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GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton
GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line
Birmingham Snow Hill - Grouping Period Rolling Stock:
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Great Western Railway non-corridor third class clerestory coach
(Diagram C10) No 3206 on the down main line at Birmingham Snow Hill Station in
1947. These 46 foot, 6¾ inch long coaches had eight third class
compartments. The first lots were originally built as express stock, but with
the introduction of ganged corridor trains on the express services, the design
subsequently became the standard suburban commuter train stock. Construction
continued over eight years until 1902 with a total of 310 coaches built during
that period. Details of the various lots are given in the table below:
| Lot |
Completion Date |
Quantity |
Running Numbers |
| 724 |
21st July 1894 |
20 |
2843 – 2862 |
| 744 |
14th December 1895 |
25 |
2908 – 2932 |
| 773 |
17th October 1896 |
20 |
2933 – 2952 |
| 776 |
19th September 1896 |
10 |
1944 – 1953 |
| 815 |
21st November 1896 |
20 |
2993 – 3012 |
| 823 |
26th December 1896 |
20 |
3013 – 3032 |
| 827 |
20th February 1897 |
20 |
3033 – 3052 |
| 829 |
3rd April 1897 |
30 |
3053 – 3082 |
| 847 |
6th November 1897 |
30 |
3083 – 3112 |
| 851 |
19th March 1898 |
20 |
3113 – 3132 |
| 854 |
25th December 1897 |
10 |
3183 – 3192 |
| 896 |
22nd October 1898 |
10 |
1954 - 1959, 1969,1971 – 1973 |
| 915 |
26th August 1899 |
10 |
3193 – 3202 |
| 949 |
8th September 1900 |
15 |
3203 – 3217 |
| 962 |
2nd February 1901 |
10 |
1230 - 1233, 1939 - 1943, 1960 |
| 963 |
9th March 1901 |
10 |
1222 - 1225, 1227 - 1229, 1269, 1270,
1968 |
| 977 |
22nd March 1902 |
20 |
1188 - 1192, 1184, 1189, 1202, 1203, 1205,
1208 - 1211, 1214 - 1217, 1219, 1220 |
| 1004 |
25th October 1902 |
10 |
1172 - 1173, 1179, 1180 - 1182, 1184 -
1187 |
During World War II coaches were painted overall brown and
although the Great Western Railway’s distinctive chocolate and cream
livery was restored when the war ended, it was clearly not a priority to
repaint older stock. It is worth noting the number of compartments in this
coach labelled for Smoking, with only one compartment marked with the
triangular No-Smoking sign. The railway companies reflected the changes in
social habits of the population and introduced a greater proportion of smoking
compartments in their passenger stock in the 1920’s. By 1947, most of
these old clerestory coaches had been withdrawn from normal passenger duties,
but a number remained in service in workman trains and some also found use as
temporary parcels vans.
This photograph is displayed courtesy of the HMRS (Historical
Model Railway Society) and copies can be ordered directly from them using the
link
HERE, quoting reference AEL421.
Robert Ferris
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