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Carriage 25 on the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway

WHRL Coach No. 9 is a replica NWNGR carriage. Originally numbered 9, the original carriage became Carriage 25 under the combined FR/WHR numbering system. This vehicle was one of a pair (Nos. 9 & 10) built in 1893 by the Ashbury Carriage and Iron Company for the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways (later the Welsh Highland Railway).

Renumbered in the WHR/FR scheme, it appears that 9 became No.25 and 10 No.23.

Number 25 did not survive into the preservation era but a new steel underframe was delivered to Gelert's Farm Works in 2005, on which is constructed a replica of the original carriage.

Photo credit: User:Traindriverowen

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