GSWR Carriage No.69 - Restoration update

[Niles]

An update on the restoration of GSWR 6 wheeler No.69 has been added to the DCDR website. This will be a lovely little vehicle to travel in once completed:  https://www.downrail.co.uk/2025/07/restoration-update-gswr-carriage-69/

[jhb171achill]

S U P E R B!

[Galteemore]

This is arguably butchery and despoliation of a rare 6w survivor. And it’s magnificent.  What an imaginative and sensible repurposing of a vehicle which would have otherwise had no real use in preservation. It reminds me of the UK heritage line which took an Austerity tank loco, ripped the tank off and converted it into a freelance tender loco - creative use of an asset to make something even more attractive and purposeful than the original. It’s highly likely that Inchicore would have done such a remodelling given the right circumstances. Kudos to Downpatrick once again !

[jhb171achill]

1 hour ago, Galteemore said:

This is arguably butchery and despoliation of a rare 6w survivor. And it’s magnificent.  What an imaginative and sensible repurposing of a vehicle which would have otherwise had no real use in preservation. It reminds me of the UK heritage line which took an Austerity tank loco, ripped the tank off and converted it into a freelance tender loco - creative use of an asset to make something even more attractive and purposeful than the original. It’s highly likely that Inchicore would have done such a remodelling given the right circumstances. Kudos to Downpatrick once again !

Agreed!