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{{Infobox carriage
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|image      = GWR_2119_20200808.jpg
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|caption    = 2119 in Bewdley Yard, August 2020
 
|construc  = GRCW Gloucester
 
|construc  = GRCW Gloucester
|status    = Overhaul
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|status    = Stored
 
|carno      = 2119
 
|carno      = 2119
|othernos  = 99239?
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|othernos  = W2119W, 99239
 
|designed  = Hawksworth
 
|designed  = Hawksworth
 
|diagram    = C82
 
|diagram    = C82
 
|lot        = 1720
 
|lot        = 1720
 
|cartype    = [[:Category:Carriage Type TK|TK]]
 
|cartype    = [[:Category:Carriage Type TK|TK]]
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|length    = 64ft 0in
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|weight    = 31t 14cwt
 
|built      = 1949
 
|built      = 1949
 
|seats      = 64 third
 
|seats      = 64 third
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}}GWR Hawksworth Corridor Third (TK) No 2119 was ordered by the GWR before nationalisation, but completed on behalf of BR by the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Works in 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, but had an oak interior rather than the more usual mahogany.
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}}'''GWR Hawksworth Corridor Third (TK) No 2119''' was ordered by the GWR before nationalisation, but completed on behalf of BR(W) by the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Works in 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>.
  
The SVR stock book states that 2119 was purchased direct from passenger service.  However the Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey states that it was later numbered 99239, suggesting a period of hauled non-passenger carrying use.  It arrived on the SVR from Didcot in August 1968, and received full GWR livery in 1979. It was also used as part of the SVR's [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line#SVR Carriages used on the main line | GWR main line set]] as well as on the SVR itself.
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==Preservation==
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2119 was purchased direct from passenger service, arriving on the SVR from Didcot on 28 August 1968 and receiving full GWR livery in 1979.<ref>Severn Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> It was also used as part of the SVR's [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line#SVR Carriages used on the main line | GWR 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]] for a long overdue overhaul to begin, the vehicle having been in store for about thirty years.<ref>[http://forum.svra.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3461&start=45 SVROnline forum]</ref><ref>SVR News 200, Winter 2017</ref>  It is owned by [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc. | The Great Western (SVR) Association]].
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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=45 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.<ref>GW(SVR)A Newsletter, Summer 2019</ref>  It is owned by the [[Great Western (SVR) Association]].
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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==
 
==See also==
 
*[[Carriages| List of carriages]]
 
*[[Carriages| List of carriages]]
*[[Rolling stock currently under restoration]]
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
<references />
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey<br>
 
Severn Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition<br>
 
Great Western (SVR) Assoc.
 
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=119 2119 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br>
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*[http://www.cs.rhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=119 2119 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line]
[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/2119.html 2119 on gw-svr-a.org.uk]
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*[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/2119.html 2119 on gw-svr-a.org.uk]
  
 
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[[Category:Rolling stock in Bewdley Down Yard]]
 
[[Category: Rolling stock owned by the Great Western (SVR) Association]]
 
[[Category: Rolling stock owned by the Great Western (SVR) Association]]
 
[[Category: Carriage Type TK]]
 
[[Category: Carriage Type TK]]

Latest revision as of 13:10, 23 October 2022

GWRGreat Western Railway 2119 Full Third
GWR 2119 20200808.jpg
2119 in Bewdley Yard, August 2020
Built By GRCWGloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company Gloucester
Status Stored
Number 2119
Other numbers W2119W, 99239
History
Built 1949
Designed By HawksworthFrederick Hawksworth, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1941-1948
Diagram C82
Lot 1720
Type TK
Length 64ft 0in
Weight 31t 14cwt
Seats 64 third
1968 Entered preservation on SVRSevern Valley Railway

Carriages

GWRGreat Western Railway HawksworthFrederick Hawksworth, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1941-1948 Corridor Third (TK) No 2119 was ordered by the GWRGreat Western Railway before nationalisation, but completed on behalf of BRBritish Rail or British Railways(W) by the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Works in April 1949 as lot no 1720 to diagram C82. 2119 has the characteristic HawksworthFrederick Hawksworth, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1941-1948 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[1].

Preservation

2119 was purchased direct from passenger service, arriving on the SVRSevern Valley Railway from Didcot on 28 August 1968 and receiving full GWRGreat Western Railway livery in 1979.[2] It was also used as part of the SVRSevern Valley Railway's GWR main line set, for which it was allocated TOPSTotal Operations Processing System, an American computer system adopted by BR from the late 1960s to number and manage rolling stock. number 99239,[3] as well as on the SVRSevern Valley Railway 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.[4][5] 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.[6] It is owned by the Great Western (SVR) Association.

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 9581.

See also

References

  1. Longworth (2013) p.56.
  2. Severn Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
  3. Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
  4. SVROnline forum
  5. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 200, Winter 2017
  6. GW(SVR)AGreat Western (SVR) Association Newsletter, Summer 2019

Links