Historic Rolling Stock Group
The Historic Rolling Stock Group was a preservation group associated with the SVR in the 1970s.
The Group was formed around the beginning of 1972 by a number of North Wales and Wirral Railway Circle members who were initially interested preserving LMS Saloon DM45017. The SVR Board agreed to host the Saloon on the SVR.[1] Other vehicles were subsequently acquired by the Group and also based on the SVR.
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DM45017
DM45017 has been purchased by autumn 1972 and was repainted into LMS livery at Holyhead while awaiting delivery to the SVR.[2] This became something of a prolonged saga,[3] as it did not arrive at the SVR until 9 July 1974, the stock book noting that it was intended to be used as a private party saloon coach.[4] Its stay was short-lived as it had left by spring 1975, moving from Highley to the Dinting Railway Centre[5] in the care of The Bahamas Locomotive Society[6].
LMS 7991
LMS Tourist Open 7991, originally LMS 5682 and later Dock Labour Coach 3, was presented to the Group in 1972 by the Port of Manchester.[2] It arrived on the SVR on 9 December in that year and by autumn 1973 was beginning restoration at Highley.[3] It later moved to Hampton Loade in winter 1973-74, together with DM395273.[7] The 'Fever' Coach, as it was described, left the SVR in Autumn 1979 during 'a bit of a clear out of rolling stock', moving to the Midland Railway Trust at Butterley[8].
DM395273
DM395273 was an ex-LMS 6-wheeled Covered Combination Truck which had previously been used as a mobile workshop by Henry Pooley Ltd., the weighing machine contractors, leading to its nickname of the "Pooley Van". It was acquired from Wolverton by the Group and arrived at the SVR on 14 December 1973.[4] The Group intended it to be used as a mobile workshop by both the C&W and S&T Departments, but noted that appeals for funding to help with its purchase had not been forthcoming.[3] Around June 1976 the Group placed it on loan to The 2857 Society for use as a workshop, mess-room and sleeping accommodation. It was then sold by the Group to several 2857 Society members who donated it to the 2857 Society.
In October 1981 the 2857 Society decided to up-grade their workshop, storage and messing facilities and purchased GWR Collet Bow-Ended Coach 5043, rendering both the 'Pooley Van' and LMS 12-ton box van 98543 redundant, with both being sold to a preservation group at Peak Rail in February 1982[9].
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References
Links
- LYR 247 TK, later Medical Officer's Saloon built 1910 Railway Heritage Register Online (DM45017)