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| − | Sir William Stanier was succeeded as CME of the LMS by C E Fairburn in 1944 and H G Ivatt in 1945. Although neither produced any new carriage designs, they did implement some of Stanier’s style changes. Among those was the port-hole stock, echoing that used by the 1938 streamliners. Following nationalisation in January 1948, BR continued to build LMS style carriages into the early 1950s. | + | |image = BR LMS Ivatt "CBC" No.24617 (6901399159).jpg |
| + | |caption = LMS 24617 Corridor Composite | ||
| + | |construc = BR Derby | ||
| + | |status = In service | ||
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| + | |designed = Stanier | ||
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| + | |lot = 1500 | ||
| + | |cartype = [[:Category:BR Carriage classification codes#LMS Codes|CBC]], [[:Category: Carriage Type CK|CK]] | ||
| + | |seats = 24 first, 18 third | ||
| + | |built = 1949 | ||
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| + | }}Sir William Stanier was succeeded as CME of the LMS by C E Fairburn in 1944 and H G Ivatt in 1945. Although neither produced any new carriage designs, they did implement some of Stanier’s style changes. Among those was the port-hole stock, echoing that used by the 1938 streamliners. Following nationalisation in January 1948, BR continued to build LMS style carriages into the early 1950s. | ||
Corridor Composite (CK) 24617 was built at Derby in June 1950, as lot number 1500 to diagram 2159. The steel framing and all-welded construction gives a slightly more rounded profile than the earlier timber-framed stock. It has four First class and three Third class compartments, with a lavatory at each end. It served on BR’s Western Region until 1968, when it was declared surplus to requirements by BR at Didcot only weeks after a full works overhaul. | Corridor Composite (CK) 24617 was built at Derby in June 1950, as lot number 1500 to diagram 2159. The steel framing and all-welded construction gives a slightly more rounded profile than the earlier timber-framed stock. It has four First class and three Third class compartments, with a lavatory at each end. It served on BR’s Western Region until 1968, when it was declared surplus to requirements by BR at Didcot only weeks after a full works overhaul. | ||
24617 arrived on the SVR in August 1968. Former owning group the ‘LMS & BR Coach Fund’ donated all its vehicles to [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | The SVR Charitable Trust]] in 2007. The Trust’s web site notes that 24617 has run in SVR service every season since 1968. It forms part of Set L, the LMS Maroon set, notwithstanding that it was not built until after nationalisation. | 24617 arrived on the SVR in August 1968. Former owning group the ‘LMS & BR Coach Fund’ donated all its vehicles to [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | The SVR Charitable Trust]] in 2007. The Trust’s web site notes that 24617 has run in SVR service every season since 1968. It forms part of Set L, the LMS Maroon set, notwithstanding that it was not built until after nationalisation. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | [[Carriages| List of carriages]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | SVR Stock Book 9th edition<br> | ||
| + | Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey | ||
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Revision as of 16:48, 3 February 2017
| LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway 24617 Corridor CompositeCarriage having more than one class of seating, ie First and Third or latterly First and Standard. | |
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.jpg) LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway 24617 Corridor CompositeCarriage having more than one class of seating, ie First and Third or latterly First and Standard. | |
| Built By | BRBritish Rail or British Railways Derby |
| Status | In service |
| Number | 24617 |
| History | |
| Built | 1949 |
| Designed By | StanierWilliam Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932-1944 |
| Diagram | 2159 |
| Lot | 1500 |
| Type | CBC, CK |
| Seats | 24 first, 18 third |
| 1972 | Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
Corridor CompositeCarriage having more than one class of seating, ie First and Third or latterly First and Standard. (CK) 24617 was built at Derby in June 1950, as lot number 1500 to diagram 2159. The steel framing and all-welded construction gives a slightly more rounded profile than the earlier timber-framed stock. It has four First class and three Third class compartments, with a lavatory at each end. It served on BRBritish Rail or British Railways’s Western Region until 1968, when it was declared surplus to requirements by BRBritish Rail or British Railways at Didcot only weeks after a full works overhaul.
24617 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in August 1968. Former owning group the ‘LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway & BRBritish Rail or British Railways Coach Fund’ donated all its vehicles to The SVR Charitable Trust in 2007. The Trust’s web site notes that 24617 has run in SVRSevern Valley Railway service every season since 1968. It forms part of Set L, the LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway Maroon set, notwithstanding that it was not built until after nationalisation.
See also
References
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book 9th edition
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
Links
24617 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org
24617 on svrtrust.org.uk
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