Carriage BLV 1076
Current status - 30% RESTORED
Composite and Guards Van BLV 1076 built in 1920, was retired from service in 1988, and moved to a local property in Warwick before being donated to the SDSR in 2000.
This carriage was received in a very poor state and needed a replacement set of bogies. The new bogies under this carriage where taken from carriage AU1259 that has consequently been grounded (ie has no wheels and is sitting on the ground).
BLV 1076 in the workshop at the Warwick Railway
Precinct.
BLV 1076 has three sections:
- There is a guards compartment, which with dual doors, may allow easy access for Wheel chairs.
- The second area was a goods area, but is being reverted to "near original" 2 x 2nd class sitting compartments (with corridor) to toilet,
- The last area was 2 x 1st Class Sitting Compartments, with corridor to another toilet.
The first class corridor ran on the drivers side of the train, and 2nd class on firemans, however... we are planning to leave only one toilet, and have the corridor right through to guards compartment.
As with all QR heritage rollingstock (wooden), wheelchair access is difficult with the door to door widths of general carriages. Hence the guards compartment with dual doors will be utilised.
Vital
statistics
| Built: | 1920 |
| Retired: | 1988 |
| Type: | Composite and Guards Van 17 First class seats 16 Economy seats |
| Weight: | 20.4 t |
| Length: | 12.215 m |
| Width: | 2.620 m |
| Gauge: | 1,065 mm gauge (3ft 6in) |