TVR 31 First/Second Composite (body only) built 1883
 | | TVR 31 First/Second Composite (body only) built 1883 |
| Present Location | Gwili | | County Location | Carmarthenshire | | Designed For | TVR | | Built by | Brown Marshalls | | Type | C | | First Number | 31 | | Later Numbers | 6409 | | Present Number | 6409 | | Current Livery | GWR chocolate and cream | | Gauge | 4ft 8 1/2in | | Wheel Arrangement | Body only | | Original Underframe | No | | Original Bogies/Wheelsets | No | | Additional Notes | Became GWR 6409. Condemned 10/26. With similar 6414 recovered 10/10 from bungalow in woodland at Crab's Cross, Redditch, Worcestershire. Both this and 6414 were built as 1st/2nd Composites (three First, three Second class compartments). Latterly 6409 was the kitchen/dining room and 6414 was bedroom/bathroom. Both had been well protected by the cladding of the bungalow. Both stored at Bewdley until to Gwili Railway 09/11. By 10/15 with TVR 52/6414 (qv) serves as the tea room at Bronwydd. By 04/23: now at Abergwili Junction - to be returned to use as a tea room shortly. By 08/23: following merger of Caerphilly Railway Society, Gwili Vintage Carriage Group and Swansea Vale Railway, now owned by Welsh Railways Trust. | | Owner | Welsh Railways Trust | | Rarity | Few | | Historical Importance | Very Important | | Storage | Secure Open | | Operating | No | | Photo Date | 12/04/2023 | | Photo by | Steve Ehrlicher | | At Risk | No | | Date Record Last Updated | 04/09/2023 |
 | | Dewi Jones 20/09/2011 |
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