EX-SOUTHERN RAILWAY GANGWAYED BOGIE LUGGAGE VAN
NO. 2339
BUILT IN DECEMBER 1930 BY THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY AT ASHFORD TO DIAGRAM 3098, USING THE UNDERFRAME OF AN EX-LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY 49’ COMPOSITE COACH NO. 3001 BUILT IN 1905. DESIGNATED “GBL” BY THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY AND “CORR PMV” BY BRITISH RAILWAYS.
LENGTH 51’ 3”. BOGIE CENTRES 34’ 3”. WEIGHT 26 TONS.
IT WAS CONVERTED TO AND USED AS AN AMBULANCE COACH IN FEBRUARY 1944 (NO.3609) BEING CONVERTED BACK IN JANUARY 1947. IT WAS AGAIN CONVERTED IN 1960 AND TRANSFERRED INTO BR DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE AS A MESS AND TOOL VAN (NO. DS70076).
WITHDRAWN BY BR IN 1981, IT WAS PURCHASED IN MAY 1982 FROM BASINGSTOKE AND WAS LOCATED ON THE KENT & EAST SUSSEX RAILWAY (KESR NO 77) UNTIL TRANSFER TO THE ROTHER VALLEY RAILWAY IN 1997.
PRESENTLY IN USE AS OUR STAFF MESS VAN.
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