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{{Infobox carriage|image = GWR_2119_20200808.jpg |caption = 2119 in Bewdley Yard, August 2020|construc = GRCW Gloucester|status = Stored|carno = 2119|othernos = W2119W, 99239|designed = Hawksworth|diagram = C82|lot = 1720|cartype = [[:Category:Carriage Type TK|TK]]|length = 64ft 0in|weight = 31t 14cwt|built = 1949|seats = 64 third|years1 = 1968|events1 = Entered preservation on SVR|years2 = |events2 = |years3 = |events3 = |years4 = |events4 = |years5 = |events5 = |years6 = |events6 = }}'''GWR Hawksworth Corridor Third (TK) No 2119 ''' was built for ordered by the GWR before nationalisation, but completed on behalf of BR in 1949 (W) by the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Worksin April 1949 as lot no 1720 to diagram C82. 2119 has the characteristic Hawksworth sloping ended roof profile and 64ft length. It seats the normal 64 passengers in 8 compartments, but had an oak interior rather than the more usual mahogany. There is a toilet in the cross-vestibule at each end. There are also two central doors per side, those on the compartment side being in the third and sixth compartments<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] p.56.</ref>.

It ==Preservation==2119 was purchased in 1968 direct from Didcotpassenger service, and has seen many years of use arriving on the SVRfrom Didcot on 28 August 1968 and receiving full GWR livery in 1979. However <ref>Severn Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> It was also used as part of May 2015 it is stored alongside Kidderminster Carriage Shed awaiting an overhaul. It is owned by the SVR's [[Great Western (The Severn Valley Railway on the main line#SVR) Assoc. Carriages used on the main line | The Great Western (SVR) AssociationGWR main line set]], for which it was allocated TOPS number 99239,<ref>Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey</ref> as well as on the SVR itself.

In October 2017, 2119 was moved outside the joinery shop at [[Bewdley Down Yard]] for a long overdue overhaul to begin, the vehicle having been in store for about thirty years.<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3461&start=Sources==Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey45 SVROnline forum]</ref><ref>SVR News 200, Winter 2017</ref> Priority was being given to the major repair of [[GWR 9615 Kitchen Diner First]]; the next task on 2119 was the planned removal of the floor during 2019.<brref>Severn Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth EditionGW(SVR)A Newsletter, Summer 2019<br/ref> It is owned by the [[Great Western (SVR) AssocAssociation]]. By 2022 work on 9615 was paused, but work on 2119 had not started. It was mooted that [[The LNER (SVR) Coach Fund]] may take this as a project after [[GWR 9581 Wheelchair accessible Buffet Car| 9581]]. ==See also==*[[Carriages| List of carriages]] ==References==<references />

==Links==

*[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=119 2119 on vintagecarriagestrust.orgRailway Heritage Register On-Line]<br>*[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/2119.html 2119 on gw-svr-a.org.uk]

==See also=={{CarriageNavbox}}[[Carriages| List of carriagesCategory:Rolling stock in Bewdley Down Yard]][[Category: Rolling stock owned by the Great Western (SVR) Association]][[Category: Carriage Type TK]]

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