GWR 2119 Full Third
GWRGreat Western Railway HawksworthFrederick Hawksworth, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1941-1948 Corridor Third (TK) No 2119 was built for BRBritish Rail or British Railways in 1949 by the Gloucester Carriage and Wagon Works. It had an oak interior rather than the more usual mahogany.
It was purchased in 1968 from Didcot, and has seen many years of use on the SVRSevern Valley Railway. However as of May 2015 it is stored alongside Kidderminster Carriage Shed awaiting an overhaul. It is owned by The Great Western (SVR) Association.
Sources
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
Severn Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
Great Western (SVRSevern Valley Railway) Assoc.
Links
2119 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
2119 on gw-svr-a.org.uk
