Built in 1949 by British Railways at the former GWR works in Swindon, № W297W is a Full Brake coach built to a GWR Hawksworth design.
During 1963 № W297W was converted into a cinema coach.
Subsequently the coach entered departmental use as a generator van and renumbered as № ZDW150354 in the Western Region departmental number series.
Hawksworth Full Brake coach № W297W in sidings at Pitsford & Brampton station.
Photo: Dan Slater
| NPCCS | BR | Full Brake | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built: | 1949 | Works №: | 297 | ||||||||
| Builder: | BR Swindon | Type: | Hawksworth Full Brake | ||||||||
| Diagram №: | K45 | Weight: | N/A | ||||||||
| Length: | 64 ft 0 in | Lot №: | 1722 | ||||||||
| № of Seats: | None | Load Capacity: | N/A | ||||||||
| Made Redundant / Withdrawn: | N/A | Date Preserved: | N/A | ||||||||
| Arrived at NLR: | 13th December 1987 | Current Status: | Awaiting Restoration | ||||||||
