GWR 4786 Full Third

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GWRGreat Western Railway 4786 Full Third
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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

Carriages

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 it was stored in the vicinity of Bewdley Carriage & Wagon Department awaiting repairs.

As of March 2017 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

List of carriages

References

Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition

  1. ↑ SVRLive 30 March 2017

Links

4786 on vintagecarriagestrust.org

Carriages on the SVRSevern Valley Railway
GWRGreat Western Railway
LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway
LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway
BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mk 1
BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mk 1 NPCCS
BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mk 3
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For 101 years between 1862 and 1963, the Severn Valley Railway formed part of the national railway network, running for 40 miles between Hartlebury and Shrewsbury. Established as a separate company, it was mainly operated by the Great Western Railway (GWRGreat Western Railway) and later by British Railways (BRBritish Rail or British Railways).

The present day Severn Valley Railway (SVRSevern Valley Railway) was established in 1965 to preserve part of the line as a heritage railway. Today it has six stations and two halts and runs for 16 miles along the Severn Valley between Bridgnorth in Shropshire and Kidderminster in Worcestershire, following the course of the River Severn for much of its route. Operations involve a mixture of steam and heritage diesel-hauled services.

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