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LNER Gresley Open Third (TO) No 24105 was built 1936 by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and | LNER Gresley Open Third (TO) No 24105 was built 1936 by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and | ||
| − | Wagon Company (BRCW). | + | Wagon Company (BRCW). It seated 64 passengers in one large saloon. In the early 1960s the coach was modified to act as the control and apparatus car in a mobile control train for use in the event of war and was based at York with 43600. The modification included blanking out many of the windows and the fitting of double doors on one side. |
| − | 24105 arrived on the SVR in 1980. It spent many years at Bewdley as | + | 24105 arrived on the SVR in 1980. It spent many years at Bewdley as The Erlestoke Manor Fund's sales shop, before ownership transferred to the LNER(SVR) Coach Fund, and it was restored for traffic. The restoration, which was assisted by much commercial and private sponsorship, a large public contribution raised via sales and sponsored walks, and a substantial donation from Bewdley Round Table, included a modification to Diagram 186A to give access for up to four wheelchairs, retaining the control train double door modification and fitting an extra half-door on the opposite side to facilitate access. The windows were reinstated and much new teak panelling fitted to the exterior. The entirely new but authentic looking interior included a new floor, ceiling and Rexine finished wall cladding and was completed with oval mirrors, coathooks and luggage racks. It was also equipped with fairly accurate reproductions of the Gresley "High Backed" seats. It entered traffic in 1997 and a major overhaul is due in 2016. |
24105 is owned by [[The LNER (SVR) Coach Fund]]. | 24105 is owned by [[The LNER (SVR) Coach Fund]]. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
| − | Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey<br> | + | Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey<br>. |
LNER (SVR) Coach Fund | LNER (SVR) Coach Fund | ||
Revision as of 21:32, 29 April 2015
LNER Gresley Open Third (TO) No 24105 was built 1936 by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (BRCW). It seated 64 passengers in one large saloon. In the early 1960s the coach was modified to act as the control and apparatus car in a mobile control train for use in the event of war and was based at York with 43600. The modification included blanking out many of the windows and the fitting of double doors on one side.
24105 arrived on the SVR in 1980. It spent many years at Bewdley as The Erlestoke Manor Fund's sales shop, before ownership transferred to the LNER(SVR) Coach Fund, and it was restored for traffic. The restoration, which was assisted by much commercial and private sponsorship, a large public contribution raised via sales and sponsored walks, and a substantial donation from Bewdley Round Table, included a modification to Diagram 186A to give access for up to four wheelchairs, retaining the control train double door modification and fitting an extra half-door on the opposite side to facilitate access. The windows were reinstated and much new teak panelling fitted to the exterior. The entirely new but authentic looking interior included a new floor, ceiling and Rexine finished wall cladding and was completed with oval mirrors, coathooks and luggage racks. It was also equipped with fairly accurate reproductions of the Gresley "High Backed" seats. It entered traffic in 1997 and a major overhaul is due in 2016.
24105 is owned by The LNER (SVR) Coach Fund.
Sources
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
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LNER (SVR) Coach Fund
Links
24105 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
24105 on lnersvrcoachfund.org.uk
