I am talking steam era. Was the baggage car like in America behind the loco or tacked on the end?
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prrhorseshoecurve posted:I am talking steam era. Was the baggage car like in America behind the loco or tacked on the end?
The British version of the baggage car usually wasn't a full baggage car, but was more like the American combine car with cheaper seats (aka "third class"). Sometimes several could be seen on a train if it was a vacation destination, or sometimes one on each end, depending on needs. Having said that, there were "full brake" cars for parcels and lcl freight too. There are books and many experts on the passenger train make-up subject out there, but here's a guide: http://www.bluebell-railway.co...luebell/car_fs1.html
