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LMS Six-wheel Passenger Brake (BGZ) 2886 was an early Stanier design and was built in 1932 at Wolverton. In the 1940s these coaches were equipped with stoves and became nicknamed ‘Stove Rs’. The coach was later numbered 32919. | LMS Six-wheel Passenger Brake (BGZ) 2886 was an early Stanier design and was built in 1932 at Wolverton. In the 1940s these coaches were equipped with stoves and became nicknamed ‘Stove Rs’. The coach was later numbered 32919. | ||
| − | 2886 arrived on the SVR in 1972 and ran for several years as a temporary bar car. It is owned by [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | The SVR Charitable Trust]] and was photographed in March 2015 at Bridgnorth | + | 2886 arrived on the SVR in 1972 and ran for several years as a temporary bar car. It is owned by [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | The SVR Charitable Trust]] and was photographed in March 2015 undergoing an overhaul at Bridgnorth. |
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey<br> | Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey<br> | ||
| − | SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition | + | SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition<br> |
| + | SVR News Spring 2015 - Bridgnorth Carriage Notes. | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
Revision as of 17:20, 25 March 2015
LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway Six-wheel Passenger Brake (BGZ) 2886 was an early StanierWilliam Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932-1944 design and was built in 1932 at Wolverton. In the 1940s these coaches were equipped with stoves and became nicknamed ‘Stove Rs’. The coach was later numbered 32919.
2886 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in 1972 and ran for several years as a temporary bar car. It is owned by The SVR Charitable Trust and was photographed in March 2015 undergoing an overhaul at Bridgnorth.
Sources
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
SVRSevern Valley Railway News Spring 2015 - Bridgnorth Carriage Notes.
Links
2886 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
