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9111, King George, is owned by the South Devon Railway Association and arrived at Buckfastleigh straight from BR service in 1967. Today, this superb coach forms part of the South Devon Railway’s dining train. Sister 9116 Duchess of York is also on the SDR. --><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southdevonrailway.co.uk/rolling-stock/gwr-coaches/gwr-ocean-saloon-9111-king-george|title=GWR Ocean Saloon 9111 ''King George''|publisher=[[South Devon Railway]]|accessdate=14 August 2013}}</ref> |
9111, King George, is owned by the South Devon Railway Association and arrived at Buckfastleigh straight from BR service in 1967. Today, this superb coach forms part of the South Devon Railway’s dining train. Sister 9116 Duchess of York is also on the SDR. --><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southdevonrailway.co.uk/rolling-stock/gwr-coaches/gwr-ocean-saloon-9111-king-george|title=GWR Ocean Saloon 9111 ''King George''|publisher=[[South Devon Railway]]|accessdate=14 August 2013}}</ref> |
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<!-- Ex GWR Coach 9116 is better known as Super Saloon "Duchess of York" after Her Majesty's late mother. It was one of the Great Western fleet of coaches, built to rival the Pullman coaches used by other railways. These coaches made full use of the the Great Western's historically wide loading gauges, as a result of broad gauge being 61' 4" long and 9' 7" wide. This meant that they were very restricted on the routes they could use. |
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"Duchess of York" was built to diagram G.61 with a total of 8 being built and they were kept scrupulously clean at all times. |
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This coach was rescued at the beginning of the Dart Valley Railway’s formation, together with our other Super saloon 9111 "King George" Whilst 9111 is the property of the South Devon Railway Association 9116 now belongs to the South Devon Railway Trust. (9112 "Queen Mary", 9113 "Prince of Wales" and 9118 "Princess Elizabeth" (the kitchen car) are with the Great Western Society at Didcot. The rest of the rake were 9114 "Duke of York", 9115 "Duke of Gloucester" and 9117 "Princess Royal"). |
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Both our coaches will be used as first class accommodation, however being only 30 seats (26 in saloons + 4 in coupé) and 35 tons, only really see use on private charters or the occasional service train. |
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9116 interior |
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The Large Saloon 16 Seats) |
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9116 interior |
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The Large Saloon looking the opposite way |
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The South Devon Railway can now offer dining facilities for up to 60 in the two Super Saloon vehicles. The dining train usually operates with Victorian saloon 249 attached as well as SO 4805 which has been upgraded for dining and incorporates a bar facility. Total seating at tables in the three carriages is 96 but again this can be increased by the addition of a further 48 seat SO and a 64 seat TSO. --><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southdevonrailwayassociation.org/Coach-9116.html|title=GWR Ocean Saloon 9116 ''Duchess of York''|publisher=[[South Devon Railway]]|accessdate=14 August 2013}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:30, 14 August 2013
The Great Western Railway Super Saloons
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The 1930s brought hard times but the company remained in fair financial health despite the Depression. The Development (Loans, Guarantees and Grants) Act 1929 allowed the GWR to obtain money in return for stimulating employment and this was used to improve stations including London Paddington, Bristol Temple Meads and Cardiff General; to improve facilities at depots and to lay additional tracks to reduce congestion. The road motor services were transferred to local bus companies in which the GWR took a share but instead, it participated in air services.[1]
A legacy of the broad gauge was that trains for some routes could be built slightly wider than was normal in Britain and these included the 1929-built "Super Saloons" used on the boat train services that conveyed transatlantic passengers to London in luxury.[2] When the company celebrated its centenary during 1935, new "Centenary" carriages were built for the Cornish Riviera Express, which again made full use of the wider loading gauge on that route.[3]
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9111 King George and 9116 Duchess of York are two "GWR Super Saloons" once used on the Plymouth to London Ocean Mail trains, as was Special Saloon 9005.
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In 1931 some "Super Saloons" were built, also known as "Ocean Saloons" as they were used on the Plymouth to London Ocean Mail trains. These were fitted out to very high specification for the Trans-Atlantic passengers.
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References
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
GWCentenaryAwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Harris, Michael (1985). Great Western Coaches From 1890 (3rd ed.). Newton Abbot: David and Charles. p. 83. ISBN 0-7153-8050-8.
- ^ Harris (1985), p.95.
- ^ "GWR Ocean Saloon 9111 King George". South Devon Railway. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "GWR Ocean Saloon 9116 Duchess of York". South Devon Railway. Retrieved 14 August 2013.