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The WC&PR had first and second classes only - no third. For an authoritative view on WC&PR carriages see article on Colonel Stephens Society web site. |
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Click on a thumbnail picture to enlarge |
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Nos. |
Maker |
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Built |
Bought |
Origin & comments |
Disposed |
Photo source |
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1-6 |
Lancaster Railway Carriage & Wagon Co Ltd. |
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1897 |
1897 |
Originally built for the Argentine Republic Railway but bought new by the WC&PR when the order fell through. |
1935-40 |
Stenlake * |
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7 (later 13) |
Great Central Railway? |
no picture available |
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1901 |
Bought from Great Central Railway. Open (smoking) carriage known as the 'old charabanc'. It was fitted with an oval brass plate now at NRM, York. A replica plate can be purchased here ... The carriage was left at Wick St. Lawrence where it rotted away. |
1940 |
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7-13 |
Cravens |
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1892 |
1907 |
Seven 4-wheeled carriages were bought from the Metropolitan Railway where they were known as the ‘Jubilee’ type. Carriage No 7 is the sole survivor of WC&PR rolling stock. It is now owned by the London Transport Museum and has been fully restored to Metropolitan configuration. |
1940 |
W-s-M Library |
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14 |
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1911? |
Ex-Great Eastern Railway 4-wheeled passenger brake van. Used mostly for carrying milk churns, it overturned in a shunting accident in 1927 (luckily only loaded with empty churns), and wasn't used again. It was stored in a siding in Clevedon and scrapped after closure. |
1940 |
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15-17 |
?? |
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1924 |
Three bought from Southern Railway (originally London & SW Railway). 4-wheeled. Often operated as close-coupled trio. |
1940 |
W-s-M Library |
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18 |
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1891 ? |
1928 |
Bought from GWR. Formerly Taff Vale Railway. 4-wheeled with two 2nd class compartments, luggage section and guard’s compartment. Carried only 20 passengers. Was painted dark green. Shown also in old photo in Then & Now -Walton Park. |
1940 |
W-s-M Library |
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A carriage interior |
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Unknown carriage interior |
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* Photo marked Stenlake reproduced with permission from Old Portishead by John Macleay published by Stenlake Publishing. |
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