GWR 4786 Full Third
| GWRGreat Western Railway 4786 Full Third | |
|---|---|
 GWRGreat Western Railway 4786 (Gareth Price) | |
| Built By | GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon |
| Status | Stored awaiting overhaul |
| Number | 4786 |
| Other numbers | DW 150208 |
| History | |
| Built | 1928 |
| Designed By | CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 |
| Diagram | C54 |
| Lot | 1369 |
| Type | TK |
| 1986 | Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
GWRGreat Western Railway CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 Bow-Ended Coach No 4786 is a standard 57ft full third coach, completed in June 1928 to diagram C54, lot 1369. The internal layout as built seated 64 passengers in eight compartments, with a side corridor and a toilet cubicle at each end. It later saw DepartmentalRolling stock used for the railway’s own functions (engineering etc.) rather than for general passenger or goods traffic. use as No DW 150208.
4786 in preservation
The coach was originally bought by SVR(H) and was latterly used as accommodation at Kidderminster. As of March 2017[update] it was stored in the vicinity of Bewdley Carriage & Wagon Department awaiting repairs.
As of March 2017[update] the Great Western (SVR) Assoc. announced that it has agreed to exchange GWR 5043 Full Third for 4786 and this coach will become their next project on completion of the restoration of GWR 6045 Bow-end Composite.[1]
See also
References
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
Links
4786 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
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