GWR 5804 Brake Third
| GWRGreat Western Railway 5804 Brake Third | |
|---|---|
 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 |
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.
Ambulance livery at Bewdley in 2009
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
- ↑ Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
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