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==History of the Fund== | ==History of the Fund== | ||
| − | Following the creation of the | + | Following the creation of the '[[Great Western (SVR) Association|Great Western Rolling Stock Fund]]' in 1967, the LMS and BR Coach Fund was established in 1971. The announcement in SVR News stated that the fund had been "''...set up to purchase mostly LMS, but also BR Standard (if deemed necessary) coaches for use on the SVR.''"<ref>SVR News 21</ref> |
By 1998 the Fund had acquired 4 LMS carriages ([[LMS Corridor Third 2300 |2300]], [[LMS 7511 Restaurant First Open | 7511]], [[LMS 12992 Corridor Third | 12992]] and [[LMS 24617 Corridor Composite | 24617]]) and 4 BR carriages ([[BR 9220 Brake Standard Open | 9220]], [[BR 16267 Composite Corridor | 16267]], [[BR 25346 Standard Corridor | 25346]] and [[BR 25498 Corridor Second | 25498]]) for ongoing use.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> LMS Brake Corridor Third 27023 and BR Mk 1 Corridor Seconds 24726 and 24396 were also acquired by the Fund but later [[Carriages formerly resident on the SVR|scrapped and used for spares]].<ref> SVR Stock Book earlier editions</ref> | By 1998 the Fund had acquired 4 LMS carriages ([[LMS Corridor Third 2300 |2300]], [[LMS 7511 Restaurant First Open | 7511]], [[LMS 12992 Corridor Third | 12992]] and [[LMS 24617 Corridor Composite | 24617]]) and 4 BR carriages ([[BR 9220 Brake Standard Open | 9220]], [[BR 16267 Composite Corridor | 16267]], [[BR 25346 Standard Corridor | 25346]] and [[BR 25498 Corridor Second | 25498]]) for ongoing use.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> LMS Brake Corridor Third 27023 and BR Mk 1 Corridor Seconds 24726 and 24396 were also acquired by the Fund but later [[Carriages formerly resident on the SVR|scrapped and used for spares]].<ref> SVR Stock Book earlier editions</ref> | ||
Revision as of 15:17, 27 June 2022
History of the Fund
Following the creation of the 'Great Western Rolling Stock Fund' in 1967, the LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway and BRBritish Rail or British Railways Coach Fund was established in 1971. The announcement in SVRSevern Valley Railway News stated that the fund had been "...set up to purchase mostly LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway, but also BRBritish Rail or British Railways Standard (if deemed necessary) coaches for use on the SVRSevern Valley Railway."[1]
By 1998 the Fund had acquired 4 LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway carriages (2300, 7511, 12992 and 24617) and 4 BRBritish Rail or British Railways carriages ( 9220, 16267, 25346 and 25498) for ongoing use.[2] LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway Brake Corridor Third 27023 and BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mk 1 Corridor Seconds 24726 and 24396 were also acquired by the Fund but later scrapped and used for spares.[3]
The LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway & BRBritish Rail or British Railways Coach Fund donated all its vehicles and merged with the Severn Valley Railway Rolling Stock Trust, now the Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust, in 2007. It is now a department of the Trust.
Sales Coach
The Fund operates a sales coach in LMS Brake Third Corridor 26921, selling second hand books to raise funds for the coaches it restores and overhauls. It is situated in the cattle dock at Bridgnorth.
