Carriage 21
| Carriage 21 | |
| |
|---|---|
| Boston Lodge 1959 | |
| Built By | Ashbury |
| Designation | Third saloon |
| Seating | Third x 56 |
| Length | 30 ft |
| History | |
| Date Built | 1897/8 |
| Operating | 'disposed 1962 |
Carriage 21 was an Ashbury built 'tourist' carriage identical to No. 22 as originally built, but due to its derelict state, was not considered suitable for restoration and was 'disposed of' in 1962
'... in 1897 a new bogie carriage, vacuum fitted, was placed in traffic in the Autumn. It was number 21, a seven compartment all-third class coach, with matchboard sides and no end balconies. There was only one partition above the seats, dividing the carriage into unequal parts, and the length was 30 feet over the body. Accomodation was nominally 56 seats, giving it the largest capacity of any carriage on the line.'[1]
This was one of the carriages left out in the open during the 1946 - 1954 closure period, and finally ended up in Glan-y-mor yard (a location at that time where non operational vehicles were stored i.e. Welsh Pony, Princess, K1 and The Peckett).
The carriage was discussed at the company Board Meeting 7th November 1962:
'The body of 1898-built Ashbury tourist carriage number 21 had not survived the closure in very good condition and had had everything useful removed from it; the bogies had been donated to No. 26 in 1959. It came to be considered to be beyond repair and instructions were given for it to be disposed of.'[2]
The remains of the body were actually dismantled before August 1962 when its demise was reported.[3]
In the 1994 renumbering scheme, Carriage 21 has been reserved for replica of original 21, but with no time scale given for this.
[edit] References
- ^ Boyd, James I.C. (1975 / 2002). The Festiniog Railway 1800 - 1974; Vol. 2 Locomotive and Rolling Stock and Quarry Feeders. Blandford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 085361-168-8. p360
- ^ Johnson, Peter. Immortal Rails (Vol 1) The Story of the Closure and Revival of the FR 1939-1983. Chester, England, CH4 9ZH: RailRomances. ISBN 1-900622-08-4. OCLC 56654167. , page(s): 173
- ^ Ffestiniog Railway Magazine - Society House Magazine Issue No: 018 , page(s): 007
- ^ Wilson, Andrew. The Festiniog Railway from 1950. Stroud, England: Tempus. ISBN 9780752423975. OCLC 65466662. p33
