GWR 829 Full Third

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GWRGreat Western Railway 829 Full Third
GWR C82 TK 829 at Bridgnorth.jpg
GWRGreat Western Railway 829 Full Third
Built By BRBritish Rail or British Railways(W) Swindon
Status In use
Number 829
Other numbers W829, W829W
History
Built 1948
Designed By HawksworthFrederick Hawksworth, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1941-1948
Diagram C82
Lot 1691
Type TK
Seats 64 third
1968 Entered preservation on SVRSevern Valley Railway

Carriages

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 1948 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 (which preceeded them!), 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 on 23 August 1968. In 1978-80 it received a major bodywork overhaul by a full time gang funded by the Manpower Services Commission, including replacement of all galvanised steel side and end panels, roof repairs, reglazing, internal varnishing and seat upholstery. After a spell in Bewdley Paintshop it emerged in full GWRGreat Western Railway HawksworthFrederick Hawksworth, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1941-1948 livery just in time to attend the Rocket 150 cavalcade at Rainhill in 1980. 1980. In true Severn Valley tradition final finishing of the compartment interiors was carried out at Bold Colliery, St Helens in the week before the Rainhill parade.

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.

See also

List of carriages

References

SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book, Ninth Edition
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey

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