GWR 115 7 Compartment Tri-Composite Brake (body only) built 1902
 | | GWR 115 7 Compartment Tri-Composite Brake (body only) built 1902 |
| Present Location | Aberporth | | County Location | Ceredigion | | Designed For | GWR | | Build Location | Swindon | | Built by | GWR | | Diagram number | E72 | | Lot number | 988 | | Type | BCL | | First Number | 115 | | Later Numbers | 7115 | | Gauge | 4ft 8 1/2in | | Wheel Arrangement | Body only | | Original Underframe | No | | Original Bogies/Wheelsets | No | | Additional Notes | Built 03/05/1902. 58ft tri-composite brake coach (2x1st, 2x2nds, 3x3rds, 4xlavs and combined guard and luggage compartment). Clerestory roof. Condemned on 11/01/1931. The brake is still there (though the double-door entrance was sealed when the doors failed). The interior has been extensively modified. The three third-class compartments comprise a single living area. The layout of the second- and first-class compartments has been modified to set up four bedrooms off a single corridor, which only overlaps with the original corridor linking the two second-class compartments. Vehicle now in use as holiday accommodation Helyg Fach, Aberporth. 07/17: noted recently repainted in 'GWR' colours. | | Owner | Private | | Grid Reference | SN 26810 51498 | | Underframe Condition | Not Applicable | | Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality | Not Applicable | | Degree of Underframe Authenticity | Not Applicable | | Rarity | n/a | | Storage | Secure Open | | Operating | No | | Survey Date | 01/04/2007 | | Surveyor | Andrew Jenkins | | Photo Date | 19/04/2019 | | Photo by | Roy Morris | | At Risk | No | | Date Record Last Updated | 12/09/2023 |
 | | Ken Hartley, 16/07/2017: view of other side |
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