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GWR 2426 Toplight Full Third

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|built = 1910
|seats = 64 third
|years1 = 19721952|events1 = Entered preservation on SVRWithdrawn from passenger service|years2 = 1972|events2 = Entered preservation on SVR
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==2426 in service==
2426 was built at Swindon in 1910 as part of Lot 1167 to Diagram C30. Originally the coach seated 64 passengers in eight compartments and included a toilet at each end. Eight doors per side were included, located in and opposite each compartment.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] p.40.</ref> It was used on passenger services for the next 47 yearsuntil May 1952.<ref>[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/stock_list.html GW(SVR)A stock list] (Retrieved 1 June 2021)</ref>
In 1957 1952 it was converted to a camping coach and renumbered W9918W.<ref>Longworth and GW(SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition, Longworth states )A state it was renumbered in May 1952; SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition quotes 1957</ref> Four of the compartments became sleeping accommodation, while other compartments were removed to create kitchen and living areas. Many of these camping coaches were removed in the 1960s, and 2624 2426 was then used by the BR(W) Signal and Telegraph department, before being withdrawn in the early 1970s and placed in store at Swindon.
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