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GWR 9085 First Sleeper

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{{Infobox carriage
|image = GWR9085GWR_9085_20170708.jpg|caption = 9085 at Arleyin July 2017
|construc = BR(W) Swindon
|status = Static use
|lot = 1702
|cartype = [[:Category:Carriage Type SLF|SLF]]
|length = 64ft 0in
|weight = 45t 8cwt
|built = 1951
|seats = 10 berths
All four carriages survived into preservation, with [[GWR 9084 First Sleeper | 9084]] also on the SVR (9082 was a [[Carriages formerly resident on the SVR | former resident]] when first preserved, before moving elsewhere).
9085 arrived on the SVR in on 5 January 1971 from Didcot, having been acquired by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]]. It is normally parked at the end of Siding 2 at [[Arley]] station, where it is used for staff accommodation. It is In recent years it has been finished in non-authentic GWR 1942-47 livery, with the coat of arms insignia flanked by 'GREAT' and 'WESTERN'. {{As of|During June 2017|06}} it received a contract repaint at [[Bridgnorth MPD]] Paint shop for contract painting; when photographed in July 2017 it had returned to Arley although the 'coat of arms' had not been reinstated.
== Images ==
File:Pressure ventilation and heating plate.jpg | Makers name plate for Stone's pressure ventilating and heating system
File:Rotary converter.jpg | Rotary converter to supply AC power for shaver sockets
File:GWR9085.jpg | 9085 in 2015
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== See Also also ==
[[Carriages| List of carriages]]
== Links ==
*[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=248 9085 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.orgRailway Heritage Register On-Line]<br>
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