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Coach Collection

Background imageCoach Collection: LMS coach no. 6204 converted to an ambulance train car, 1939

LMS coach no. 6204 converted to an ambulance train car, 1939
This official photograph of an ambulance train car was taken on behalf of the Swindon Works Drawing Office in October 1939

Background imageCoach Collection: Open Brake Third Carriage, No. 651

Open Brake Third Carriage, No. 651
Built to Diagram No. D130 (Lot 1644) in 1940

Background imageCoach Collection: No 4 Shop, Carriage Body Shop, 1946

No 4 Shop, Carriage Body Shop, 1946
These men are working hard helping to construct a Hawksworth coach body. Each piece of timber and frame had its own place and slotted in with exact precision

Background imageCoach Collection: No 4 Shop, Carriage Body Shop, 1913

No 4 Shop, Carriage Body Shop, 1913
The large expanse that is the carriage body shop can be seen here. Several carriage bodies can be seen lined up as they are assembed

Background imageCoach Collection: Brake Composite Carriage, No. 7061

Brake Composite Carriage, No. 7061
Built to Diagram E159 (Lot 1590) in 1938

Background imageCoach Collection: No 17 Shop, Road Vehicle Shop, 1907

No 17 Shop, Road Vehicle Shop, 1907
This image show both horse drawn vehicles and motor vehicles being built or repaired. The motor vehicles were omnibuses and were part of the GWR road passenger service that started in 1903

Background imageCoach Collection: Brake Composite Carriage, No. 6487

Brake Composite Carriage, No. 6487
Built to Diagram No. E159 (Lot 1589) in 1938

Background imageCoach Collection: No 4 Shop, Carriage Body Shop, c1920s

No 4 Shop, Carriage Body Shop, c1920s
Several men can be seen here working on building coaches in No 4 Shop. The carriages are in varying stages from early frameworks to near completion

Background imageCoach Collection: C30e 001

C30e 001
Third Class Carriages, C30e 001

Background imageCoach Collection: Brake Third Carriage compartment, 1933

Brake Third Carriage compartment, 1933
Interior of a third class carriage compartment. This compartment was off of a corridor. Access was via a sliding door. This carriage was built in October 1933 to diagram D116

Background imageCoach Collection: Brake Third Carriage compartment, 1939

Brake Third Carriage compartment, 1939
Interior of a third class carriage compartment. This compartment was a non-corridor carriage and access was from an external door. This carriage was built in March 1939 to diagram D129

Background imageCoach Collection: Third class corridor carriage, 1935

Third class corridor carriage, 1935
View down the corridor of a carriage built in 1935. The compartments were accessed off of the corridor with sliding doors. The sign on the window indicates that smoking was allowed

Background imageCoach Collection: Coach No. 5189 in the Carriage Body Shop, 1946

Coach No. 5189 in the Carriage Body Shop, 1946
Great Western coach No. 5189 is featured in this photograph undergoing refurbishment in the Carriage Body Shop at Swindon Works in the summer of 1946

Background imageCoach Collection: Four Wheeler Tri-Composite Coach, No. 1

Four Wheeler Tri-Composite Coach, No. 1
Built in 1861 by Shackleford and Wright Bros. Contains compartments for First, Second and Third classes. Built originally for the Monmouth Railway and Canal Company

Background imageCoach Collection: Carriage No. 9606, 1946

Carriage No. 9606, 1946
Diagram H38, Lot 1451

Background imageCoach Collection: Carriage No. W9609, 1st Class Restaurant Car, 1950

Carriage No. W9609, 1st Class Restaurant Car, 1950
Diagram H38, Lot 1451

Background imageCoach Collection: Carriage No. 9606, Composite Restaurant Car, 1946

Carriage No. 9606, Composite Restaurant Car, 1946
Diagram H38, Lot 1451 As refurbished by Messrs Hamptons

Background imageCoach Collection: Carriage No. 9606, Composite Restaurant Car, 3rd Class Saloon, 1946

Carriage No. 9606, Composite Restaurant Car, 3rd Class Saloon, 1946
Diagram H38, Lot 1451 As refurbished by Messrs Hamptons


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