I was in Cairnes, AUS maybe ten years ago and found a mrr hobby shop from which I purchased a model of a coach labeled. “FS Coach ‘3801 Limited’ Livery.” The manufacturere is Powerline Models Pty Limited, Penrith, NSW.
The printing on the back of the box indicates that part of the purchase price goes to restoring 3830 and operation of another coach.
I have several questions:
What does “FS” mean?
What is the significance of this coach and its siblings?
How do I fit Kaydee couplers to this model to allow it to run along with my other NMRA-specification passenger equipment? The current couplers are a loop arrangement.
I don’t know much about Australian trains, but I might have an answer for #3. Since your coach has european NEM couplers, you need a replacement like this:
They have several different types available, so you might need to do some measuring of the old couplers to figure out which ones to get.
FS is the New South Wales Government Railway code that indicates the type or class of carriage, in this case a second class corridor-type sitting carriage, of steel construction.
They are models of carriages restored and operated by 3801 Limited, a mainline steam operator in NSW, and my former employer.The models are available in a number of versions, featuring in-service and preserved liveries.
