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{{Infobox carriage|image = GWR_3930_20150320.jpg|caption = GWR 3930 Full Third (2015)|construc = GWR Swindon|status = In service|carno = 3930|othernos = DW 150011|designed = Churchward|diagram = C32|lot = 1246|cartype = [[File:GWR C32 Category:Carriage Type TK|TK 3930 at Kidderminster.jpg]]|length = 56ft 11&frac14;in|weight = 28t 4cwt|built = 1915|seats = |years1 = 1967|events1 = Entered preservation on SVR|years2 = 2007|events2 = Restoration completed|years3 = |events3 = |years4 = |events4 = |thumbyears5 = |200pxevents5 = |rightyears6 = |events6 = }}GWR Corridor Third (CK) 3930 is a Churchward design incorporating the later developments of the ‘toplights’ era. Unusually, 3930 Full Third]]made extensive use of sheet steel rather than traditional timber for interior and exterior panelling. It was also fitted with “Fishbelly” 9 ft bogies, which were lighter than the traditional “American” type.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>

==Service==3930 was built at Swindon in May 1915 as lot number 1246 to diagram C32.<ref>Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey</ref> The 56/57ft stock such as 3930 was used on ‘second string’ passenger expresses and bought cross country services for which the contemporaneous 70ft toplights (mainly used on services out of Paddington) were not suitable.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Harris (1966)]]p. 72.</ref> After ending passenger service, 3930 saw Departmental use as a mess / sleeping van number DW 150011. Three of the eight compartments and a toilet were removed to create the mess area, the other five compartments were retained as dormitories. Its final use in this role was at Barry.<ref name=GWRSVRA>[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/3930.html GW(SVR)A] retrieved 21 June 2017</ref> ==Preservation==3930 was purchased by [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc. | The Great Western (SVR) Association]] from Barry on 29 November 1967. Some limited restoration work was carried out in the late 1960s, including replacing the missing compartments and repairing the frame work and end panelling. A temporary coat of paint and lettering was applied so that 3930 could be used in filming [[The Signalman]] in 1976.<ref name=GWRSVRA/> It was stored at Highley for some years before being moved to Bewdley in 1967early 1986 for major repairs.<ref>SVR News 76</ref> This became a major restoration to a high standard which ended in late 1996,<ref>SVR News 120, 121</ref> including finishing in a GWR 1922-27 livery featuring the ‘garter crest’ logo. In 1994 an [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries|SVRA raffle]] helped fund the costs of the re-upholstery which was approximately £5,000.<ref>SVR News 115</ref>  It received an external repaint in 2007<ref>SVR News 163</ref> It is normally used in the '[[Carriages#Set Toplights|Toplights]]' set. ==Gallery==<gallery>File:GWR C32 TK 3930 at Kidderminster.jpg|GWR 3930 Full Third at Kidderminster in 2013 (Wikimedia Commons)</gallery> ==See also==*[[Carriages| List of carriages]] ==References==<references />

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