Carriage 107

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Carriage 107
In Service May 2005 Martin Ellis
Built By	Boston Lodge
Frames	Steel Underframe
Designation	Mixed Saloon
Seating	4 x 1st Class, 2 x 16 X 3rd class
Length	37ft 5ins
History
Date Built	2004 / 5
Operating	FR
Carriages

Contents 1 Background 2 See also

[edit]Background

In the 1960's the Festiniog Railway began construction of a series of modern wooden bodied coaches at Boston Lodge. The profile was based on that of the restored former Lynton and Barnstaple Carriage 14. As a result these coaches are known on the railway as "The Barns". With a requirement for more carriages, in 2004 construction began of two new coaches to a similar design of which this was the first one in service.
This carriage started out as a rebuild of derelict Carriage 106, entirely by volunteers. Funding became available to finish this off with paid labour. A donor offered the funds for a new underframe (to be built by works staff) so the volunteers carried on building the new body whilst the paid staff built the replacement body for 106. Subsequently funds were raised for new bogies (to the Steve Coulson modified metacone design) and so the FR got a new carriage entirely for free.

[edit]See also

• Carriages
• Carriages 100 - 107