SR 1174 Parcels and Miscellaneous Van

SRSouthern Railway 1174 Parcels and Miscellaneous Van
SRSouthern Railway Parcels Van 1174
Built By	Ashford
Status	In service
Number	1174
Other Numbers	DS70004
History
Built	1936
Diagram	3103
Lot	824
Type	Parcels Van
Telegraphic code	PMV
1988	Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway
Goods Wagons

1174 was designated by the Southern Railway as a Parcels and Miscellaneous Van or “PMV”. It has a narrow body profile for use on SRSouthern Railway lines with restricted gauge such as that to Hastings, and was based on a 1921 South East and Chatham Railway design. It was used to carry livestock, newspapers, mail and parcels on Express Passenger services, denoted by the letters XP which it carries.

Service

1174 was built by the Southern Railway at Ashford, Kent in 1936 to Diagram 3103, Lot 824. After leaving revenue-earning service it was renumbered DS70004 and used as a DepartmentalRolling stock used for the railway’s own functions (engineering etc.) rather than for general passenger or goods traffic. tool and mess van for point-heater fitters, before being withdrawn from service and moved to Cohen’s Scrap Yard at Kingsbury. It was rescued from there in July 1988.

Preservation

1174 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway from Kingsbury on 11 July 1988. It was used as a tool and workshop van at Kidderminster, receiving a repaint into SRSouthern Railway Malachite green livery at the North Star Carriage Works at Kidderminster in 1997.. It received another repaint in 2004 as part of a work experience scheme; SVRSevern Valley Railway News reported at the time that the wagon was owned by C&WCarriage & Wagon volunteer Brian Bessey.

The main photograph above shows 1174 outside Kidderminster Carriage Shed in March 2015.

See also

List of goods wagons

References

Links

• 1174 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line