GWR 1399 Milk Brake
| GWR 1399 Milk Brake | |
|---|---|
 GWR Milk Brake 1399 | |
| Built By | GWR Swindon |
| Status | Static use |
| Number | 1399 |
| Other numbers | 39035, 079062 |
| History | |
| Built | 1921 |
| Designed By | Churchward |
| Type | BY |
| Seats | None |
| 1967 | Entered preservation |
| 1985 | Major body overhaul |
GWR Churchward Milk Brake (BY) No 1399 was built during the First World War as Pharmacy Car 39035,[1] and was fitted with its present body in 1921 for use as a milk train brake van for carrying milk churns. It was later used for general parcels traffic before being transferred into departmental use as number 079062 at Worcester in 1958, from where it was brought to the SVR in 1967.
As of 2017[update] it is sited in Bewdley Cattle Dock where it is in use as a sales coach by the Bewdley Station Fund.
See also
References
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
Severn Valley Railway Stock Book Eighth Edition
- ↑ Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
Links
1399 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
1399 on gw-svr-a.org.uk
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