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}}GWR 9653 is a Collett bow-ended Restaurant Third Open (RTO) carriage.  It was built in October 1925 as lot number 1359 to Diagram H32, and initially formed one end of three-car articulated (“Tri-art”) dining set H32. The articulated sets were an attempt to reduce train weights by means of two carriages sharing a single bogie.  However the relative lack of flexibility of this arrangement, and the introduction of more powerful locomotives, led to the sets being rebuilt as three single units in 1937.
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}}GWR 9653 is a Collett bow-ended Restaurant Third Open (RTO) carriage.   
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9653 later saw Departmental use as No DW 150032 in the second WR Control Train.  It was preserved in 1980 and is part of the [[National Railway Museum]]’s National Collection.  It first arrived on the SVR from York in 1981 along with sister coach [[GWR 9654 Restaurant Third | 9654]].  {{As of|2017}} it remains on loan to the SVR, and is regularly used as part of the [[Severn Valley Limited]] dining set. It is finished in GWR 1934-42 livery featuring the ‘shirt-button’ roundel.  
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==GWR 9653 in service==
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It was built in October 1925 as lot number 1359 to Diagram H32,<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Harris (1966)]] p. 150.</ref> and initially formed one end of three-car articulated (“Tri-art”) dining set H32. The articulated sets were an attempt to reduce train weights by means of two carriages sharing a single bogie.  However the relative lack of flexibility of this arrangement, and the introduction of more powerful locomotives, led to the sets being rebuilt to Diagram H52<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2018)]] p.110.</ref> as three single units in 1937. 9653 later saw Departmental use as No DW 150032 in the second WR Control Train.<ref name=stockbook>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>  
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==GWR 9653 in preservation==
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It was preserved in 1980 and is part of the [[National Railway Museum]]’s National Collection.  It first arrived on the SVR from York in 1981 along with sister coach [[GWR 9654 Restaurant Third | 9654]].<ref name=stockbook/> It remains on loan to the SVR,<ref>NRM 'Our Collection' entry for GWR 9653</ref> and was regularly used as part of the [[Severn Valley Limited]] dining set, finished in GWR 1934-42 livery featuring the ‘shirt-button’ roundel.
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In 2017 it was retired from service with poor wiring, thought to date from 1923, and underwent repairs.<ref>SVR News 200</ref> 2019 saw a bogie overhaul and curing leaks on the roof vents<ref>SVR News 206, 208</ref>.
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
[[Carriages| List of carriages]]
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*[[Carriages| List of carriages]]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey<br>
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SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition<br>
 
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=262 9653 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br>
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*[http://www.cs.rhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=262 9653 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line]
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*[http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/locomotivesandrollingstock/CollectionItem?objid=1982-7000&cat=carriages&comp=All&ipp=96 NRM 'Our Collection' entry for GWR 9653]
  
 
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Revision as of 18:14, 9 March 2020

GWRGreat Western Railway 9653 Restaurant Third
GWR Hxx restaurant 9653 at Kidderminster.jpg
GWRGreat Western Railway 9653 Restaurant Third
Built By GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon
Status In service
Number 9653
Other numbers DW150032
History
Built 1932 (rebuilt 1937)
Designed By CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941
Diagram H32 / H52
Lot 1359
Type RTO
Length 58ft 0¼in
Weight 31t 12cwt (as rebuilt)
Seats 56 third
1980 Preserved (NRMThe Railway Museum, formerly the National Railway Museum)
1981 Loan to SVRSevern Valley Railway

Carriages

GWRGreat Western Railway 9653 is a CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 bow-ended Restaurant Third Open (RTO) carriage.

GWRGreat Western Railway 9653 in service

It was built in October 1925 as lot number 1359 to Diagram H32,[1] and initially formed one end of three-car articulated (“Tri-art”) dining set H32. The articulated sets were an attempt to reduce train weights by means of two carriages sharing a single bogie. However the relative lack of flexibility of this arrangement, and the introduction of more powerful locomotives, led to the sets being rebuilt to Diagram H52[2] as three single units in 1937. 9653 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 150032 in the second WR Control Train.[3]

GWRGreat Western Railway 9653 in preservation

It was preserved in 1980 and is part of the National Railway Museum’s National Collection. It first arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway from York in 1981 along with sister coach 9654.[3] It remains on loan to the SVRSevern Valley Railway,[4] and was regularly used as part of the Severn Valley Limited dining set, finished in GWRGreat Western Railway 1934-42 livery featuring the ‘shirt-button’ roundel.

In 2017 it was retired from service with poor wiring, thought to date from 1923, and underwent repairs.[5] 2019 saw a bogie overhaul and curing leaks on the roof vents[6].

See also

References

  1. Harris (1966) p. 150.
  2. Longworth (2018) p.110.
  3. 3.0 3.1 SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
  4. NRMThe Railway Museum, formerly the National Railway Museum 'Our Collection' entry for GWRGreat Western Railway 9653
  5. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 200
  6. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 206, 208

Links