Sat 12 Sep 26
Sat 12 Sep:1100 - 1500; Sun 13 Sep:1100 - 1500; Free Entry.
Cambrian Heritage Railways, 30 Oswald Road, Oswestry SY11 1RE
Heritage Open Day: This carriage was built in 1895 to specifications draw up by the Oswestry Works based locomotive Superintendent William Aston. The carriage would have been used on the Cambrian premier services and have been used as a through carriage providing services to Liverpool, Manchester or London. The carriage outlasted the Cambrian being withdrawn by the Great Western Railway in 1939, likely the last time the carriage was ‘home’ at Oswestry.
After its passenger life the coach was gutted internally and used for a number of engineers department roles in the Wolverhampton area. The carriage was externally restored by the Museum of Wales in the late 1980s, internally this involved creating two replica compartments and an open plan space for additional displays...
