A couple of questions that searches on the internet have failed to answer, so here goes...
1) A couple of photos I've seen of the freshly repainted 47501 at Crewe show it alongside what look like one or two Mk2D/E/F carriages in "blood and custard" - are these part of Hosking's grand plan for his trains?
2) On a separate point (I think, but will stand corrected), the Riviera Trains website has lost the links to the Norfolkman and Great Briton carriage sets (although you can still find the pages via a Google search). Are these now been taken up by regular duties away from the railtour market or are they being refurbished? I know that the Royal Duchy Mk1 set is supposed to be getting the "blood and custard" livery to match the Royal Scot set, so I was wondering if Riviera are finally getting around to some sprucing up of their stock ...
1) A couple of photos I've seen of the freshly repainted 47501 at Crewe show it alongside what look like one or two Mk2D/E/F carriages in "blood and custard" - are these part of Hosking's grand plan for his trains?
2) On a separate point (I think, but will stand corrected), the Riviera Trains website has lost the links to the Norfolkman and Great Briton carriage sets (although you can still find the pages via a Google search). Are these now been taken up by regular duties away from the railtour market or are they being refurbished? I know that the Royal Duchy Mk1 set is supposed to be getting the "blood and custard" livery to match the Royal Scot set, so I was wondering if Riviera are finally getting around to some sprucing up of their stock ...