GWR 4786 Full Third
| GWR 4786 Full Third | |
|---|---|
 GWR 4786 (Gareth Price) | |
| Built By | GWR Swindon |
| Status | Restoration in progress |
| Number | 4786 |
| Other numbers | DW 150208, KDW150208 |
| History | |
| Built | 1926 |
| Designed By | Collett |
| Diagram | C54 |
| Lot | 1369 |
| Type | TK |
| 1986 | Arrived on SVR |
| 2013 | Replaced as dormitory coach |
| 2018 | Restoration started |
GWR Collett Bow-Ended Coach No 4786 is a standard 57ft full third coach, completed in Spring 1926 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.
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4786 in service
It was used on cross country and express services until the late 1950s, before being converted for departmental use as DW150208 with S&T at Shrewsbury.
4786 in preservation
The coach was originally bought by SVR(H) and moved to the SVR in 1986. It was latterly used as accommodation at Kidderminster until October 2013.
In March 2017 the Great Western (SVR) Assoc. exchanged GWR 5043 Full Third for 4786 with the latter becoming their next project on completion of the restoration of GWR 6045 Bow-end Composite.[1] It will go towards and complete the 1920s GW set. 4786, being from 1926, will be returned to the fully lined GW livery with pseudo panelling and the ornate garter crest, as found on the 'Toplights'.[2]
4786 was moved from Kidderminster to Bewdley Down Yard in October 2018 for work to begin in earnest.[3][4] Much of the framework is in good order and the coach is fairly complete, with a surprising amount of the original having survived. Links to the GW(SVR)A 4786 restoration page and the SVR-Online 4786 restoration discussion thread are shown below.
See also
References
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition
- ↑ SVRLive 30 March 2017
- ↑ GW(SVR)A news (Retrieved 18 May 2017)
- ↑ GW(SVR)A website (Retrieved 24 September 2018)
- ↑ SVR Forum, 24 September 2018
Links
- GW(SVR)A 4786 Restoration page
- SVR-Online 4786 Restoration thread
- GW(SVR)A stock page
- 4786 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
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