Difference between revisions of "GWR 2426 Toplight Full Third"
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| − | [[File:GWR_2426_20150307.jpg |thumb|300px|right| GWR Toplight Full Third 2426]] | + | [[File:GWR_2426_20150307.jpg |thumb|300px|right| GWR Toplight Full Third 2426 at Hampton Loade in 2015]] |
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 in 1972 for volunteer dormitory accommodation, and was used for that purpose at Hampton Loade until mid 2016. It | + | 2426 was purchased in 1972 for volunteer dormitory accommodation, and was used for that purpose at [[Hampton Loade]] until mid 2016. It has now been moved to Kidderminster, with its place at Hampton Loade taken by [[GWR 55 Riding/Dormitory Van | GWR Riding Van 55]]. |
| − | == | + | 2426 is the oldest bogie coach on the SVR, and is 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. |
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | [[Carriages| List of carriages]]<br> | ||
| + | : [[GWR 2233 Corridor Brake Third | Previous ]]<br> | ||
| + | : [[GWR 3930 Full Third | Next ]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey<br> | Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey<br> | ||
SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition<br> | SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition<br> | ||
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Revision as of 14:59, 16 September 2016
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 was used for that purpose at Hampton Loade until mid 2016. It has now been moved to Kidderminster, with its place at Hampton Loade taken by GWR Riding Van 55.
2426 is the oldest bogie coach on the SVRSevern Valley Railway, and is owned by The Great Western (SVR) Association. The Association's long term aim is to restore it to its original condition.
See also
References
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
Great Western (SVRSevern Valley Railway) Association
