Carriage 124

Carriage 124
in service, 2008
Built By	FR Co.
Frames	Ex IoM R7
Designation	Service Car (Buffet, Kitchen, Toilet, Guard)
Length	36ft 6ins
History
Date Built	2005/7
Operating	FR
Carriages

Background

See here for background and details of the construction

Entry into Service

Carriage 124 entered service with Carriage 100 in A-set with 11:40 departure on Friday 6 April 2007. The carriage represents a new way of accommodating on-train facilities, with the Guard's van, buffet car and toilet all in one carriage. The carriage also contains a generator which powers the on-board fridges, freezer, hot water heater and space heaters. The off-centre position of the heavy generator results in a less than smooth ride, as well as the lack of dampening making the carriage fairly noisy when the generator is in use. These problems were considered during the construction of WHR service car Carriage 2010 resulting in a smoother quieter ride in that carriage.

in service in 2008

See also

• FR Carriages