Current number:
150359
Any other previous number(s):
1595
Notes:
Scrapped - R. Garrett on site at LNWR Crewe Carriage shed 4/09

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Comments

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• DW 150359

  27 August 2006 - James Fibbens

  What is this coach - ex LMS or GWR?

• DW 150359

  28 August 2006 - Ben Williams

  The DW prefix sort of gives it away?! Its GWR. Exclusive photos of the inside of this coach on the website soon!

• DW 150359 interior #1

  3 September 2006 - Ben

  Fascinating to have a look inside this old coach - stepping back in time with some of the pillows and mattresses still present and a newspaper from 1989! Sadly it is in a bad way having been in open storage for many years in the Crewe area. There is evidence of water leaking through the roof and many windows are broken. What the future holds for this and the other coaches in this line up isn't clear. I'm not even too sure who owns them these days - used to be Waterman Railways...?

• DW 150359 interior #1

  3 September 2006 - Kevin Stroud

  The whole set in this siding are now owned by L&NWR Crewe. The problem seems to be getting them off site - as the Stoke line now electrified - lines would need to be down to get the vehicle out by road, and out by rail is going to be a safety issue. There are 3 GWRs here, and the prototype BR GUV 86500 too!.

• DW 150359 interior #1

  10 September 2006 - Mick Costar

  Lets hope they are all preserved, including the prototype GUV as this is a more historic vehicle than the pre-nationalisation vehicles if less of an attraction to the uninformed. There seems a will to preserve grounded bodies that need new underframes and bogies but less to rebuid complete ex departmental vehicles of a slightly less vintage? Shame.

• DW 150359

  13 December 2007 - jeff lubchansky

  i photographed this carriage a few weeks ago at crewe. it's still waiting a new home. is there a way to find out what it was built as?

  thx

• DW 150359

  13 December 2007 - ian saunders

  judging from the bogies it would appear to have been a Collet design and the bodywork appears to be a brake coach and would also appear not to have been heavily modified

• DW 150359

  14 December 2007 - SD0853

  I think you'll find that it's "At Home" as it's owned by Pete Waterman, and is stored on his LNWR site. What restoration plans he has for the vehical, I do not know.

• DW 150359

  14 December 2007 - Peter Cummings

  Collett BTK (61' sunshine) dia D124, 1935 Lot 1574. W1595W.

  Departmental use was as a CE staff/dormitory coach.

• DW 150359

  14 April 2009 - Ben Williams

  This and two of its GWR companions 150395 and 975795 / 024529 did not appear to be present last week - quite probably scrapped on site by HNRC recently but any confirmation welcome. 977442 and 975336 still present. If anyone has any more sightings of these vehicles between Jul 2008 and April 2009 please add them to narrow-down the disposal period, thanks!

• DW 150359

  14 April 2009 - Adam G

  Was once GWR BTK 1535

  hope this helps someone!

• DW 150359

  21 April 2009 - Martin Barnsdall

  Both these coaches were present on 21st Feb 2009 at appx. 1800 as I passed by on a train!

• DW 150359 interior #1

  3 December 2010 - Bernard Taylor

  I hope this coach is restored; as far as I am aware there aren't any other of the ordinary 1936/7 'Sunshine' coaches preserved, though there are plenty of the later 1938 pattern.

• DW 150359 interior #1

  4 December 2010 - Ben Williams

  Scrapped in 2009 unfortunately... some parts saved I believe - probably bogies.