GWR 650 Brake Third Open (Excursion)

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GWRGreat Western Railway 650 Brake Third Open (Excursion)
GWR650.jpg
650 at Arley in 2015
Built By GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon
Status In use
Number 650
Other numbers W650, W650W
History
Built 1940
Designed By Charles CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941
Diagram D130
Lot 1644
Type BTO
Seats 40 third
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 in preservation

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 SVR 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 11 October, 2015. In November 2015 it was allocated to Set S, the Severn Valley Limited dining set.

Gallery

  • 650 during restoration in early 2015

See also

List of carriages

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

Carriages on the SVRSevern Valley Railway
GWRGreat Western Railway
LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway
LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway
BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mk 1
BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mk 1 NPCCS
BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mk 3
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For 101 years between 1862 and 1963, the Severn Valley Railway formed part of the national railway network, running for 40 miles between Hartlebury and Shrewsbury. Established as a separate company, it was mainly operated by the Great Western Railway (GWRGreat Western Railway) and later by British Railways (BRBritish Rail or British Railways).

The present day Severn Valley Railway (SVRSevern Valley Railway) was established in 1965 to preserve part of the line as a heritage railway. Today it has six stations and two halts and runs for 16 miles along the Severn Valley between Bridgnorth in Shropshire and Kidderminster in Worcestershire, following the course of the River Severn for much of its route. Operations involve a mixture of steam and heritage diesel-hauled services.

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