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GWR Toplight Full Third 2426 was designed by G.J. Churchward and built in 1910 at Swindon. Originally the coach would have seated 64 passengers. It was converted to a camping coach in 1957, and renumbered W9918W. | GWR Toplight Full Third 2426 was designed by G.J. Churchward and built in 1910 at Swindon. Originally the coach would have seated 64 passengers. It was converted to a camping coach in 1957, and renumbered W9918W. | ||
| − | 2426 was purchased | + | 2426 was purchased in 1972 for volunteer dormitory accommodation, and is still used for that purpose at Hampton Loade. It is the oldest bogie coach on the SVR, and is now owned by [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc. | The Great Western (SVR) Association]]. The Association's long term aim is to restore it to its original condition. |
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey<br> | Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey<br> | ||
| − | SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition | + | SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition<br> |
| + | Great Western (SVR) Association | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=1152 1856 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br> | [http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=1152 1856 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/2426.html 2426 on gw-svr-a.org.uk] | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 16:02, 27 July 2015
GWRGreat Western Railway Toplight Full Third 2426 was designed by G.J. ChurchwardGeorge Jackson Churchward, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1902-1922 and built in 1910 at Swindon. Originally the coach would have seated 64 passengers. It was converted to a camping coach in 1957, and renumbered W9918W.
2426 was purchased in 1972 for volunteer dormitory accommodation, and is still used for that purpose at Hampton Loade. It is the oldest bogie coach on the SVRSevern Valley Railway, and is now owned by The Great Western (SVR) Association. The Association's long term aim is to restore it to its original condition.
Sources
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
Great Western (SVRSevern Valley Railway) Association
Links
1856 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
2426 on gw-svr-a.org.uk
