Great Western camping coaches

[doddger10]

I am trying to identify what camping coaches were used at Aberearon , Aberayron station.

 

Thanks for any help.

 

Steve

[melmoth]

In 1935, according to Mike Fenton's book on the subject, the coach was a newly converted 42' Dean clerestory bogie, no. 9968.

[doddger10]

In 1935, according to Mike Fenton's book on the subject, the coach was a newly converted 42' Dean clerestory bogie, no. 9968.

 

 

Melmoth

 

Many Thanks, sorry for the late reply, but I had family problems which meant I have been away.

 

Steve

[doddger10]

In 1935, according to Mike Fenton's book on the subject, the coach was a newly converted 42' Dean clerestory bogie, no. 9968.

 

Hi Melmoth

 

Do you have any further info? please

 

Phil, mentioned at club last night that he thinks it was a Diag E27, the window arrangement certainly looks correct for this coach. They had Running numbers 7045-9 and 7050-5, but I have to assume from your number that when converted to Camp Coaches the number was changed.

 

Thanks

 

Steve

[Penrhos1920]

Camping Coach 9968 was formerly an E17. There is a photo of one here: http://www.penrhos.me.uk/Clerestories.shtml

[doddger10]

Camping Coach 9968 was formerly an E17. There is a photo of one here: http://www.penrhos.me.uk/Clerestories.shtml

 

Thanks Penlan

 

But there is one problem, the coach illustrated on the list is of coach 9969 not 9968.

 

Steve

[Penrhos1920]

According to one of the GWR Coach bibles, Harris, says that coaches 6850, 6853, 6856 & 6858 were converted to camping coaches 9966 to 9969 in January 1935.

[melmoth]

Also, and as per above, John Lewis provides an appendix in Mike Fenton's book listing the converted vehicles. 9968 was formerly E17 no. 6856.

[doddger10]

Thanks very much gents.

 

Steve

[Siberian Snooper]

Is there a drawing of the E17 available, as I could do with a couple of GW clerestory compo coaches. I have noted that the E27 is in the Jim Russell book.

[Siberian Snooper]

Listed as NRM drawing 14874

 

Thanks, I now have to work out how to put the number in the search engine to get a result.