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GWR Toplight Full Third 2426 was designed by G.J. Churchward and built in 1910 at Swindon.  Originally the coach would have seated 64 passengers. It was converted to a camping coach in 1957, and renumbered W9918W.  
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|image      = GWR_2426_20150307.jpg
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|caption    = GWR Toplight Full Third 2426 at Hampton Loade in 2015
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|construc  = GWR Swindon
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|status    = Stored awaiting overhaul
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|carno      = 2426
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|othernos  = W9918W
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|designed  = Churchward
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|diagram    = C30
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|lot        = 1167
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|cartype    = [[:Category:Carriage Type TK|TK]]
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|length    = 56ft 0in
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|weight    = 27t 5cwt
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|built      = 1910
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|seats      = 64 third
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|years1    = 1952
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|events1    = Withdrawn from passenger service
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|years2    = 1972
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|events2    = Entered preservation on SVR
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}}[[File:GWR2426-03032018.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Bodyside frame components for GWR 9581 Wheelchair accessible Buffet Car being trial assembled inside 2426 in March 2018]]'''GWR Toplight Full Third 2426''' was designed by G.J. Churchward and is the oldest bogie coach on the SVR. It is mounted on 8 foot American bogies.  
  
2426 was purchased by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]] in 1972 for volunteer dormitory accommodation, and is used for that purpose at Hampton Loade. It is the oldest bogie coach on the SVR.
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==2426 in service==
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2426 was built at Swindon in 1910 as part of Lot 1167 to Diagram C30. Originally the coach seated 64 passengers in eight compartments and included a toilet at each end. Eight doors per side were included, located in and opposite each compartment.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] p.40.</ref> It was used on passenger services until May 1952.<ref>[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/stock_list.html GW(SVR)A stock list] (Retrieved 1 June 2021)</ref>
  
==Sources==
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In 1952 it was converted to a camping coach and renumbered W9918W.<ref>Longworth and GW(SVR)A state it was renumbered in May 1952; SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition quotes 1957</ref> Four of the compartments became sleeping accommodation, while other compartments were removed to create kitchen and living areas. Many of these camping coaches were removed in the 1960s, and 2426 was then used by the BR(W) Signal and Telegraph department, before being withdrawn in the early 1970s and placed in store at Swindon.
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey<br>
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SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition
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File:GWR2426Condemned.jpg | 2426 shortly after its arrival on the SVR in condemned condition.
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</gallery>
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==2426 in preservation==
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2426 was purchased by SVR(H) in 1972 for use as volunteer dormitory accommodation. It was initially used for that purpose at [[Bridgnorth]] before moving to [[Hampton Loade]] in 1988, where it continued in that role until mid-2016.  It was then moved into storage at [[Kidderminster]] pending overhaul, with its place at Hampton Loade being taken temporarily by [[GWR 55 Riding/Dormitory Van | GWR Riding Van 55]] until fitting out of volunteer accommodation in the station building was completed.
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Ownership of 2426 has been transferred to [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc. | The Great Western (SVR) Association]]. In March 2017 2426 spent a few weeks in the siding on [[Sandbourne Viaduct]] at [[Bewdley]] before moving into [[Bewdley Down Yard]] for conservation work including frame and window repairs. For a few years it will become the [[The LNER Carriage Group|LNER Carriage Group's]] workshop, replacing [[GWR 9581 Wheelchair accessible Buffet Car]] (formerly 5043 Full Third). The Association's long-term aim, after [[GWR 4786 Full Third]], is to restore it to its original condition and to this end parts are being made and drawings are slowly being found to aid restoration. Work carried out in early 2019 included making new coving for the corridor and both the new distant switch and regulator cupboard<ref>GW(SVR)A Newsletter, Summer 2019</ref>.
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==See also==
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*[[Carriages| List of carriages]]
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==References==
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*Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
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*SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition
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*Great Western (SVR) Association web site
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*Great Western (SVR) Association information notice on 2426 while at Hampton Loade
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=1152 1856 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br>
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*[http://www.cs.rhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=139 2426 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line]
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*[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/2426.html 2426 on gw-svr-a.org.uk]
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==See also==
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[[Category: Carriage Type TK]]
[[Carriages| List of carriages]]<br>
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[[Category: Rolling stock owned by the Great Western (SVR) Association]]
: [[GWR 2233 Corridor Brake Third |  Previous ]]<br>
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[[Category:Rolling stock in Bewdley Down Yard]]
: [[GWR 3930 Full Third |  Next ]]
 

