RMweb Premium petethemole Posted June 23, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 23, 2021 Found on the local paper's website today: https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/19391740.victorian-carriage-set-sell-10-000-charterhouse-auction/ I hope it's bought for proper restoration rather than a cute summerhouse. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mike_Walker Posted June 23, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 23, 2021 The obvious place would be ~Didcot as it would be the earliest vehicle in their collection, possibly Broad Gauge? Hopefully the GWS are aware of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drduncan Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 I suppose all we can do is email Didcot and tell them and ask if they are intending to bid. (I just have in case anyone is wondering, but the more the merrier I hope). D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagleeyemark Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Wow! Who knows what else is out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 The joke is the price they put on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted June 23, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 23, 2021 I wonder just how much of these old carriages is actually salvageable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted June 23, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 23, 2021 As it has already been heavily vandalised according to the report, I can't see it making the auction, I fear a fire might be it's fate. It should have been donated and removed as soon as it was unearthed. Mike. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium spamcan61 Posted June 23, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, Kris said: I wonder just how much of these old carriages is actually salvageable? The metalwork and not much else I should think. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimC Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 It might be like 'restoring' a DH Mosquito for flight - you throw away all the wood but can keep some of the metalwork. But the woodwork will be vital as templates. I would guess. Whether any rail organisation can afford in these days to drop that much cash on a project of that size must be doubtful. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted June 23, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 23, 2021 45 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: As it has already been heavily vandalised according to the report, I can't see it making the auction, I fear a fire might be it's fate. It should have been donated and removed as soon as it was unearthed. Mike. Ah, but someone saw ££££ and I'm sure that if it does go up there will be a sob story and an insurance claim for £10,000 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamThomas Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 18 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said: I fear a fire might be it's fate. Now there's an idea - could use it to fire FS..... (don's safety helmet & runs). 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted June 24, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 24, 2021 1 hour ago, SamThomas said: Now there's an idea - could use it to fire FS..... (don's safety helmet & runs). GW in useful for something shocker Also runs... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artless Bodger Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Any more news on this carriage? Had a look at Charterhouse's website today, can't see the railway carriage in the results, but if this shepherd's hut is anything to go by! https://charterhouse-antiques.com/product/shepherds-hut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2mm Andy Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 (edited) On 12/07/2021 at 16:03, Artless Bodger said: Any more news on this carriage? Had a look at Charterhouse's website today, can't see the railway carriage in the results, but if this shepherd's hut is anything to go by! https://charterhouse-antiques.com/product/shepherds-hut Apparently it failed to sell - bidding reached £6200 though! https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/ten-grand-for-a-grounded-body.1419697/ Andy Edited July 14, 2021 by 2mm Andy added link 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Hmm, so it did attract reasonable bids, but someone wants a lot more for something that is really only scrap wood that has sat in a garden for many many many years. Some people are greedy, they didn't care about it that much until someone pointed out it's historic importance. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artless Bodger Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 So, Ebay beckons? Rare! Bit surprised the owner recognised it enough to get some enthusiasts in to identify it, might have expected more that they would have burned it and sold off the metal bits as scrap. What would genuine GWR fittings fetch from either restorers or 'collectors'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 I would have bitten their hand off for £6200! As long as they moved it. Best they will get. However I would have personally just moved it to somewhere where it could be undercover. Four wheel saloon. Can't be many of those about. Never understand so called enthusiasts wanting to scrap historic items and making "jokey" comments about arson. That could easily be conserved. There are things in the NRM in worse condition. That L&B carriage for example. Jason 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2mm Andy Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 6 hours ago, Steamport Southport said: Never understand so called enthusiasts wanting to scrap historic items and making "jokey" comments about arson. That could easily be conserved. There are things in the NRM in worse condition. That L&B carriage for example. Jason Not sure that the L&B coach in York museum is quite as bad as that GWR coach - last time I saw it, it was complete with an underframe and wheels, upholstered interior and windows, all of which the New Forest GWR coach seems to be lacking. I do agree that the New Forest coach body is deserving of rescue if possible though - there aren't many coaches of that period surviving, and if a North Staffordshire Railway coach can be restored from the composted remains found near Rudyard Lake (discovered by an RMweb member I think!) then the New Forest coach is surely restorable (subject to finance, etc.); https://knottycoachtrust.org.uk/history-of-no-23/ Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Kirkham Posted July 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 14, 2021 On 23/06/2021 at 12:53, Mike_Walker said: possibly Broad Gauge? Judging by this photo, it doesn't look wide enoug to be broad gauge https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/19391740.victorian-carriage-set-sell-10-000-charterhouse-auction/#gallery2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mike_Walker Posted July 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2021 Could be one of the broad gauge coaches that were narrowed by chopping a section out the middle. I've just had a look at Russell part 1 and that leads me to question if it really is a GWR vehicle. Not only is there no exact match in the book, none of those in the book exhibit the same features of this one, in particular the arched windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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