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Wagon Company (BRCW). It seated 64 passengers in one large saloon. In the early 1960s the coach was modified to act as the control and apparatus car in a mobile control train for use in the event of war and was based at York with 43600. The modification included blanking out many of the windows and the fitting of double doors on one side. | Wagon Company (BRCW). It seated 64 passengers in one large saloon. In the early 1960s the coach was modified to act as the control and apparatus car in a mobile control train for use in the event of war and was based at York with 43600. The modification included blanking out many of the windows and the fitting of double doors on one side. | ||
| − | 24105 arrived on the SVR in 1980. It spent many years at Bewdley as The Erlestoke Manor Fund's sales shop, before ownership transferred to the LNER(SVR) Coach Fund, and it was restored for traffic. The restoration | + | 24105 arrived on the SVR in 1980. It spent many years at Bewdley as The Erlestoke Manor Fund's sales shop, before ownership transferred to the LNER(SVR) Coach Fund, and it was restored for traffic. The restoration was made possible by much commercial and private sponsorship, a large public contribution raised via sales and sponsored walks, and substantial donations from Bewdley Round Table, The SVR Company and the SVR Association. Modifications to Diagram 186 gave access for up to four wheelchairs, (with 46 ordinary seats) by retaining the control train double door modification and the fitting an extra half-door on the opposite side to facilitate access. A toilet, described by a wheelchair user as "tight, but manageable" completed the interior. The missing windows were reinstated and much new teak panelling fitted to the exterior. The entirely new but authentic looking interior included a new floor, ceiling and green and grey Rexine wall cladding. It was completed with oval mirrors, coathooks and luggage racks. It was also equipped with fairly accurate reproductions of the Gresley "High Backed" seats. It entered traffic in 1997. |
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| + | A major overhaul is due in 2017 when some panel replacement will be necessary as well as re-varnishing the exterior, lighting improvements and refurbishing of the seating. Some new seat components will be needed, and construction of these began in August 2016. | ||
24105 was owned for many years by [[The LNER (SVR) Coach Fund]] who donated it, in March 2016 to the SVR Charitable Trust. | 24105 was owned for many years by [[The LNER (SVR) Coach Fund]] who donated it, in March 2016 to the SVR Charitable Trust. | ||
Revision as of 21:58, 25 November 2016
LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway GresleySir Nigel Gresley, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London & North Eastern Railway 1923-1941 Open Third (TO) No 24105 was built 1936 by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (BRCWBirmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company). It seated 64 passengers in one large saloon. In the early 1960s the coach was modified to act as the control and apparatus car in a mobile control train for use in the event of war and was based at York with 43600. The modification included blanking out many of the windows and the fitting of double doors on one side.
24105 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in 1980. It spent many years at Bewdley as The Erlestoke Manor Fund's sales shop, before ownership transferred to the LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway(SVRSevern Valley Railway) Coach Fund, and it was restored for traffic. The restoration was made possible by much commercial and private sponsorship, a large public contribution raised via sales and sponsored walks, and substantial donations from Bewdley Round Table, The SVRSevern Valley Railway Company and the SVRSevern Valley Railway Association. Modifications to Diagram 186 gave access for up to four wheelchairs, (with 46 ordinary seats) by retaining the control train double door modification and the fitting an extra half-door on the opposite side to facilitate access. A toilet, described by a wheelchair user as "tight, but manageable" completed the interior. The missing windows were reinstated and much new teak panelling fitted to the exterior. The entirely new but authentic looking interior included a new floor, ceiling and green and grey Rexinean early form of vinyl used by the LNER for wall coverings in teak coaches wall cladding. It was completed with oval mirrors, coathooks and luggage racks. It was also equipped with fairly accurate reproductions of the GresleySir Nigel Gresley, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London & North Eastern Railway 1923-1941 "High Backed" seats. It entered traffic in 1997.
A major overhaul is due in 2017 when some panel replacement will be necessary as well as re-varnishing the exterior, lighting improvements and refurbishing of the seating. Some new seat components will be needed, and construction of these began in August 2016.
24105 was owned for many years by The LNER (SVR) Coach Fund who donated it, in March 2016 to the SVRSevern Valley Railway Charitable Trust.
Sources
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
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LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway (SVRSevern Valley Railway) Coach Fund
Links
24105 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
24105 on lnersvrcoachfund.org.uk
