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− | GWR 9627 is a Collett bow-ended Restaurant Third Open (RTO) carriage. It was built in June 1932 as lot number 1469 to Diagram H40, and was used in a Dining Car twin-set in combination with a Kitchen/First Saloon. The 1932 build represented the final design of the bow-ended era. | + | |image = GWR H40 third diner 9627 at Kidderminster.jpg |
+ | |caption = GWR 9627 Restaurant Third | ||
+ | |construc = GWR Swindon | ||
+ | |status = In service | ||
+ | |carno = 9627 | ||
+ | |othernos = 079112, 99237 | ||
+ | |designed = Collett | ||
+ | |diagram = H40 | ||
+ | |lot = 1469 | ||
+ | |cartype = [[:Category:Carriage Type RTO|RTO]] | ||
+ | |built = 1932 | ||
+ | |seats = 64 third | ||
+ | |years1 = 1973 | ||
+ | |events1 = Preserved on SVR | ||
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+ | }}[[File:9627.jpg|thumb|right|Interior view of 9627 taken 14/11/16]]GWR 9627 is a Collett bow-ended Restaurant Third Open (RTO) carriage. It was built in June 1932 as lot number 1469 to Diagram H40, and was used in a Dining Car twin-set in combination with a Kitchen/First Saloon. The 1932 build represented the final design of the bow-ended era. | ||
In service 9627 was regularly paired with [[GWR 9615 Kitchen Diner First | Kitchen Diner First 9615]] which is also preserved on the SVR. | In service 9627 was regularly paired with [[GWR 9615 Kitchen Diner First | Kitchen Diner First 9615]] which is also preserved on the SVR. | ||
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[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=259 9627 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br> | [http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=259 9627 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br> | ||
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[[Category: Carriage Type RTO]] | [[Category: Carriage Type RTO]] | ||
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Revision as of 18:00, 27 January 2017
GWRGreat Western Railway 9627 Restaurant Third | |
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GWRGreat Western Railway 9627 Restaurant Third | |
Built By | GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon |
Status | In service |
Number | 9627 |
Other numbers | 079112, 99237 |
History | |
Built | 1932 |
Designed By | CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 |
Diagram | H40 |
Lot | 1469 |
Type | RTO |
Seats | 64 third |
1973 | Preserved on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
In service 9627 was regularly paired with Kitchen Diner First 9615 which is also preserved on the SVRSevern Valley Railway. After service, 9627 was used as an office at Roath Dock, Cardiff. It arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in September 1972 having been acquired by Mr Mike Wilkinson. From the mid-1970s it was used as part of the SVRSevern Valley Railway's GWR main-line rake of carriages as well as on the SVRSevern Valley Railway itself. Ownership was later assumed by SVR(H).
As of 2017[update], 9627 is regularly used as part of the Severn Valley Limited dining set. It is finished in GWRGreat Western Railway 1934-42 livery featuring the ‘shirt-button’ roundel.
See also
References
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
Links
9627 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
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