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!!

[Metrovik]

Bringing back an old thread here, but would anybody happen to know if the van had the sliding door on one side or both? 

[Galteemore]

13 minutes ago, Metrovik said:

Bringing back an old thread here, but would anybody happen to know if the van had the sliding door on one side or both? 

Both - having modelled it many years ago

[2996 Victor]

5 hours ago, Galteemore said:

Both - having modelled it many years ago

Any photos? If there's no evidence, it didn't happen (only joking!)

Cheers,

Mark

Edited yesterday at 18:48 by 2996 Victor

[Mol_PMB]

5 minutes ago, 2996 Victor said:

Any photos? If there's no evidence, it didn't happen (only joking!)

Cheers,

Mark

You want a photo showing both sides at once? 

[leslie10646]

5 hours ago, Galteemore said:

Both - having modelled it many years ago

Thanks for saving me the time of lifting mine up and turning. it round .....

If @Galteemore says so, it's right!

[Galteemore]

8 minutes ago, 2996 Victor said:

Any photos? If there's no evidence, it didn't happen (only joking!)

Cheers,

Mark

Here we are. Installed the doors back to front but who’ll notice? Now sold on and repainted in MGW brown. Roof was glued down eventually….

5 minutes ago, Mol_PMB said:

You want a photo showing both sides at once? 

Edited yesterday at 18:56 by Galteemore

[Mol_PMB]

Ironically, all the photos I've found of them seem to show the same side!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishrailwayarchive/53509093944

https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishrailwayarchive/53505927307

https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishrailwayarchive/53509203665

https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/50347175468/

But since they were built for the MGWR, which had platforms on both sides, it would be odd to only have doors on one side!

Your next choice will be whether to have spoked wheels, disc wheels or half rice half chips...

[2996 Victor]

8 minutes ago, Galteemore said:

Here we are. Installed the doors back to front but who’ll notice? Now sold on and repainted in MGW brown. Roof was glued down eventually….

That looks fab - thanks for sharing!

10 minutes ago, Galteemore said:

  

[Mol_PMB]

Some more pics in ‘The 5-minute Bell’:

 

[leslie10646]

Just now, Mol_PMB said:

You want a photo showing both sides at once? 

Wait a moment while I get a mirror ......