Great Western Railway Coaches - Collett 1923 to 1929 Corridor Designs

Collett's shorter standard coaches started to appear just a year after the sleek 70' South Wales Sets debuted; looking the same in every way. For 6 years until August 1929 Swindow turned out these standard designs. Very surprisingly, they even made them all to the same length, 57' along the sides, or 58'4" long including the bow-ends. Although most designs had bow-ends none of them were turned out with buckeye couplings or Pullman gangways. Most coaches of this time had Collett's new 7' bogie.

In 1925 6 6-coach trains were outshopped with 2 each of E127, C54 & D94. In 1927 another 16 6-coach trains were outshopped with 2 each of E127, C54 & D95. And again in 1929 another 3 6-coach trains were outshopped with 2 each of D104, E136 & C54. The last 62 coaches to diagrams C58 and D104 were formed in to 6 Excursion Sets, but unlike later excursion sets these designs had compartments.

Dimensions
	All except E113 & H25	E113 & H25
Width over cornices	8' 11¼	8' 5¼
Width over body at waist	9'	8'6
Width over handles	9' 3¾	8'11¾
Height to gutters	10' 7¼	10' 7¼
Height to top of roof	12' 6¹⁄₁₆	12' 2¼
Height over ventilators	13' 0¼	12'9½
Diagrams E113 and H25 were built for the minor cross-country services where there was a particularly small loading gauge.

