GWR 9581 Wheelchair accessible Buffet Car
GWRGreat Western Railway 9581 Wheelchair accessible Buffet Car | |
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GWRGreat Western Railway Full Third 5043 in Bewdley DownIn reference to the direction of travel means away from the major terminus (i.e. towards Bridgnorth on the present day SVR) Yard in 2015 | |
Built By | GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon |
Status | Static use |
Number | 5043 |
History | |
Built | 1928 |
Designed By | CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 |
Diagram | C54 |
Lot | 1383 |
Type | TK |
Seats | 64 third (as built) |
1981 | Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
5043 in preservation
The coach was originally bought by the 2857 Society and arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway by rail in October 1981. It had been adapted for use as a mess coach in a breakdown train, including stripping out compartments and removing most of the internal partitions, fitting a stove and workbenches and blanking off of some of the doors and windows. On arrival, it served as the 2857 Society’s workshop, store and mess vehicle.
Ownership passed to the Great Western (SVR) Assoc. in 2014 in a deal that saw the 2857 Society’s spares transferred to GWR 143 Tool & Packing Van, allowing the LNER Carriage Group, who are based in Bewdley Down Yard to use 5043 as their workshop and stores.[1]
The GW(SVR)AGreat Western (SVR) Association intended to convert this vehicle to a fully wheelchair-accessible carriage and an Association member prepared General Arrangement drawings of several options to aid design and development work. The plan is to have saloon accommodation for disabled passengers and their companions at one end and an accessible buffet counter at the other. Entry will be via central double doors with an adjacent disabled WC. The external appearance will be of a GWRGreat Western Railway H33 composite Kitchen Diner, and for ease of maintenance it will be as rebuilt in 1937 with flush sided steel panelling. [2]
As of March 2017[update] the GW(SVR)AGreat Western (SVR) Association announced it has agreed to exchange 5043 for GWR 4786 Full Third. The work described above will be carried out by The LNER (SVR) Coach Fund and this coach will become their next project on completion of the restoration of GWR 17410 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ 2857 Society newsletter issue 82
- ↑ SVR Unofficial Form 30 May 2016
- ↑ SVRLive 30 March 2017
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Eighth Edition
2857 Society
Great Western (SVRSevern Valley Railway) Assoc.
Links
5043 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
5043 on 2857.org.uk
5043 on gw-svr-a.org.uk
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