GWR 98 Full Brake
| GWRGreat Western Railway 98 Full Brake | |
|---|---|
 GWRGreat Western Railway Full Brake 98 | |
| Built By | GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon |
| Status | Static use |
| Number | 98 |
| History | |
| Built | 1945 |
| Designed By | HawksworthFrederick Hawksworth, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1941-1948 |
| Diagram | K42 |
| Lot | 1665 |
| Type | BG |
| Seats | None |
| 1978 | Entered preservation |
GWRGreat Western Railway Gangwayed Full Brake (BG) No 98 was built to Diagram K42, Lot 1665 at Swindon in 1945, during Frederick HawksworthFrederick Hawksworth, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1941-1948’s tenure as Chief Mechanical Engineer. As with the earlier ‘SnakeGWR telegraphic code signifying a passenger brake van 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 GWRGreat Western Railway 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 SVRSevern Valley Railway 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
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
GWRGreat Western Railway 813 Fund web site
Links
98 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
98 on GWR 813 web site
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