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1086, 1087 and 1116 Collett thirds

1086

1086 photographed at Kidderminster station April 2005. Photo: Paul Bennett

1086 & 1087 completed March 1938 to Diagram C77, Lot 1593 as was 1116 which was completed in June 1938.

Collett thirds. Built 1938. Purchased in 1969 from Swindon works. These carriages were built as general service vehicles to a modified design and as such could be seen all over the country from Aberdeen to Penzance. They ended their days as part of the Swindon test train, used for load testing of diesel locomotives. They were all in quite good order when purchased and were soon in traffic on the Valley.

Further reading: Official Drawings No3 Great Western Coaches by John Lewis (Wild Swan, 1998) features detailed drawings and history of this diagram (C77).

 

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1116 - click to open larger image in a new window

1116 fresh from overhaul, Bewdley 1975.
PHOTO: Colin Jenkins

1116 under overhaul during 2004.

 

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