GWR None Churchward toplight 'Snake C' Passenger Brake (underframe only) Built 1922
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| GWR None Churchward toplight 'Snake C' Passenger Brake (underframe only) Built 1922 |
| Present Location |
Wishaw |
| County Location |
Warwickshire |
| Designed For |
GWR |
| Build Location |
Swindon |
| First Number |
1150 |
| Later Numbers |
DW150241 |
| Present Number |
None |
| Diagram Number |
K22 |
| Lot Number |
1301 |
| External Structural Condition |
Not Applicable |
| Internal Structural Condition |
Not Applicable |
| Underframe Condition |
Good |
| Operating |
No |
| Stored |
Secure Open |
| Gauge |
4ft 8 1/2in |
| Rarity |
Few |
| Importance |
Some Interest |
| Additional Notes |
Finished main-line life as Mess Van for Severn Tunnel train. P 1981 from Radyr, gutted (including brake gear) and housed model railway on Severn Valley Railway. Privately owned - by 09/05 to Great Central Railway but moved again by 08/09 to Battlefield Line. By 07/14 very much OOU and body collapsing (compare main photo with Kevin Stroud's photo below showing condition as at 09/07). By 12/17: to Vale of Berkeley Railway (stored at Berkeley Power Station). By 09/23: moved to International Metals & Cable Recycling, Long Marston. By 07/25: moved to Railway Support Services, Rye Farm, Wishaw. By 02/26: now underframe only. |
| Inspected By |
Kevin Stroud |
| Date Inspected |
08/09/2007 |
| Main Photo Taken By |
Royston Fell |
| Date of Image |
31/01/2026 |
| At Risk |
No |
| Record Last Updated |
04/02/2026 |
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| Peter Wreford 22/09/2005: another view of earlier condition |
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| Steve West 06/06/2015: later condition of body. |
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