Present Location | Gwili |
County Location | Carmarthenshire |
Designed For | TVR |
Built by | Metro Carriage Wagon |
Type | TY |
First Number | 153 |
Later Numbers | 0153, 4012 |
Present Number | 0153 |
Gauge | 4ft 8 1/2in |
Wheel Arrangement | Body only |
Original Underframe | No |
Original Bogies/Wheelsets | No |
Additional Notes | W 25/12/1926. G as holiday bungalow at Hayling Island. Body P 1990 by Caerphilly Railway Society. Sold to VoG 1996, Stored Barry (old bus garage). To Skills Centre by 7/01 for restoration (not finished). Then in store till moved to Gwili 6/08. See also TVR 145. Now on plate wagon underframe. By 08/23: following merger of Caerphilly Railway Society, Gwili Vintage Carriage Group and Swansea Vale Railway, now owned by Welsh Railways Trust. |
Owner | Welsh Railways Trust |
External Structural Condition | Fair |
Internal Structural Condition | Derelict/Not Present |
Underframe Condition | Not Applicable |
External Finish | Poor and Incomplete |
Degree of External Originality | Some replaced/reproduced material |
Degree of Internal Originality | As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before) |
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality | Not Applicable |
Rarity | Few |
Historical Importance | Very Important |
Storage | Secure Open |
Operating | No |
Survey Date | 24/02/2008 |
Surveyor | Kevin Stroud |
Photo Date | 01/06/2008 |
Photo by | Dewi Jones |
At Risk | No |
Date Record Last Updated | 04/09/2023 |