GWR 6045 Bow-end Composite
GWR 6045 Bow-end Composite | |
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6045 Shewing new body panels on refurbished framework. | |
Built By | GWR Swindon |
Status | In service |
Number | 6045 |
Other numbers | DW150293 |
History | |
Built | 1928 |
Designed By | Collett |
Diagram | E132 |
Lot | 1382 |
Type | CK |
Length | 57ft 4½in |
Weight | 31t 3cwt |
Seats | 24 first, 24 third |
1962 | To departmental service |
1973 | Preserved on SVR |
2014 | Restoration commenced |
2020 | Restoration completed |
6045 was based in Devon and Cornwall for most of its mainline service.[2] The type were used initially on expresses and later on semi-fast cross-country services, including the Birmingham to Cardiff trains, which passed through Kidderminster[1].
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6045 in departmental service
It was converted to a BTU Staff & Dormitory Coach in 1962 and saw Departmental use as No DW 150293.[3] It was condemned in 1971[2].
6045 in preservation
It arrived on the SVR on 6 January 1973 by rail from Bristol, having been bought the previous year by Robert Smallman for £200, plus £24 transport.[1][2] The missing third class compartment structure came from GWR Collett bow-ended Corridor Third 4886.[2] Since then it had been stored in various locations on the SVR, but moved to Bewdley Down Yard in 2014 for restoration to begin. Work began in earnest in 2015; progress on the restoration was shown on the Great Western (SVR) Association website. In October 2018 the coach moved to Carriage Repair Works at Kidderminster and was completed in April 2020, the restoration costing around £150,000.[1] It is turned out in the livery it carried in 1930.[1]
It was purchased in 1976 by the Great Western (SVR) Association.[2]
On 17 October 2021 a special train ran with 1501 and the Great Western set to officially launch 6045, with special guest passengers involved in its return to traffic.[1] Originally planned for May 2020, it was delayed by the 2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic[4][5].
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Branch Lines, October 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 SVR News 216, Winter 2021, pp. 41-44
- ↑ Railway Correspondence and Travel Society (Retrieved 5 July 2019)
- ↑ GW(SVR)A Newsletter, Winter 2020 edition
- ↑ GW(SVR)A News page, April 2020
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition
Great Western (SVR) Association
Links
- 6045 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line
- 6045 on gw-svr-a.org.uk
- Restoration progress on gw-svr-a.org.uk
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