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originally 6-wheeled hence CZ carriage code
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|cartype = [[:Category:Carriage Type CZ| CZ]] (as built)
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|built = 1895
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}}This carriage was built in 1895 by Ashbury’s of Manchester for the Barry Railway in South Wales, where it was originally numbered 15 and later 163. It is a composite carriage having two first class and three second class compartmentsand when built it was mounted on a 6-wheeled underframe. <ref>[http://www.barryrailwaycarriagetrust.org.uk/163.html BRCT web site 163 page]</ref>
== Barry Railway Carriage 163 in service ==
Following withdrawal, the coach body and that of sister coach 164 were used as a holiday home in the Clent Hills until 1992. 163 was then rescued for restoration at [[Hampton Loade]] along with parts from 164 which had already been broken up.
The carriage body is now mounted on the 4-wheeled underframe of an ex-SR Guards and Luggage van (type BY), built at Eastleigh in 1937 and originally numbered C 436, later numbered ADB975140 for departmental use by BR. This was initially preserved in 1994 at the Gwili Railway, but the body was later scrapped and the underframe acquired and moved to Hampton Loade in February 2001 as a donor for 163. After the underframe was shortened, the body of 163 was mounted on it in August 2003 with the aid of the Bridgnorth steam crane.
In addition to being mounted on the donor underframe, the carriage's internal partitions have been reinstated and much of the bodywork repaired. The [[Barry Railway Carriage Trust]] was formed in 2009 to complete the restoration, which continues at Hampton Loade station. The Trust have stated that they are aiming to get Barry Railway carriage 163 into traffic in time for its 125th birthday in 2020.<ref>[http://www.barryrailwaycarriagetrust.org.uk/our_project.html BRCT website 'our project' page]</ref>
