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GWR 9654 Restaurant Third

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[[File: {{Infobox carriage|image = GWR_9654_20150718.jpg|thumb|300px|right|caption = GWR 9654 in July 2015|construc = GWR Swindon|status = Overhaul in progress|carno = 9654|othernos = DW150326 (or DW150033)|designed = Collett|diagram = H32|lot = 1359|cartype = [[:Category:Carriage Type RTO|RTO]]|built = 1925|seats = 56 third|years1 = 1980|events1 = Preserved (NRM)|years2 = 1981|events2 = Loan to SVR|years3 = |events3 = |years4 = |events4 = |years5 = |events5 = |years6 = |events6 = }}GWR 9654 is a Collett bow-ended Restaurant Third Open (RTO) carriage. It was built in 1925 to Diagram H32 and initially formed one end of three-car articulated (“Tri-art”) dining set H32, which was rebuilt as three single units in 1937<ref>Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey</ref>.
9654 later saw Departmental use as No DW 150326<ref> Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey, SVR Stock Book states DW 150033</ref> in the second WR Control Train. It was formerly part of the NRM’s National Collection and first arrived on the SVR from York in 1981 along with sister coach [[GWR 9653 Restaurant Third | 9653]]. After arrival both coaches were restored and saw regular use on dining trains. By 2015, 9654 was stored awaiting overhaul, having received a coating of blue protective paint (pictured). It is now owned by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]] and {{as of November 2015 is currently |2016|11|lc=y}} was at Bewdley under-going restoration overhaul including repainting and the fitment of the correct pattern of luggage racks.
==SourcesSee also==[[Carriages]] ==References==
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Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey<br>
[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=263 9654 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br>
==See also==[[Carriages]]<br>: [[GWR 9653 Restaurant Third | Previous ]]<br>: [[GWR 80969 Inspection Saloon | Next ]]{{CarriageNavbox}}
[[Category:Rolling stock in Bewdley Down Yard]]
[[Category: Carriage Type RTO]]
[[Category: Rolling stock owned by SVR(H)]]
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