Diagram	Dimensions Length x Width Wheelbase		Numbers		Conversions
C54 8 compartment corridor third 2 lavatories	58'4 x 9' 50'6 wheelbase 7' bogie	12 built in 1925 6 built in 1926 70 built in 1926 2 built in 1926 24 built in 1927 32 built in 1927 86 built in 1928 41 built in 1929 2 converted from J10 in 1935	4545 to 4556 4557 to 4562 4776 to 4854 4855 & 4856 4857 to 4880 4891 to 4912 5001 to 5086 5143 to 5154, & 5156 to 80 5140 & 5142	C54 No. 4553 corridor side @ Didcot © Didcot Railway Centre Corridor Side C54 No. 4777 under restoration at Long Marston 2010 © Hugh Llewelyn / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) Compartment Side	All were condemned between 1958 and 1964. 4546, 4553, 4777, 4786, 4787, 5043, 5085 are preserved. See how the restoration of 4786 is progressing
C54 8 compartment corridor third 2 lavatories	58'4 x 9' 50'6 wheelbase 7' bogie	C54 No. 5072 © ML Boakes Corridor Side
C57 8 compartment corridor third 2 lavatories	58'4 x 9' 50'6 wheelbase 9' heavy bogie	1 built in 1929	5155		Condemned in 1961.
C58 8 compartment corridor third 2 lavatories	58'4 x 9' 50'6 wheelbase 7' bogie	50 built in 1929	5181 to 5230		All were condemned between 1958 & 1963.
D94 3 compartment corridor brake third 1 lavatory	58'4 x 9' 50'6 wheelbase 7' bogie	12 built in 1925 7 built in 1925	4751 to 4762 4763 to 4769	D94 No. 4758 left hand brake © HMRS AAK400	All were condemned between 1957 & 1962.
D95 4 compartment corridor brake third 1 lavatory	58'4 x 9' 50'6 wheelbase 7' bogie	32 built in 1927 46 built in 1928	4913 to 4944 5087 to 5132	D95 right hand brake © Railway Photos 335 D95 right hand brake © ML Boakes	All were condemned between 1957 & 1962.
D104 4 compartment corridor brake third 1 lavatory	58'4 x 9' 50'6 wheelbase 7' bogie	7 built in 1929 12 built in 1929	5133 to 5139 5231 to 5242		All were condemned between 1958 & 1963.
E113 6 compartment corridor brake composite 2 lavatories 2 first class and 4 third class compartments	57' x 9' 50'6 wheelbase 9' light bogie	16 built in 1923	7949 to 7964	E113, no. 7963. © GP Keane col:J Suter 461	Nos. 7949 to 7657 fitted with Westinghouse and Vacuum brakes 7950 received Collett 9' light pressed steel bogies in 1939 All were condemned between 1957 & 1962.
E114 6 compartment corridor brake composite 2 lavatories 2 first class and 4 third class compartments	57' x 9' 50'6 wheelbase 9' light bogie	25 built in 1923	7965 to 7989		Nos. 7965 to 7973 fitted with Westinghouse and Vacuum brakes 7965 received Collett 9' light pressed steel bogies in 1939 All were condemned between 1957 & 1962.
E115 7 compartment corridor composite (left hand) 2 lavatories 4 first class and 3 third class compartments	57' x 9' 50'6 wheelbase 9' light bogie	10 built in 1923	7605 to 7607, 7611, 7613, 7615, 7617, 7619, 7621, 7623		7617received Collett 9' light pressed steel bogies in 1939 All were condemned between 1957 & 1962.
E118 7 compartment corridor composite (right hand) 2 lavatories 4 first class and 3 third class compartments	57' x 9' 50'6 wheelbase 9' light bogie	10 built in 1923	7608 to 10, 7612, 7614, 7616, 7618, 7620, 7622, 7624		All were condemned between 1957 & 1961.
E127 7 compartment corridor composite (left hand) 2 lavatories 4 first class and 3 third class compartments	58'4 x 9' 50'6 wheelbase 7' bogie	7 built in 1929 12 built in 1929	6519 to 22, 6525 to 6528, 6530 to 6532, 6536 6024, 6026, 6029, 6030, 6034, 6047, 6050, 6068, 6099, 6105, 6135, 6137, 6138, 6145, 6146, 6149, 6150, 6155, 6156, 6158, 6160, 6167, 6181, 6187, 6192, 6194, 6198, 6201, 6203, 6209, 6211		All were condemned between 1956 & 1962.
E128 6 compartment corridor brake composite 2 lavatories 2 first class and 4 third class compartments	58'4 x 9' 50'6 wheelbase 7' bogie	22 built in 1926	6475 to 6481, 6483, 6491 to 6495, 6497, 6498, 6512 to 6518	No. 6515 @ Nursery Pool Bridge 2007 © Nathan Williamson Note that it has been turned into an open coach. This is the former corridor side and the nearest door has had an additional right hand door added for wheelchair access. No. 6515 @ Totnes Riverside 2009 © Geof Sheppard / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) This is the compartment side and it remains original.	All were condemned between 1958 & 1963.
E132 7 compartment corridor composite (left hand) 2 lavatories 4 first class and 3 third class compartments	58'4 x 9' 50'6 wheelbase 7' bogie	52 built in 1928	6011 to 6016, 6018 to 6023, 6025, 6027, 6031, 6032, 6035, 6038 to 45, 6047, 6051, 6054, 6055, 6065, 6066, 6067, 6070, 6072 to 6074, 6076 to 6083, 6085, 6089 to 6094, 6096	E132 No. 6045 at Kidderminster 2020 © Dave Phillips	See the history of the restoration of 6046. There are also many detail photos of this lovely coach. All were condemned between 1958 & 1962.
E136 7 compartment corridor composite (left hand) 2 lavatories 4 first class and 3 third class compartments	58'4 x 9' 50'6 wheelbase 7' bogie	4 built in 1929	6101 to 6104		All were condemned between 1958 & 1962.
G58 third class saloon 2 lavatories 2 third class saloons, 1 third class compartment and a luggage area	58'4 x 9' 50'6 wheelbase 7' bogie	10 built in 1929	9101 to 9110	'Compartment' side of G58 No. 9103 at Bewdley © Geof Sheppard / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) Corridor side of G58 No. 9103 at Bewdley in 2013 © Gareth Price	All were condemned between 1960 & 1961.
H25 Corridor Composite Diner 2 first class dining tables, kitchen, 3 third class dining tables	57' x 8'6 flat ends 50'6 wheelbase 9' bogie changed to 7' bogie in 1928	6 built in 1924	9562 to 9567		All were condemned between 1959 & 1961.
H33 Corridor Composite Diner 2 first class dining tables seating 4 and 2 first class dining tables seating 2, kitchen, 6 third class dining tables seating 4	58'4 x 9' 50'6 wheelbase 7' bogie	4 built in 1925	9578 to 9581	H33 roof © HMRS AEL110	9580 converted to H58 Buffet Restaurant Car in 1952. Third class seating removed and replaced with buffet counter and 4 bar-stools. All were condemned between 1959 & 1961.
J10 8 compartment corridor third class sleeper 2 lavatories 3 compartments each with 4 beds and 5 compartments with seats	58'4 x 9' 50'6 wheelbase 7' bogie	3 built in 1928	5140 to 5142	J10 No. 5140 corridor side © GWR	5140 & 5142 converted to all third C54 in 1935. 5141 converted to composite sleeper J15 in 1935.
J15 8 compartment corridor composite sleeper 2 lavatories 3 compartments each with 4 third class beds and 4 compartments each with a single first class bed, 1 attendant's compartment	58'4 x 9' 50'6 wheelbase 7' bogie	1 converted in 1935 from J10	9079	J15 No. 9079 compartment side © GWR	Condemned in 1962.
K38 Gangwayed Passenger Brake Van	58'4 x 9' 50'6 wheelbase 7' bogie	6 built in 1926	1169 to 1174		All were condemned between 1958 & 1963.