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Total of five heritage railcars

 

   Car number: M51941 

 


Built 1960, arrived on the Severn Valley Railway during 1991.

One class of 52 standard seats. Drivers compartment at one end.

Small guards van plus an on-board power generation (230 volts AC) cubicle.

Two 150 hp engines under the floor. 

 


 

   Car number: NE59250 

 


Built 1961. Arrived on the railway during 1992.

One class of 49 standard seats plus a refreshment and bar counter area called
'The Wheel Tappers and Shunters Bar'.

It also does not have a driving cab and both ends are fitted with a corridor connection to access the adjacent cars.

This vehicle is classed as a trailer car as it does not have a propulsion engine.

 


 

   Car number: M52064 

 


Photograph by Phil Allison, October 2007


Built 1958. Arrived on the railway during 1991.

12 first class and 53 standard class seats, making 65 seats in total.

Drivers compartment at one end.

Two 150 hp engines under the floor.

Given a C3 overhaul at Kidderminster carriage works, August 2007

 


 

   Car number: M51935 

 


Built 1960. Arrived on the railway during 1992.

Dining car layout with 18 seats and a segregated on-board kitchen area.

Drivers compartment at one end.

Two 150 hp engines under the floor.

Damaged by fire May 2008.

 


 

   Car number: M56208 

 


Photograph by Ian Parker, February 2008 


Built 1958. Arrived on the railway during 1996.

First class and standard class seating, offering 63 seats in total.

Drivers compartment at one end.

This vehicle is classed as a driving trailer car as it is not powered. 

Given a C3 overhaul at Kidderminster carriage works, February 2008.

 


 


 All photographs on this page
by Paul Jackson
unless other wise stated


 

 

 

 


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