Carriage 2045
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| Carriage 2045 | |
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| Carriage 2045 at Waunfawr - 17 March 2008 | |
| Built By | FR Co. |
| Frames | Steel |
| Designation | 3rd Saloon |
| Seating | 34 x 3rd, plus 1 tip-up seat |
| Length | 42ft 7ins |
| History | |
| Date Built | 2006 / 7 |
| June 2007 | Entered service |
| Operating | WHR(C) |
| Carriages | |
[edit]Background
Similar to carriages 2040, 2041 and 2042. Construction of this vehicle was originally planned to start at Boston Lodge as part of the second or third batch. This was changed on 4 August 2006 to the same batch as 2043 and 2044, to take advantage of economies of scale.
It is of the longer 13m length used for Pullman coach Bodysgallen 2115. The extra length is used to provide double doors (as per 2090) at one end only to provide easy access for wheelchairs and pushchairs.
Ref:- Paul Lewin in FR E-group posting 34588
Ref:- WHR WebSite
[edit]In Service
Delivered to Dinas on June 10th 2007, and entered service in the F-set later in June 2007.