GWR 650 Brake Third Open (Excursion)

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GWRGreat Western Railway 650 Brake Third Open (Excursion)
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650 at Arley in 2015
Built By GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon Works
Status In use
Number 650
History
Built 1940
Designed By Charles CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941
Type BTO
1989 Entered preservation
2015 Restoration completed

Carriages



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 April 1940 as lot number 1644 to diagram D130. The GWRGreat Western Railway generally favoured corridor carriages with compartments, using open carriages only for dining cars. However 650 is a rare survivor from around 6 short open sets built between 1936 and 1940.

650 was purchased as a grounded body 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.[1]

Restoration of 650 was completed in October 2015, after painting in Bewdley paint shop into GWRGreat Western Railway 1934-42 livery featuring the ‘shirt-button’ roundel before being moved to Kidderminster for final mechanical work to the dynamo and vacuum braking system[2].

650 returned to service as part of a special train on 11th October, 2015. In November 2015 it was allocated to Set S, the Severn Valley Limited dining set.


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See also

List of carriages

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References

  1. http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/650.html
  2. http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/650_restoration.html

Links

GWR 650 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
650 on gw-svr-a.org.uk