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==History of the Fund==
 
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Following the creation of the ‘[[Great Western (SVR) Assoc.|Great Western Rolling Stock Fund]]’ in 1967, the LMS and BR Coach Fund was established in 1971. The announcement in SVR News stated that the fund had been "''...set up to purchase mostly LMS, but also BR Standard (if deemed necessary) coaches for use on the SVR.''"<ref>SVR News 21</ref>
 
  
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By 1998 the Fund had acquired 4 LMS carriages ([[LMS Corridor Third 2300 |2300]], [[LMS 7511 Restaurant First Open | 7511]], [[LMS 12992 Corridor Third | 12992]] and [[LMS 24617 Corridor Composite | 24617]]) and 4 BR carriages ([[BR 9220 Brake Standard Open | 9220]], [[BR 16267 Composite Corridor | 16267]], [[BR 25346 Standard Corridor | 25346]] and [[BR 25498 Corridor Second | 25498]]) for ongoing use.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>  LMS Brake Corridor Third 27023 and BR Mk 1 Corridor Seconds 24726 and 24396 were also acquired by the Fund but later [[Carriages formerly resident on the SVR|scrapped and used for spares]].<ref> SVR Stock Book earlier editions</ref>
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The [[L.M.S. & B.R. Coach Fund]] was established in 1971. It donated all its vehicles and merged with the Severn Valley Railway Rolling Stock Trust, now the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust]], in 2007. It is now a department of the Trust.
  
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The LMS & BR Coach Fund donated all its vehicles and merged with the Severn Valley Railway Rolling Stock Trust, now the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust]], in 2007. It is now a department of the Trust.
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The Fund operates a sales coach in [[LNWR 76738 (fictitious) 4-Wheel Tranship Van | LNWR 76738]], selling second hand books to raise funds for the coaches it restores and overhauls. The sales coach is situated in the cattle dock at [[Bridgnorth]] where it is accessible from the car park adjacent to the station.
  
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==Sales Coach==
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Previous sales vehicles are shown below.
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The Fund operates a sales coach in [[LMS Brake Third Corridor 26921]], selling second hand books to raise funds for the coaches it restores and overhauls. It is situated in the cattle dock at [[Bridgnorth]].
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BR_4399_20150320.jpg | [[BR 4399 Tourist Standard Open| BR TSO 4399]] was used from 2009, seen here in 2015
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LMS_26921_20150307.jpg| [[LMS Brake Third Corridor 26921 |BR(M) BTK 26921]] was used from 2015-2023, seen here in 2016
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==See also==
 
==See also==

Latest revision as of 05:16, 24 May 2024

LNWRLondon & North Western Railway 76738

The L.M.S. & B.R. Coach Fund was established in 1971. It donated all its vehicles and merged with the Severn Valley Railway Rolling Stock Trust, now the Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust, in 2007. It is now a department of the Trust.

The Fund operates a sales coach in LNWR 76738, selling second hand books to raise funds for the coaches it restores and overhauls. The sales coach is situated in the cattle dock at Bridgnorth where it is accessible from the car park adjacent to the station.

Previous sales vehicles are shown below.

See also

References

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