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In late 1978 the Fund’s next acquisition was [[LNER 24068 Composite Corridor Brake | LNER Composite Corridor Brake 24068]], already at the SVR under private ownership.  Further purchases of LNER rolling stock followed, including [[LNER 43600 Open Third | Open Third 43600]] and [[LNER 70759 Gangwayed Full Brake/Pigeon Van| BTK (Corridor Brake 3rd) 70759]].  In 2010 ownership of these three carriages was transferred to the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | SVR Charitable Trust]]; at the same time the [[The LNER Carriage Group | LNER Carriage Group]] was formed as a department within the Trust, having common volunteers with the Fund<ref>Coach Fund web site</ref>.
 
In late 1978 the Fund’s next acquisition was [[LNER 24068 Composite Corridor Brake | LNER Composite Corridor Brake 24068]], already at the SVR under private ownership.  Further purchases of LNER rolling stock followed, including [[LNER 43600 Open Third | Open Third 43600]] and [[LNER 70759 Gangwayed Full Brake/Pigeon Van| BTK (Corridor Brake 3rd) 70759]].  In 2010 ownership of these three carriages was transferred to the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | SVR Charitable Trust]]; at the same time the [[The LNER Carriage Group | LNER Carriage Group]] was formed as a department within the Trust, having common volunteers with the Fund<ref>Coach Fund web site</ref>.
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For a time the Fund owned Gresley Composite Corridor Brake [[Carriages formerly resident on the SVR|GNR 229 ]](later LNER 4229 and BR mess van TDE 320700) which arrived at Bewdley in 1977 having been acquired by [[The 4150 Fund]] as a mess van.<ref>SVR Stock Book 7th Edition</ref> It was later used by the LNER (SVR) Coach Fund as a workshop and was considered a candidate for future restoration for service. However in 1994 the Fund announced that 229 was to be sold, partly to fund the purchase of [[GNR 2701 Composite Corridor|GNR 2701]] and partly to free up space.<ref>SVR News 112</ref>  It left for Llangollen in 1995,<ref>SVR News 118</ref> where its restoration in 2018 featured in Channel 4's  TV Series 'Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow'.<ref>[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=853 Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey</ref> 
  
 
In early 2016, the Fund transferred ownership of [[LNER 24105 Open Third | Wheelchair Open Third (WTO) 24105]] and [[GNR 2701 Composite Corridor | GNR Composite (CK) 2701]] to the SVR Charitable Trust.<ref>[http://www.lnersvrcoachfund.org.uk/news_letters/Newsletter_51-2016.pdf LNER (SVR) Coach Fund Newsletter 51]</ref> The LNER (SVR) Coach Fund continues to support the restoration and upkeep of all LNER carriages on the SVR.
 
In early 2016, the Fund transferred ownership of [[LNER 24105 Open Third | Wheelchair Open Third (WTO) 24105]] and [[GNR 2701 Composite Corridor | GNR Composite (CK) 2701]] to the SVR Charitable Trust.<ref>[http://www.lnersvrcoachfund.org.uk/news_letters/Newsletter_51-2016.pdf LNER (SVR) Coach Fund Newsletter 51]</ref> The LNER (SVR) Coach Fund continues to support the restoration and upkeep of all LNER carriages on the SVR.

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The LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway (SVRSevern Valley Railway) Coach Fund was formed in summer 1976, initially to purchase LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway Brake Third Open 23834 (later 16600), then in use at Gateshead as a work study coach numbered DE 320942.[1] This duly arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway, but unfortunately proved to be in worse condition than thought, resulting in a period of storage at Highley followed by eventual scrapping for parts recovery.[2] Parts recovered from 16600 are incorporated in most restored LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway carriages on SVRSevern Valley Railway, but unfortunately no photographs of it have come to light.

In late 1978 the Fund’s next acquisition was LNER Composite Corridor Brake 24068, already at the SVRSevern Valley Railway under private ownership. Further purchases of LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway rolling stock followed, including Open Third 43600 and BTK (Corridor Brake 3rd) 70759. In 2010 ownership of these three carriages was transferred to the SVR Charitable Trust; at the same time the LNER Carriage Group was formed as a department within the Trust, having common volunteers with the Fund[3].

For a time the Fund owned GresleySir Nigel Gresley, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London & North Eastern Railway 1923-1941 CompositeCarriage having more than one class of seating, ie First and Third or latterly First and Standard. Corridor Brake GNR 229 (later LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway 4229 and BRBritish Rail or British Railways mess van TDE 320700) which arrived at Bewdley in 1977 having been acquired by The 4150 Fund as a mess van.[4] It was later used by the LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway (SVRSevern Valley Railway) Coach Fund as a workshop and was considered a candidate for future restoration for service. However in 1994 the Fund announced that 229 was to be sold, partly to fund the purchase of GNR 2701 and partly to free up space.[5] It left for Llangollen in 1995,[6] where its restoration in 2018 featured in Channel 4's TV Series 'Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow'.[7]

In early 2016, the Fund transferred ownership of Wheelchair Open Third (WTO) 24105 and GNR Composite (CK) 2701 to the SVRSevern Valley Railway Charitable Trust.[8] The LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway (SVRSevern Valley Railway) Coach Fund continues to support the restoration and upkeep of all LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway carriages on the SVRSevern Valley Railway.

See Also

References

  1. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 44
  2. ↑ Article in SVRSevern Valley Railway News 56, “LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway(SVRSevern Valley Railway) Coach Fund Notes”
  3. ↑ Coach Fund web site
  4. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book 7th Edition
  5. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 112
  6. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 118
  7. ↑ [http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=853 Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
  8. ↑ LNER (SVR) Coach Fund Newsletter 51

Links

The LNER (SVR) Coach Fund website

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