GWR 9581 Wheelchair accessible Buffet Car

From SVR Wiki
Revision as of 13:44, 13 July 2015 by Robin (talk | contribs) (add links)
Jump to: navigation, search
GWRGreat Western Railway Full Third 5043

GWRGreat Western Railway CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 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 SVRSevern Valley Railway 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
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Eighth Edition
2857 Society
Great Western (SVRSevern Valley Railway) Assoc.

Links

5043 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
5043 on 2857.org.uk
5043 on gw-svr-a.org.uk

See also

List of carriages

Previous
Next