GWR 4786 Full Third
| GWR 4786 Full Third | |
|---|---|
 GWR 4786 (Gareth Price) | |
| Built By | GWR Swindon |
| Status | Stored awaiting overhaul |
| Number | 4786 |
| Other numbers | DW 150208 |
| History | |
| Built | 1928 |
| Designed By | Collett |
| Diagram | C54 |
| Lot | 1369 |
| Type | TK |
| 1986 | Arrived on SVR |
GWR Collett 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 Departmental use as No DW 150208.
Contents
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
SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition
Links
4786 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
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