GWR 9581 Wheelchair accessible Buffet Car
GWR Collett Bow-Ended Coach No 5043 is a standard 57ft full third coach, completed in June 1928 to diagram C54, lot 1383. The internal layout as built seated 64 passengers in eight compartments, with a side corridor and a toilet cubicle at each end.
The coach was originally bought by the 2857 Society and arrived on the SVR by rail in October 1981. Since arrival, it has served as the 2857 Society’s workshop, store and mess vehicle. Ownership passed to the Great Western (SVR) Assoc. in 2014.
Sources
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
SVR Stock Book Eighth Edition
2857 Society
Great Western (SVR) Assoc.