Carriage 116
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| Carriage 116 | |
| Built By | Edmund Crow, Cleator Moor, rebuilt by Boston Lodge |
| Designation | Enhanced Third Saloon |
| Seating | 36 |
| Length | 38ft 2ins |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Date Built | 1972, rebuilt 1982, rebuilt 2008 |
| Operating | FR |
| Carriages | |
Running gear by FR Co.
Prototype aluminium coach body built by Edmund Crow, Cleator Moor This was the first FR passenger coach to be fitted with inward opening doors which became standard for all new construction.
Rebuilt 1982 with new doors and "Beclawat" windows.
*Date Unknown *Photo: Martin Ellis
[edit]2007/2008 Refurbishment
At the end of 2007 main season, 116 was withdrawn for refurbishment. The work included replacing all of the interior and the removal of the First Class compartment. The windows were also repositioned to allow the adjustment of the seating arrangement to give more legroom for the passengers. An Eberspächer diesel-fired hot-air heater was also fitted as the FR looks towards eliminating gas fired heating from its carriages. The doors are now painted with the inversion of standard FR livery similar to that used on the WHR carriages and on Carriage 122, for ease of use by partially sighted passengers. The new refurbished interior can be regarded as a prototype for the interiors of Carriages 103 and 121 when they are rebuilt.
*Date Unknown *Photo: Colin Lea
By June 2008 Carriage 116 was back in service as an 'Enhanced Third'.