GWR 9615 Kitchen Diner First
GWRGreat Western Railway 9615 is a Kitchen Diner First (RF) carriage. It was originally ordered in 1915[1] to Diagram H39, but was not built until 1932, making it one of the last Bow-Ended toplight carriages.
In 1932 the GWRGreat Western Railway introduced a batch of dining car twin-sets, with a Kitchen / First saloon and a Third Class Trailer. While in GWRGreat Western Railway and BRBritish Rail or British Railways Service, 9615 was regularly paired with Third Class Restaurant carriage 9627, and both are preserved on the SVRSevern Valley Railway.
9615 later saw DepartmentalRolling stock used for the railway’s own functions (engineering etc.) rather than for general passenger or goods traffic. use as No DW 150336. It was acquired by SVR(H), arriving from Cardiff Canton in January 1973. As of May 2015 it is stored under sheets alongside Kidderminster Carriage Shed.
Sources
- ↑ Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
Links
9615 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
