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Carriage 1111 on the Britannia Bridge

Carriage 1111 is the Permanent Way Department's mess carriage. It is a key vehicle in their works train, along with the tool van, a welding van and various wagons. The train is hauled by Harlech Castle, the department's diesel locomotive (normally known as Ina).

It was completed in 1997, to a design by Michael Guerra agreed with Fred Howes, and was the railway's first purpose-built mess van for PW use. 1111 was assembled by Boston Lodge with a welded all-steel body shell by Bloomfield Steel Construction, Tipton. Originally mounted on Polish diamond-frame bogies formerly under Carriage 110, the vehicle is 40 feet long and was financed under the Strategic Development Scheme.

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