Trustworthy, administrator
11,873
edits
Changes
m
9084 was ==Service==These four sleeping cars were built in between April 1950 and February 1951 and bought by the SVR as Lot 1702 to Diagram J18, with 9084 being completed in 1970December 1950. In 2007, it was bought from <ref name=Longworth>[[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLCBibliography#Other References|SVRLongworth (H2018)]] by p.112.</ref> They were a Hawksworth design, with the characteristic sloping roof-ends and flat body-side profile. They had ten berths, each compartment having one bed with a sink, luggage racks, coat hangers, shaver points, and Stone's pressure ventilation (other than two Royal salons and two dining saloons, these were the only GWR-built carriages with any form of air conditioning).<ref>[[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd Bibliography#Other References| SVR Rolling Stock TrustHarris (1966)]] p. 120.</ref> Each carriage also had a compartment for five poundsan attendant at one end and a lavatory at the other. At more than 45 tons each, they were among the heaviest coaching stock to run on British lines, and were equipped with six-wheeled bogies to reduce the axle-load.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref><ref name=SVRCT>Charitable Trust website</ref><ref name=Longworth/>
no edit summary
{{Infobox carriage|image = GWR_9084_20190901.jpg|caption = GWR First Sleeper 9084|construc = BR(W) Swindon|status = Static use|carno = 9084|othernos = W9084W|designed = Hawksworth|diagram = J18|lot = 1702|cartype = [[:Category:Carriage Type SLF|SLF]]|length = 64ft 0in|weight = 45t 8cwt|built = 1950|seats = 10 berths|years1 = 1970|events1 = Preserved on SVR|years2 = |events2 = |years3 = |events3 = |years4 = |events4 = |years5 = |events5 = |years6 = |events6 = }}[[File:GWR sleeping car 9084GWR_9084_20190629.JPGjpg|thumb|200px300px|right|The other side of 9084 in June 2019 showing condition before re-painting]]'''GWR 9084 First Sleeper]]9084''' was built by BR(W) at Swindon in 1950, the third of a small batch of four first class sleeping cars (SLF) destined for the London to Milford Haven route.
As new, the four sleeping cars entered service in BR crimson and cream and carrying the BR-style numbers W9082W to W9085W. By withdrawal they had been repainted in BR maroon. 9083 and 9085 were withdrawn in August 1969, the others in May 1970.<ref name==See Longworth/> All four survived into preservation, with [[GWR 9085 First Sleeper | 9085]] also==on the SVR (9082 was a [[Carriages formerly resident on the SVR | former resident]] when first preserved, before moving elsewhere).
==Preservation==9084 arrived on the SVR on 2 October 1970 from London's Old Oak Common, having been acquired by the [[carriages Guarantee Company]] for use as volunteer accommodation,<ref>SVR Stock Book Third Edition 1971-72</ref> initially at Bewdley (at the time the SVR had rented the yard at Bewdley although the southern end of the line from Alveley Colliery to Bewdley had yet to be acquired). It was quickly put to use for that purpose, receiving an overhaul during 1983.<ref>SVR News 71</ref> In 1984 it was considered as one of up to eight coaching stock vehicles and thirteen wagons to be offered to the organisers of the forthcoming GWR 150 celebrations,<ref>SVR News 73</ref> although in the event this did not take place and use as volunteer accommodation continued uninterrupted. By that time ownership of the 'company' rolling stack had been transferred to [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]].<ref>SVR Stock Book Eighth Edition</ref> By 2006 the coach had been 'withdrawn' from use as volunteer accommodation after some 35 years of service. In autumn of that year an [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries|SVRA raffle]] was held to help raise funds for overhauling and restoring it, raising more than £10,000 net of costs.<ref>SVR News 155, 157</ref> In 2007 it was bought for the nominal sum of five pounds from SVR(H) by the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | SVR Rolling Stock Trust]].<ref name=SVRCT/> The subsequent £35,000 contract overhaul was carried out by Ramparts at Derby, with funding helped by donations from the [[Guarantee Company]] and the Rolling Stock Trust. The coach returned to the SVR on 1 December 2008 fully lined and lettered, with additional work to prepare the coach for use as sleeping accommodation being paid for by the [[SVRA]]. By 2009 the fully restored coach had resumed duty as volunteer accommodation, initially at Hampton Loade,<ref>SVR News 164, 165, 167</ref> and then at Arley in 2010 where it temporarily replaced 9085.<ref>SVR News 170</ref> On 16 October 2011 9085 returned to Arley after overhaul<ref>SVR News 173</ref> with 9084 moving to its new home in the bay platform at [[Kidderminster]] station<ref>SVR News 175</ref> where it continues in use for staff accommodation. By 2019 the condition of the external paintwork was deteriorating, as seen in the second photo. During summer 2019 the platform side of the coach was repainted by volunteers.<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/epaugust19 “A facelift for Kidderminster’s sleeper car”, Express Points, August 2019] retrieved 1 September 2019</ref> In August the coach was turned so that the second side could be similarly repainted. The main picture shows the newly repainted side after turning. 9084 is finished in a non-original GWR 1942-47 livery, with the coat of arms insignia flanked by 'GREAT' and 'WESTERN'. == See also ==[[Carriages| List of carriages]] ==References==<references />
==Links==
*[https://www.svrtrust.org.uk/index.php?page=BR%20WR%20Hawksworth-style%20First%20Class%20sleeping%20car%20No%209084 9084 on www.svrtrust.org.uk]
*[http://www.cs.rhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=247 9084 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line]
{{CarriageNavbox}}
[http[Category: Rolling stock owned by The SVR Charitable Trust]][[Category: Carriage Type SLF]][[Category://svrtrust.org.uk/our-vehicles/gwr/9084-2.html 9084 on www.svrtrust.org.ukCarriages used for volunteer staff accommodation]]<br>[http[Category://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=247 9084 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.orgSVR fundraising lotteries]][[Category:Featured articles]]
