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Revision as of 18:52, 11 May 2017
| GWRGreat Western Railway 9654 Restaurant Third | |
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 GWRGreat Western Railway 9654 at Kidderminster (Apr 2017) | |
| Built By | GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon |
| Status | Overhaul in progress |
| Number | 9654 |
| Other numbers | DW150326 (or DW150033) |
| History | |
| Built | 1925 |
| Designed By | CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 |
| Diagram | H32 |
| Lot | 1359 |
| Type | RTO |
| Seats | 56 third |
| 1980 | Preserved (NRMThe Railway Museum, formerly the National Railway Museum) |
| 1981 | Loan to SVRSevern Valley Railway |
GWRGreat Western Railway 9654 is a CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 bow-ended Restaurant Third Open (RTO) carriage. It was built in 1925 to Diagram H32 and initially formed one end of three-car articulated (“Tri-art”) dining set H32, which was rebuilt as three single units in 1937[1].
9654 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 150326[2] in the second WR Control Train. It was formerly part of the NRMThe Railway Museum, formerly the National Railway Museum’s National Collection and first arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway from York in 1981 along with sister coach 9653. After arrival both coaches were restored and saw regular use on dining trains.
By 2015, 9654 was stored awaiting overhaul, having received a coating of blue protective paint (pictured below). In 2017 it underwent an overhaul at Bewdley including repainting and the fitment of the correct pattern of luggage racks. It is now owned by SVR(H).
GWRGreat Western Railway 9654 in July 2015
See also
Carriages
Rolling stock currently under restoration
References
- ↑ Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
- ↑ Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey, SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book states DW 150033
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
Links
9654 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
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