Midland luggage van used on Tramore line

[jhb171achill]

Ladies & Gentlemen; a query.

For many years, the Waterford & Tramore line had an elderly ex-MGWR four-wheeled luggage van, which they used to carry prams and larger luggage on the W & T, as from early GSR days the carriages where possible had extra seats crammed in, leaving little room for such things. When the railcars took over in the early 1950s, even they had bus seats.

This van was retained until the end, being hauled by railcars and push-shunted at each end by the crew.

Does anyone know of the whereabouts of any decent pictures of this thing? I have seen pics, but not really good ones to show it in detail.

[Galteemore]

Ask Roger at Alphagraphix, who has it in kit form. Both @leslie10646 and @David Holman have examples …..it’s a former MGW hearse van, with coffin turntable! 

Edited February 19, 2024 by Galteemore

[Broithe]

5 minutes ago, Galteemore said:

 coffin turntable! 

 

Whatever next?

A microwave crematorium?

[seagoebox]

Des Coakham, Railway Bylines annual no 3, 14 page article on the W&T.

[seagoebox]

In the table Des says... coaching stock as at April 1954... 56M ex MGWR, 4 wheeled parcels van; ex -mortuary van, built?, spare at Tramore.

[jhb171achill]

Excellent stuff, folks, thanks!

[WRENNEIRE]

Ask and thou shall receive....

[226 Abhann na Suire]

The W&T were certainly big fans of ex-MGWR stock!!