| GWR 98 Full Brake | |
|---|---|
 GWR Full Brake 98 | |
| Built By | GWR Swindon |
| Status | Static use |
| Number | 98 |
| History | |
| Built | 1945 |
| Designed By | Hawksworth |
| Type | BG |
| Seats | None |
| 1978 | Entered preservation |
GWR Gangwayed Full Brake (BG) No 98 was built to Diagram K42, Lot 1665 at Swindon in 1945, during Frederick Hawksworth’s tenure as Chief Mechanical Engineer. As with the earlier ‘Snake C’, this full brake features a central Guard’s compartment with luggage compartments at each end, while a side corridor allows passengers to pass through the carriage.
98 finished its GWR service being used for parcels traffic, and was purchased from Manchester Red Bank Sidings in 1978 by The GWR 813 Preservation Fund. It was used on SVR trains in 1978/79, and later used as a workshop at Kidderminster. It is now kept at Bewdley Down Yard as store and workshop.
See also
References
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition
GWR 813 Fund web site
Links
98 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
98 on GWR 813 web site
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