Revision as of 20:45, 1 June 2021

GWRGreat Western Railway 2426 Toplight Full Third
GWR 2426 20150307.jpg
GWRGreat Western Railway Toplight Full Third 2426 at Hampton Loade in 2015
Built By GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon
Status Stored awaiting overhaul
Number 2426
Other numbers W9918W
History
Built 1910
Designed By ChurchwardGeorge Jackson Churchward, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1902-1922
Diagram C30
Lot 1167
Type TK
Length 56ft 0in
Weight 27t 5cwt
Seats 64 third
1952 Withdrawn from passenger service
1972 Entered preservation on SVRSevern Valley Railway

Carriages

Bodyside frame components for GWRGreat Western Railway 9581 Wheelchair accessible Buffet Car being trial assembled inside 2426 in March 2018
GWRGreat Western Railway Toplight Full Third 2426 was designed by G.J. ChurchwardGeorge Jackson Churchward, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1902-1922 and is the oldest bogie coach on the SVRSevern Valley Railway. It is mounted on 8 foot American bogies.

2426 in service

2426 was built at Swindon in 1910 as part of Lot 1167 to Diagram C30. Originally the coach seated 64 passengers in eight compartments and included a toilet at each end. Eight doors per side were included, located in and opposite each compartment.[1] It was used on passenger services until May 1952.[2]

In 1952 it was converted to a camping coach and renumbered W9918W.[3] Four of the compartments became sleeping accommodation, while other compartments were removed to create kitchen and living areas. Many of these camping coaches were removed in the 1960s, and 2426 was then used by the BRBritish Rail or British Railways(W) Signal and Telegraph department, before being withdrawn in the early 1970s and placed in store at Swindon.

2426 in preservation

2426 was purchased by SVRSevern Valley Railway(H) in 1972 for use as volunteer dormitory accommodation. It was initially used for that purpose at Bridgnorth before moving to Hampton Loade in 1988, where it continued in that role until mid-2016. It was then moved into storage at Kidderminster pending overhaul, with its place at Hampton Loade being taken temporarily by GWR Riding Van 55 until fitting out of volunteer accommodation in the station building was completed.

Ownership of 2426 has been transferred to The Great Western (SVR) Association. In March 2017 2426 spent a few weeks in the siding on Sandbourne Viaduct at Bewdley before moving into Bewdley Down Yard for conservation work including frame and window repairs. For a few years it will become the LNER Carriage Group's workshop, replacing GWR 9581 Wheelchair accessible Buffet Car (formerly 5043 Full Third). The Association's long-term aim, after GWR 4786 Full Third, is to restore it to its original condition and to this end parts are being made and drawings are slowly being found to aid restoration. Work carried out in early 2019 included making new coving for the corridor and both the new distant switch and regulator cupboard[4].

See also

References

  1. Longworth (2013) p.40.
  2. GW(SVR)A stock list (Retrieved 1 June 2021)
  3. Longworth and GW(SVR)AGreat Western (SVR) Association state it was renumbered in May 1952; SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition quotes 1957
  4. GW(SVR)AGreat Western (SVR) Association Newsletter, Summer 2019
  • Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
  • SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
  • Great Western (SVRSevern Valley Railway) Association web site
  • Great Western (SVRSevern Valley Railway) Association information notice on 2426 while at Hampton Loade

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