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| − | }}GWR Brake Composite (BCK) | + | }}GWR 6562 is a Brake Composite (BCK). The term ‘composite’ refers to a carriage having more than one class of seating, in this case two first class and four third class compartments, together with two lavatories and a small guard’s compartment. |
| − | 6562 later carried the number 99238, signifying hauled non-passenger carrying use. | + | ==Service== |
| + | 6562 was built at Swindon in October 1938 as lot number 1589 to diagram E159. It later carried the number 99238, signifying hauled non-passenger carrying use.<ref>Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey</ref> Its working life ended at Ashton Gate, near Bristol.<ref name=SB4>SVR Stock Book Fourth Edition</ref> | ||
| − | 6562 | + | ==Preservation== |
| + | 6562 is the longest serving coach on the SVR, being the only survivor of the first four which arrived at Bridgnorth on 25 March 1967 behind locomotive [[GWR 2251 Class 3205 | GWR 3205]]. It was acquired by [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc. | The Great Western (SVR) Association]] from owner Mr D R Gwynne-Williams in autumn 1975.<ref>SVR News 37</ref> The other three original coaches, numbers 3755, 3756 and 7285, were among eight owned by Mr Gwynne-Williams which [[Carriages formerly resident on the SVR | left the SVR]] in 1976 and are now at Didcot. | ||
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| + | Apart from repaints, 6562 has also seen almost continuous service since,<ref>GW(SVR)A</ref> including being part of the [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line#SVR Carriages used on the main line | GWR rake of carriages used on the main line]] in the 1970s. By 2015 it was at Bewdley awaiting an overhaul which began following the completion of [[GWR 650 Brake Third Open (Excursion) | 650]]. It returned to service in July 2017. | ||
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[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/6562.html 6562 on www.gw-svr-a.org.uk]<br> | [http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/6562.html 6562 on www.gw-svr-a.org.uk]<br> | ||
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| GWRGreat Western Railway 6562 Brake CompositeCarriage having more than one class of seating, ie First and Third or latterly First and Standard. | |
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 GWRGreat Western Railway 6562 Brake CompositeCarriage having more than one class of seating, ie First and Third or latterly First and Standard. | |
| Built By | GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon |
| Status | In service |
| Number | 6562 |
| Other numbers | W6562W, 99238 |
| History | |
| Built | 1938 |
| Designed By | CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 |
| Diagram | E159 |
| Lot | 1589 |
| Type | BCK |
| Seats | 12 first, 32 third |
| 1967 | Preserved on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
| 2017 | Returned from overhaul that had commenced in 2015 |
GWRGreat Western Railway 6562 is a Brake CompositeCarriage having more than one class of seating, ie First and Third or latterly First and Standard. (BCK). The term ‘composite’ refers to a carriage having more than one class of seating, in this case two first class and four third class compartments, together with two lavatories and a small guard’s compartment.
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Service
6562 was built at Swindon in October 1938 as lot number 1589 to diagram E159. It later carried the number 99238, signifying hauled non-passenger carrying use.[1] Its working life ended at Ashton Gate, near Bristol.[2]
Preservation
6562 is the longest serving coach on the SVRSevern Valley Railway, being the only survivor of the first four which arrived at Bridgnorth on 25 March 1967 behind locomotive GWR 3205. It was acquired by The Great Western (SVR) Association from owner Mr D R Gwynne-Williams in autumn 1975.[3] The other three original coaches, numbers 3755, 3756 and 7285, were among eight owned by Mr Gwynne-Williams which left the SVR in 1976 and are now at Didcot.
Apart from repaints, 6562 has also seen almost continuous service since,[4] including being part of the GWR rake of carriages used on the main line in the 1970s. By 2015 it was at Bewdley awaiting an overhaul which began following the completion of 650. It returned to service in July 2017.
See also
References
- ↑ Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Fourth Edition
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 37
- ↑ GW(SVR)AGreat Western (SVR) Association
Links
6562 on www.gw-svr-a.org.uk
6562 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org
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