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All four carriages survived into preservation, with [[GWR 9084 First Sleeper | 9084]] also on the SVR (9082 was a [[Carriages formerly resident on the SVR | former resident]] when first preserved, before moving elsewhere).   
 
All four carriages survived into preservation, with [[GWR 9084 First Sleeper | 9084]] also on the SVR (9082 was a [[Carriages formerly resident on the SVR | former resident]] when first preserved, before moving elsewhere).   
  
9085 arrived on the SVR in January 1971 from Didcot, having been acquired by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]]. It is normally parked at the end of Siding 2 at [[Arley]] station, where it is used for staff accommodation. It is finished in non-authentic GWR 1942-47 livery, with the coat of arms insignia flanked by 'GREAT' and 'WESTERN'.
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9085 arrived on the SVR in January 1971 from Didcot, having been acquired by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]]. It is normally parked at the end of Siding 2 at [[Arley]] station, where it is used for staff accommodation. In recent years it has been finished in non-authentic GWR 1942-47 livery, with the coat of arms insignia flanked by 'GREAT' and 'WESTERN'. During June 2017 it received a contract repaint at [[Bridgnorth MPD]]; when photographed in July 2017 it had returned to Arley although the 'coat of arms' had not been reinstated.
 
 
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File:Pressure ventilation and heating plate.jpg | Makers name plate for Stone's pressure ventilating and heating system
 
File:Pressure ventilation and heating plate.jpg | Makers name plate for Stone's pressure ventilating and heating system
 
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File:Rotary converter.jpg | Rotary converter to supply AC power for shaver sockets
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File:GWR9085.jpg | 9085 in 2015
 
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Revision as of 14:30, 11 July 2017

GWRGreat Western Railway 9085 First Sleeper
GWR 9085 20170708.jpg
9085 at Arley in July 2017
Built By BRBritish Rail or British Railways(W) Swindon
Status Static use
Number 9085
History
Built 1951
Designed By HawksworthFrederick Hawksworth, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1941-1948
Diagram J18
Lot 1702
Type SLF
Seats 10 berths
1970 Preserved on SVRSevern Valley Railway

Carriages

9085 was built by BRBritish Rail or British Railways(W) at Swindon in 1951, one of a small batch of four first class sleeping cars (SLF) destined for the London to Milford Haven route. They were built as Lot No 1702 to Diagram J18 and were a HawksworthFrederick Hawksworth, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1941-1948 design, with the characteristic sloping roof-ends and flat body-side profile.

As new these four cars were finished in BRBritish Rail or British Railways crimson and cream, and by withdrawal in the early 1970s had been repainted in BRBritish Rail or British Railways maroon. They had ten berths, each compartment having one bed with a sink, luggage racks, coat hangers, shaver points, and forced-air heating. Each carriage also had a compartment for an attendant at one end and a lavatory at the other.

All four carriages survived into preservation, with 9084 also on the SVRSevern Valley Railway (9082 was a former resident when first preserved, before moving elsewhere).

9085 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in January 1971 from Didcot, having been acquired by SVR(H). It is normally parked at the end of Siding 2 at Arley station, where it is used for staff accommodation. In recent years it has been finished in non-authentic GWRGreat Western Railway 1942-47 livery, with the coat of arms insignia flanked by 'GREAT' and 'WESTERN'. During June 2017 it received a contract repaint at Bridgnorth MPD; when photographed in July 2017 it had returned to Arley although the 'coat of arms' had not been reinstated.

Images

See Also

List of carriages

References

SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book 9th Edition
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey

Links

9085 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org