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[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/829.html 829 on www.gw-svr-a.org.uk]<br> | [http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/829.html 829 on www.gw-svr-a.org.uk]<br> | ||
[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=88 829 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org] | [http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=88 829 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org] | ||
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| + | [[Carriages| List of carriages]]<br> | ||
| + | : [[GWR 650 Brake Third Open (Excursion) | Previous ]]<br> | ||
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Revision as of 13:52, 13 July 2015
GWRGreat Western Railway HawksworthFrederick Hawksworth, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1941-1948 Corridor Third (TK) No 829 was ordered by the GWRGreat Western Railway before nationalisation, but completed at the Swindon works by BRBritish Rail or British Railways in 1947 as lot no 1691 to diagram C82. In comparison with the later CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 carriages, the HawksworthFrederick Hawksworth, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1941-1948 carriages can be distinguished by the sloping ended roof profile, while the length was also increased by 3ft to 64 ft. The Corridor Third seated 64 passengers.
829 was purchased direct from passenger service, arriving from Didcot in August 1968. It received full GWRGreat Western Railway livery in in 1977, and went on to feature in the Rocket 150 cavalcade at Rainhill in 1980.
As of July 2015, 829 is in service and normally used in set GW2. It is finished in GWRGreat Western Railway 1942-1947 livery, featuring the coat of arms flanked by 'GREAT' and 'WESTERN'. It is owned by The Great Western (SVR) Association.
References
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book, Ninth Edition
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
Links
829 on www.gw-svr-a.org.uk
829 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org
