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− | |events2 = | + | |events2 = Preserved on SVR |
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− | }}[[File:6045_Rob_Massey.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Partially restored first class compartment ]]GWR 6045 is a Corridor Composite (CK) carriage, having four first class compartments to seat 24 passengers and three third class compartments also to seat 24 passengers. It was built in 1928 to Diagram E132, an early Collett design having flush sides and bow ends. It also has toilets at each end and external doors to each compartment on the non-corridor side. | + | }}[[File:6045_Rob_Massey.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Partially restored first class compartment ]]GWR 6045 is a 57' Corridor Composite (CK) carriage, having four first class compartments to seat 24 passengers and three third class compartments also to seat 24 passengers. It was built in 1928 to Lot 1392, Diagram E132, an early Collett design having flush sides and bow ends. It also has toilets at each end and external doors to each compartment on the non-corridor side. It is the only survivor of 51 built. |
− | + | ==6045 in departmental service== | |
+ | It was converted to a BTU Staff & Dormitory Coach in 1962 and saw Departmental use as No DW 150293.<ref>[http://www.rcts.org.uk/application/files/9815/5646/6903/Preserved_Coaching_Stock_of_British_Railways_-_Part_Two_-_Jul_2013.pdf Railway Correspondence and Travel Society] (Retrieved 5 July 2019)</ref> | ||
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+ | ==6045 in preservation== | ||
+ | It arrived on the SVR in January 1973 from Bristol, having been bought by the [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc. | Great Western (SVR) Association]]. Since then it has been stored in various locations on the SVR, but moved to [[Bewdley Down Yard]] in 2014 for restoration to begin. Progress on the restoration is shown on the Great Western (SVR) Association website. In October 2018 the coach moved to [[Carriage Repair Works|Carriage Repair Works at Kidderminster]], 6045 still requires bogie overhaul, external painting and new batteries.<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?p=56853#56853 SVR Forum 24 September 2018]].</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== |
Revision as of 18:16, 5 July 2019
GWRGreat Western Railway 6045 Bow-end CompositeCarriage having more than one class of seating, ie First and Third or latterly First and Standard. | |
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6045 Shewing new body panels on refurbished framework. | |
Built By | GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon |
Status | Restoration in progress |
Number | 6045 |
Other numbers | DW150293 |
History | |
Built | 1928 |
Designed By | CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 |
Diagram | E132 |
Lot | 1382 |
Type | CK |
Seats | 24 first, 24 third |
1962 | To departmental service |
1973 | Preserved on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
2014 | Restoration commenced |
6045 in departmental service
It was converted to a BTU Staff & Dormitory Coach in 1962 and saw DepartmentalRolling stock used for the railway’s own functions (engineering etc.) rather than for general passenger or goods traffic. use as No DW 150293.[1]
6045 in preservation
It arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in January 1973 from Bristol, having been bought by the Great Western (SVR) Association. Since then it has been stored in various locations on the SVRSevern Valley Railway, but moved to Bewdley Down Yard in 2014 for restoration to begin. Progress on the restoration is shown on the Great Western (SVRSevern Valley Railway) Association website. In October 2018 the coach moved to Carriage Repair Works at Kidderminster, 6045 still requires bogie overhaul, external painting and new batteries.[2]
See also
List of carriages
Rolling stock currently under restoration
References
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
Great Western (SVRSevern Valley Railway) Association
Links
- 6045 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line
- 6045 on gw-svr-a.org.uk
- Restoration progress on gw-svr-a.org.uk
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- ↑ Railway Correspondence and Travel Society (Retrieved 5 July 2019)
- ↑ SVR Forum 24 September 2018].