GWR 9615 Kitchen Diner First
GWR 9615 is a Kitchen Diner First (RF) carriage; one of the final designs of the bow-ended era.
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9615 in service
In 1932 the GWR introduced a batch of 10 dining car twin-sets, with a Kitchen First saloon (RFK) coupled to a full Third Class Restaurant Open (RTO). 9615 was completed in that year, having been built at Swindon as part of Lot 1469 to Diagram H39. A post-War upgrade saw the addition of sliding windows for ventilation and an improved interior.
While in GWR and BR Service, 9615 was regularly paired with Third Class Restaurant carriage 9627, and both are preserved on the SVR. All the dining set pairs were withdrawn from passenger service by 1963, having been replaced by BR stock; however 9615 later saw Departmental use as No DW 150336.[1][2]
9615 in preservation
9615 was acquired by SVR(H), arriving in January 1973 from Cardiff Canton diesel depot where it had been serving as an office. After a two year restoration, it was used from the mid-1970s as part of the SVR's GWR main line set as well as on the SVR itself. Further body work attention was carried out in 1980.[1]
9615 was moved into Kidderminster Carriage Shed in early 2016 for assessment for its overhaul.
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References
Links
9615 on vintagecarriagestrust.org (incorrectly states that "It was originally ordered in 1915 … making it one of the last Bow-Ended toplight carriages")