LMS Brake Third Corridor 26921
| LMS Brake Third Corridor 26921 | |
|---|---|
 LMS Brake Third Corridor 26921 in March 2016 | |
| Built By | BR Wolverton |
| Status | Under overhaul |
| Number | 26921 |
| Other numbers | W26921M |
| History | |
| Built | 1951 |
| Designed By | Stanier |
| Diagram | 2161 |
| Lot | 1506 |
| Type | CH, BTK |
| Length | 57ft |
| Weight | 30T |
| Seats | 24 third |
| 1968 | Arrived on SVR |
| 1980 | Attended Rocket 150 at Rainhill |
Contents
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Service
26921 was built in 1951 by BR at Wolverton as lot number 1506 to diagram number 2161.[1] Unlike the Corridor Composite version, the Brake Third Corridor continued the use of timber framing with steel top, bottom and corner members. The livery when new in service was BR Crimson and Cream. In BR service the carriage was renumbered W26921M, indicating that it was allocated to the BR(W) region[2].
Preservation
26921 arrived on the SVR from Didcot on 28 August 1968 with several other vehicles, having been acquired by SVR(H). It entered service in 1968, and was one of three SVR coaches which took part in the Cavalcades at the Rocket 150 celebrations at Rainhill in May 1980. SVR service continued until 1984 when 26921 suffered damage to a bogie due to steel left on the track by vandals[3]. The coach was overhauled at Bridgnorth[4] and now serves as the L.M.S. & B.R. Coach Department Sales Coach at Bridgnorth.
Rainhill 1980: 26921 in the Cavalcade behind LMS 6201 Princess Elizabeth and the NRM's LMS carriage 14241
See also
References
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
SVR Stock Book Eighth Edition
- ↑ Jenkinson & Essery (1977) p. 110.
- ↑ Longworth (2019) p.310.
- ↑ Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
- ↑ SVR News Spring 2015 - Bridgnorth Carriage Notes
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