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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.
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}}Collett abandoned the ‘bow-ended’ carriage design in 1933.  5804 is an early example of his later designs, dating from the following year. As built, the Brake Third Corridor seated 32 passengers in four compartments, the rest of the carriage being given over to a guard’s compartment and large luggage area.<ref name=StockBook>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>
  
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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==5804 in service==
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GWR Collett Brake Third Corridor (BTK) 5804 was built in 1934 at Swindon as Lot 1510 to Diagram No D118.<ref>Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey</ref> From 1943 to 1946 it was used in an Ambulance Train, numbered 3406. It ended service having been converted for use as a breakdown tool van, Departmental number ADW 150304.<ref name=StockBook/>
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==GWR 5804 in preservation==
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5804 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 was originally used as the headquarters of the SVR Junior Club and is now used as the Apprentice Group Mess Coach.   
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For some years it was located by the car park entrance; during this time the side visible to the public was painted as a war time Ambulance Car.  In late March 2017 5804 was moved the other side of the car park, next to the [[List of shops|Sales Coaches]], revealing the other side in a GWR chocolate and cream livery with no insignia.
 
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5804 rear.JPG|Rear view of 5804
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Former hospital train at Bewdley Station - geograph.org.uk - 1454701.jpg|Ambulance livery at Bewdley in 2009
 
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==See also==
 
==See also==
[[Carriages| List of carriages]]
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*[[Carriages| List of carriages]]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey<br>
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SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition
 
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=212 5804 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br>
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*[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=212 5804 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]
  
 
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Revision as of 15:17, 4 April 2017

GWRGreat Western Railway 5804 Brake Third
GWR 5804 20170401.jpg
5804 at Bewdley in April 2017
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 32 third (as built)
1983 Entered preservation
1991 Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway

Carriages

CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 abandoned the ‘bow-ended’ carriage design in 1933. 5804 is an early example of his later designs, dating from the following year. As built, the Brake Third Corridor seated 32 passengers in four compartments, the rest of the carriage being given over to a guard’s compartment and large luggage area.[1]

5804 in service

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 as Lot 1510 to Diagram No D118.[2] From 1943 to 1946 it was used in an Ambulance Train, numbered 3406. It ended service having been converted for use 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.[1]

GWRGreat Western Railway 5804 in preservation

5804 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 was originally used as the headquarters of the SVRSevern Valley Railway Junior Club and is now used as the Apprentice Group Mess Coach.

For some years it was located by the car park entrance; during this time the side visible to the public was painted as a war time Ambulance Car. In late March 2017 5804 was moved the other side of the car park, next to the Sales Coaches, revealing the other side in a GWRGreat Western Railway chocolate and cream livery with no insignia.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
  2. Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey

Links