GWR 5804 Brake Third
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 SVR(H). As of May 2015 it is located in Bewdley car park, and 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.
See also
References
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition