GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line

Tyseley Shed: gwrt2970

A 46 foot 7 inch long non-corridor third class clerestory suburban coach, No 3102, from lot 847 at Tyseley sidings in July 1947. Three hundred and thirty coaches were built to diagram C10 between 1894 and 1902, initially as main line stock and then for secondary and suburban passenger traffic. Over this eight year period the standardisation meant costs varied little (from £730 in 1894 to £847 in 1902). Similar numbers of brake third coaches were also constructed in this period to produce four coach sets. These coach sets do not seem to have been initially allocated to the Birmingham Division for suburban traffic, but in later years it is believed that they were used on the Workman’s Trains on the 'Halesowen Joint Railway', with many surviving until 1953.

The coaches had eight third class compartments, each seating ten passengers. Gas lighting was originally provided and the storage cylinder can be seen under the centre of the coach. The coaches were steam heated and had Dean 8 foot, 6inch bogies. A list of the diagram C10 coaches is given below:

Lot	Completed	Quantity	Running Numbers
724	July 1894	20	2843 to 2862
744	December 1895	25	2908 to 2932
773	October 1896	20	2933 to 2952
776	September 1896	10	1944 to 1953
815	November 1896	20	2993 to 3012
823	December 1896	20	3013 to 3032
827	February 1897	20	3033 to 3052
829	April 1897	30	3053 to 3082
847	November 1897	30	3083 to 3112
851	March 1898	20	3113 to 3132
854	December 1897	10	3183 to 3192
896	October 1898	10	1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1969, 1971, 1972 and 1973
915	August 1899	10	3193 to 3202
949	September 1900	15	3203 to 3217
957	November 1900	10	1252 to 1261
958	November 1900	10	1246, 1247, 1248, 1249, 1250, 1262, 1264, 1266, 1267 and 1268
962	February 1901	10	1230, 1231,1232, 1233, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943 and 1960
963	March 1901	10	1222, 1223, 1224, 1225, 1227, 1228, 1229, 1269, 1270, 1968
977	March 1902	20	1188, 1189, 1190, 1191, 1192, 1194, 1199, 1202, 1203, 1205, 1208, 1209, 1210, 1211, 1214, 1215, 1216, 1217, 1219 and 1220
1004	October 1902	10	1172, 1173, 1179, 1180, 1181, 1182, 1184, 1185, 1186 and 1187

This photograph is displayed courtesy of the HMRS (Historical Model Railway Society) and copies can be ordered directly from them using the link HERE, quoting reference AEL419.

Robert Ferris

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