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|status    = Static display
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|designed  = Stanier
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|length    = 69ft
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|built      = 1941
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}}The Royal Saloon of King George VI is on display in [[The Engine House]].
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In 1941 the LMS built two Royal Saloon carriages for King George VI and H.M. Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother), to enable them to travel around the country safely during the Second World War. Each coach was fitted with an armour-plated steel roof and side panelling mounted on a steel welded framework. The windows were also fitted with armour plated shuttering. The two Royal Saloons were the heaviest railway carriages to run in Britain, weighing 56 tons apiece and were also unusually long, being almost 70 ft in length.
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King George's saloon was later used by H.R.H. Prince Philip as part of the royal train until 1977, after which it was presented to the NRM. It arrived on the SVR in 2010,<ref>Rail.co.uk</ref> and is now owned by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]].<ref>Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey</ref>  Conducted tours of the interior of carriage are normally possible, subject to the availablility of Engine House staff.
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== See also ==
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*[[Carriages| List of carriages]]
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==References==
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== Links ==
 
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*[http://www.rail.co.uk/rail-news/2011/kings-royal-saloon/ The King's Royal Saloon on www.rail.co.uk]
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*[http://www.cs.rhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=656 LMS 798 King George VI's Armoured Saloon on Railway Heritage Register On-Line]
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[http://www.rail.co.uk/rail-news/2011/kings-royal-saloon/ The King's Royal Saloon on www.rail.co.uk]
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[[Category: Carriage Type ROY]]
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[[Category: Rolling stock owned by SVR(H)]]

Revision as of 14:04, 11 October 2019

LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway 798 Royal Coach
LMS King George VI Royal Saloon No.798 (6731093719).jpg
LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway King George VI Royal Saloon No.798
Built By LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway Wolverton
Status Static display
Number 798
History
Built 1941
Designed By StanierWilliam Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932-1944
Diagram 2054
Lot 1167
Type ROY
Length 69ft
Weight 56T
1977 Preserved in NRMThe Railway Museum, formerly the National Railway Museum collection
2010 Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway

Carriages

The Royal Saloon of King George VI is on display in The Engine House.

In 1941 the LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway built two Royal Saloon carriages for King George VI and H.M. Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother), to enable them to travel around the country safely during the Second World War. Each coach was fitted with an armour-plated steel roof and side panelling mounted on a steel welded framework. The windows were also fitted with armour plated shuttering. The two Royal Saloons were the heaviest railway carriages to run in Britain, weighing 56 tons apiece and were also unusually long, being almost 70 ft in length.

King George's saloon was later used by H.R.H. Prince Philip as part of the royal train until 1977, after which it was presented to the NRMThe Railway Museum, formerly the National Railway Museum. It arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in 2010,[1] and is now owned by SVR(H).[2] Conducted tours of the interior of carriage are normally possible, subject to the availablility of Engine House staff.

See also

References

  1. Rail.co.uk
  2. Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey

Links