Trustworthy, administrator
11,919
edits
Changes
additional info on GWR 9055
[[File:GWR G43 first saloon 9055 at Kidderminster.jpg|thumb|200px|right|GWR 9055 Nondescript Saloon]]
9055 was designed by GJ Churchward and built by the GWR at Swindon in 1912. It was an unclassified or 'nondescript' saloon (ie not allocated to any specific class such as first or third), and was used for private hire. As originally built it seated 44 passengers in two saloons with a side-corridor connection. It also featured 'toplights', small 'lights' or windows above the main windows, which were a feature of many GWR carriages of the period.
9055 was built in 1912 a ‘one-off’ prototype, although it formed the basis of a later Collett design of which [[GWR 9103 Nondescript Saloon | 9103]] and [[GWR 9369 Nondescript Saloon | 9369]] are also at the SVR. 9055 later saw service as a departmental vehicle, being allocated coach code BTO (Brake Third Open) by BR and carrying departmental number DW 150127. It was used as a mobile MPD office at Shrewsbury and bought Newport, from where it was purchased by [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc. | The Great Western (SVR) Association]] in 1972. After a lengthy restoration it enters service on the SVR as a party vehicle with one saloon and an open wheelchair area. Following withdrawal in 1996 it underwent an overhaul which included a repaint into chocolate and cream livery and the re-instatement of the second saloon and side compartment. As of July 2015, 9055 is in service, normally appearing in the Toplights set. It is finished in GWR 1922-27 livery featuring the ‘garter crest’ logo. ==References==SVR Stock Book, Ninth Edition<br>Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
==See also==
[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/9055.html 9055 on www.gw-svr-a.org.uk]<br>
[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=244 9055 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org]
[[Category:As of 2015-07]]
