXES There is only one acceptable model available commercially of the Mansard roofed LFX until Mike McCormac releases his range of Dogboxes. It is the ILM LFX which is a model of LFX 609 with Masonite sides.
ILM products are available from: Ian Lindsay
Models
The only other easy way to model a Mansard LFX, short of scratchbuilding, is to modify the Trainorama BX kit, which may still be available from Austrains. There are currently no commercially available
models of any of the Semi-Elliptical roofed versions, though the model
marketed by Lloyds Model
Railways as a CX is the old Protype model which was originally designed
as an LFX but came out of the moulds a little too big!
I have constructed a Low Semi-Elliptical roofed LFX using the sides from the old Main West kit, the underframe from the ILM LFX, a modified PHG roof from AM models and scratchbuilding the ends.
Similar conversions could be carried out using the Trainorama BX
as a basis.
Quite a reasonable BX can be modelled using the Trainorama kit as
a basis.
My favourite BX is the High semi-elliptical with Dean bogies, as
in this photo taken by Bob Merchant at Picton in the late 1950s
My version has modified Main West sides, Protype Dean bogies and scratchbuilt underframe, ends and roof.
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The
12 cars of the first batch were delivered in 1897 and were numbered 749,
770, 772, 782, 785,789 and 994 to 999. Further batches of Mansard
roofed LFXs entered service between 1901 and 1909. These later batches
were similar externally to the first batches, but had a different arrangement
for toilet access inside the compartments. Their numbers were:- 38,
39, 40, 64, 97, 137, 312, 602, 679, 719, 724, 726, 932, 1035, 1038, 1050
-1061, 1106-07, 1136-41, 1230-1247, 1341-13660 and 1398-1408.
Post-war
survivors were 38, 39, 40, 97, 312, 609, 679, 724, 1036,1038, 1052, 1053,
1056, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1139, 1141, 1230, 1231, 1232, 1236, 1237, 1239,
1240, 1241, 1244, 1245, 1247, 1343, 1344, 1346, 1347, 1348, 1353, 1355,
1358, 1360, 1407, 1408
In 1910-11, 18 LFXs were delivered with a new roof profile, the Low Semi-Elliptical.
This was one of the first changes introduced by the incoming Chief Mechanical
Engineer, E.E.Lucy who had been trained on the English Great Western Railway.
Many features of the NSWR, including the use of Mansard roofs, that had
been implemented by the London and North Western Railway trained outgoing
CME William Thow, were about to change!
As with
the Mansard roofed LFXs the Low Semi-Elliptical roofed versions
had their bodies reclad with matchboards and the panelling simplified.
All were scrapped, converted or relegated to Ways and Works service between
1957 and 1965.
In 1911 a
new roof shape was introduced, the High Semi-Elliptical, which was higher
and more domed in the center then the Low Semi-Elliptical. The previous
underframe and 5ft 9in wheelbase bogies were retained.
These cars
were rebuilt during the 1920s-30s with matchboards and plain panelling
replacing the original elaborate LNWR style. Some were converted
to BKC car carriers in the late 1950s while the rest were condemned during
the late 1950s, early 1960s, except for 1643 which was rebuilt into an
FR in 1942.
