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| − | [[ | + | |image = Former hospital train at Bewdley Station - geograph.org.uk - 1454701.jpg |
| + | |caption = 5804 in Ambulance livery at Bewdley in 2009 | ||
| + | |construc = GWR Swindon | ||
| + | |status = Static use | ||
| + | |carno = 5804 | ||
| + | |othernos = 3406, ADW 150304 | ||
| + | |designed = Collett | ||
| + | |diagram = D118 | ||
| + | |lot = 1510 | ||
| + | |cartype = [[:Category:Carriage Type BTK|BTK]] | ||
| + | |built = 1934 | ||
| + | |seats = 64 third (as built) | ||
| + | |years1 = 1983 | ||
| + | |events1 = Entered preservation | ||
| + | |years2 = 1991 | ||
| + | |events2 = Arrived on SVR | ||
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| + | }}GWR Collett Brake Third Corridor (BTK) 5804 was built in 1934 at Swindon to Diagram No D118. From 1943 to 1946 it was used in an Ambulance Train, numbered 3406. It was then used as a breakdown tool van, Departmental number ADW 150304. | ||
| − | + | It was originally purchased for preservation in 1983, and arrived on the SVR in 1991 from Marsh Mills, Plymouth, having been acquired by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]]. It is located in [[Bewdley]] car park, where it is used as the Apprentice Group Mess Coach. The side facing the public has been painted as a war time Ambulance Car, the other side is in GWR livery. | |
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| − | It was originally purchased for preservation in 1983, and arrived on the SVR in 1991 from Marsh Mills, Plymouth, having been acquired by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]]. | + | 5804 rear.JPG|Rear view of 5804 |
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=212 5804 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br> | [http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=212 5804 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br> | ||
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[[Category:Rolling stock in Bewdley Down Yard]] | [[Category:Rolling stock in Bewdley Down Yard]] | ||
[[Category: Carriage Type BTK]] | [[Category: Carriage Type BTK]] | ||
[[Category: Rolling stock owned by SVR(H)]] | [[Category: Rolling stock owned by SVR(H)]] | ||
Revision as of 16:14, 27 January 2017
| GWRGreat Western Railway 5804 Brake Third | |
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 5804 in Ambulance livery at Bewdley in 2009 | |
| Built By | GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon |
| Status | Static use |
| Number | 5804 |
| Other numbers | 3406, ADW 150304 |
| History | |
| Built | 1934 |
| Designed By | CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 |
| Diagram | D118 |
| Lot | 1510 |
| Type | BTK |
| Seats | 64 third (as built) |
| 1983 | Entered preservation |
| 1991 | Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
GWRGreat Western Railway CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 Brake Third Corridor (BTK) 5804 was built in 1934 at Swindon to Diagram No D118. From 1943 to 1946 it was used in an Ambulance Train, numbered 3406. It was then used as a breakdown tool van, DepartmentalRolling stock used for the railway’s own functions (engineering etc.) rather than for general passenger or goods traffic. number ADW 150304.
It was originally purchased for preservation in 1983, and arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in 1991 from Marsh Mills, Plymouth, having been acquired by SVR(H). It is located in Bewdley car park, where it is used as the Apprentice Group Mess Coach. The side facing the public has been painted as a war time Ambulance Car, the other side is in GWRGreat Western Railway livery.
Rear view of 5804
See also
References
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
Links
5804 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
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