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Rolling Stock For Sale

Discussion in 'Heritage Rolling Stock' started by steamwife, Dec 18, 2007.

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  1. Reading General

    Reading General Part of the furniture

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    no I can't see it...
     
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    Edit: ignore me, being a doofus
     
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    Sidmouth Resident of Nat Pres Staff Member Moderator

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  4. Reading General

    Reading General Part of the furniture

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    gorgeous...brings out the old coach restorer in me....
     
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  5. Sidmouth

    Sidmouth Resident of Nat Pres Staff Member Moderator

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    If anyone is seriously interested (and not on facebook ) please PM me with a contact phone or e-mail and I can put you in touch
     
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    Getting the insulation tape off the glass could be a pain... :)
     
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  7. JWKB

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    Was this posted to the rail c group ?
     
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    nick813 Well-Known Member Loco Owner

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    Hello,
    No James it was not to my knowledge....
    Has SWales connections?

    Nick
     
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  9. JWKB

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    I don't know but consider 99% of us carriage restores are on rail c I would have thought it was the best place...
     
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    GER coach bodies for sale.
    My apologies if this has already been posted (I did do a search) but the HRA April 2015 Newsletter includes an item on 2 GER coach bodies, currently forming part of a (you've guessed it) bungalow, that is due for demolition. The bodies are from GER 6 wheel luggage composites.
    From the newsletter:
    "I am aware that there are two ex GER carriages that currently form a house (in South Wootton, near Kings Lynn) and that building has recently been sold. The new owner is only interested in the plot and wishes the carriages to be removed. The new owner will be removing the surrounding structure, and disconnecting the services, thus making the carriages accessible. If any heritage railway is interested in taking the 6 wheeler bodies could they please let me know. (Carriage photographs are available)
    The two, late 1890's, carriages were grounded in about 1920 and owing to being roofed over and remaining a house until late last year, appear to be in very good condition. One seems to be a 1st/3rd Composite with a central luggage section. This vehicle has no internal partitions but with its central double doors would, with suitable running gear, make an ideal vehicle for carrying persons with disabilities. The other is also a 1st/3rd composite but is a lavatory vehicle. The partitions are largely intact and the arrangement for the lavatories are clearly evident: floor markings and window arrangement make this beyond doubt. Arrangements for the carriages removal are nominally in place with a local recovery firm. Clive Baker."
    A link to pictures from the VCT website is here: http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/results.asp
    I know there is quite a following for the GER, especially with the NNR and the MNR and that GER rolling stock etc isn't exactly that common. I'm also aware of the labour of love needed to restore and maintain beauties like these in places such as the IOWSR etc. However, I would guess that these 2 bodies would be in very good nick compared to some that have returned to service. As I say, apologies if this is old news.
     
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  12. Martin Perry

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    I think that these are well known about in E. Anglian preservation circles, but most of the local Heritage Railways have as many ex GER coach bodies as they can cope with! They are not all that uncommon, as the GE and the LNER did a healthy trade, from the 1880s until WW2, in selling redundant coach bodies- I have a copy of a "flyer" handed out at Liverpool St. in the 1880s, advertising "Old carriage bodies, suitable for (various uses) £5 each, delivered to your nearest Great Eastern station". It must have been quite a lucrative business, as there were scores of them about and examples still crop up on a regular basis. Many are listed in the VCT Carriage Register, but there are others still not identified, well hidden within seemingly ordinary bungalows, etc. The demise of 4 and 6-wheelers, plus the 1947 Town & Country Planning Act, put a stop to the business.
     
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    If I was within reach I'd have one for a garden shed
     
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    When the media is so plagued with bloopers on a subject you know about it makes you wonder what tripe they are serving up to us on subjects we know little of!
     
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    I spent the last 12 years of my working life employed by an organisation which was mis-represented and mis-reported by the local press on a daily basis. I am now deeply sceptical about anything I read in the press.
     
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    We have several ex GER coaches ,and they do take a lot of work ,we are fortunate to have a certain amount of parts , although we are always prepared to look at
    coaches that are offered from time to time , sometimes some rare and interesting stuff turns up.
    Would like to see more for sale ,or exchange items on here , maybe we can help each other even more ,with parts etc.
     
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