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==DM45017==
 
==DM45017==
DM45017 has been purchased by autumn 1972 and was repainted into LMS livery at Holyhead while awaiting delivery to the SVR.<ref name=SVR25>SVR News 25</ref> This became something of a prolonged saga,<ref name=SVR29>SVR News 29, HRSG Notes</ref> as it did not arrive at the SVR until 9 July 1974, the stock book noting that it was intended to be used as a private party saloon coach.<ref name=SB5>SVR Stock Book Fifth Edition, September 1974</ref> Its stay was short-lived as it had left by spring 1975, moving from Highley to the Dinting Railway Centre<ref>SVR News 35</ref> in the care of The Bahamas Locomotive Society<ref>[http://lmsca.org.uk/blog/category/carriage-preservation/ LMS Carriage Association]</ref>.
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DM45017 had been purchased by autumn 1972 and was repainted into LMS livery at Holyhead while awaiting delivery to the SVR.<ref name=SVR25>SVR News 25</ref> This became something of a prolonged saga,<ref name=SVR29>SVR News 29, HRSG Notes</ref> as it did not arrive at the SVR until 9 July 1974, the stock book noting that it was intended to be used as a private party saloon coach.<ref name=SB5>SVR Stock Book Fifth Edition, September 1974</ref> Its stay was short-lived as it had left by spring 1975, moving from Highley to the Dinting Railway Centre<ref>SVR News 35</ref> in the care of The Bahamas Locomotive Society<ref>[http://lmsca.org.uk/blog/category/carriage-preservation/ LMS Carriage Association]</ref>.
  
 
==LMS 7991==
 
==LMS 7991==
LMS Tourist Open 7991, originally LMS 5682 and later Dock Labour Coach 3, was presented to the Group in 1972 by the Port of Manchester.<ref name=SVR25/> It arrived on the SVR on 9 December in that year and by autumn 1973 was beginning restoration at Highley.<ref name=SVR29/> The Group announced that it would be moving to Hampton Loade in winter 1973-74, together with DM395273, where preparations would begin for an external repaint from its current "Fever Green" into LMS Crimson Lake.<ref>SVR News 30, HRSG Notes</ref> In August 1977 the SVR Stock Book recorded that it was still owned by the Group and was still in course of restoration.<ref>SVR Stock Book  Sixth Edition</ref>  The 'Fever' Coach, as it was described, left the SVR in Autumn 1979 during 'a bit of a clear out of rolling stock', moving to the Midland Railway Trust at Butterley<ref>SVR News 53</ref>.
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LMS Tourist Open 7991, originally LMS 5682 and later Dock Labour Coach 3, was presented to the Group in 1972 by the Port of Manchester.<ref name=SVR25/> It arrived on the SVR on 9 December in that year and by autumn 1973 restoration had begun at Highley.<ref name=SVR29/> The Group announced that it would be moving to Hampton Loade in winter 1973-74, together with DM395273, where preparations would begin for an external repaint from its current "Fever Green" into LMS Crimson Lake.<ref>SVR News 30, HRSG Notes</ref> In August 1977 the SVR Stock Book recorded that it was still owned by the Group and was still in course of restoration.<ref>SVR Stock Book  Sixth Edition</ref>  The 'Fever' Coach, as it was described, left the SVR in Autumn 1979 during 'a bit of a clear out of rolling stock', moving to the Midland Railway Trust at Butterley<ref>SVR News 53</ref>.
  
 
==DM395273==
 
==DM395273==

Revision as of 10:17, 24 May 2021

The Historic Rolling Stock Group was a preservation group associated with the SVRSevern Valley Railway in the 1970s.

The Group was formed around the beginning of 1972 by a number of North Wales and Wirral Railway Circle members who were initially interested in preserving LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway Saloon DM45017. The SVRSevern Valley Railway Board agreed to host the Saloon on the SVRSevern Valley Railway.[1] Other vehicles were subsequently acquired by the Group and also based on the SVRSevern Valley Railway.

DM45017

DM45017 had been purchased by autumn 1972 and was repainted into LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway livery at Holyhead while awaiting delivery to the SVRSevern Valley Railway.[2] This became something of a prolonged saga,[3] as it did not arrive at the SVRSevern Valley Railway until 9 July 1974, the stock book noting that it was intended to be used as a private party saloon coach.[4] Its stay was short-lived as it had left by spring 1975, moving from Highley to the Dinting Railway Centre[5] in the care of The Bahamas Locomotive Society[6].

LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway 7991

LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway Tourist Open 7991, originally LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway 5682 and later Dock Labour Coach 3, was presented to the Group in 1972 by the Port of Manchester.[2] It arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway on 9 December in that year and by autumn 1973 restoration had begun at Highley.[3] The Group announced that it would be moving to Hampton Loade in winter 1973-74, together with DM395273, where preparations would begin for an external repaint from its current "Fever Green" into LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway Crimson Lake.[7] In August 1977 the SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book recorded that it was still owned by the Group and was still in course of restoration.[8] The 'Fever' Coach, as it was described, left the SVRSevern Valley Railway in Autumn 1979 during 'a bit of a clear out of rolling stock', moving to the Midland Railway Trust at Butterley[9].

DM395273

DM395273 was an ex-LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway 6-wheeled Covered Combination Truck which had previously been used as a mobile workshop by Henry Pooley Ltd., the weighing machine contractors, leading to its nickname of the "Pooley Van". It was acquired from Wolverton by the Group and arrived at the SVRSevern Valley Railway on 14 December 1973.[4] The Group intended it to be used as a mobile workshop by both the C&WCarriage & Wagon and S&TSignals & Telegraph Departments, but noted that appeals for funding to help with its purchase had not been forthcoming.[3] Around June 1976 the Group placed it on loan to The 2857 Society for use as a workshop, mess-room and sleeping accommodation. It was then sold by the Group to several 2857 Society members who donated it to the 2857 Society.

In October 1981 the 2857 Society decided to up-grade their workshop, storage and messing facilities and purchased GWR Collet Bow-Ended Coach 5043, rendering both the 'Pooley Van' and LMS 12-ton box van 98543 redundant, with both being sold to a preservation group at Buxton in February 1982[10].

See also

References

  1. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 23, Spring 1972
  2. 2.0 2.1 SVRSevern Valley Railway News 25
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 SVRSevern Valley Railway News 29, HRSG Notes
  4. 4.0 4.1 SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Fifth Edition, September 1974
  5. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 35
  6. LMS Carriage Association
  7. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 30, HRSG Notes
  8. SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Sixth Edition
  9. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 53
  10. 2857 Society

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