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Revision as of 13:53, 13 July 2015
GWRGreat Western Railway Brake Third Open (BTO) No 650 was designed by CB CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 and built in 1940. It was purchased in 1989 from Kerne Bridge where it was in use as a dormitory for the Gloucester Boys Club. It was initially moved to the British Sugar Corporation's sidings beside the SVRSevern Valley Railway at Foley Park, and later moved to the SVRSevern Valley Railway for eventual restoration.
As of March 2015 restoration is nearly complete and the coach is expected to be in service later in the year.
Sources
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
Great Western (SVRSevern Valley Railway) Association
Links
LMS 26921 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
650 on gw-svr-a.org.uk