Great Western Railway Coaches - Collett 1933-36 9' 0 Wide Stock

The 1933 design of Cross Country Service corridor stock was the first to dispense of a door opposite each compartment on the corridor side. Instead there were upto 4 doors with large picture windows between the doors. When compared to the 1930 design the sides look flatter for two reason; the cornice was almost as wide as the waist and also the tops of the sides were only just narrower than the cornice and not stepped in like many GWR coaches. These coaches were not bow-ended which only added to them looking like boxes. The doors had normal handles and the guard's doors were not recessed. Towards the end of 1933 it was decided that only 1 droplight was required in each pair of double doors; this resulted in new diagrams being issued for designs with luggage compartments.

The non-corridor design of the same period had the same non-bulging sides and ends and like the corridor coaches rode on 9' lightweight pressed steel bogies.

Dimensions
	Corridor	Non-corridor	Postal
Width over cornices	8' 11⅛	8' 11⅛	8' 9
Width over body at waist	9' 0	9' 0	8' 6
Width over handles	9' 5⅛ to 9' 5¾	9' 4¼	N/A
Height to gutters	10' 6½	10' 6½	10' 5¼
Height to top of roof	12' 5⅜	12' 5⅜	12' 5 1⁄16
Height over ventilators	12' 11	12' 11	12' 10¾
Length over sides	57' 0	57' 0 except C66 55' 3½
Wheelbase	50' 6	50' 6 except C66 48' 9½

Diagram	Dimensions Length x Width Wheelbase		Numbers		Conversions
Corridor Coaches
C67 8 compartment corridor third 2 lavatories.	As table	100 built in 1934/5 55 built in 1935	5808 to 5867, 5888 to 5927 5928 to 5982	C67 No. 5832 @ Newport April 1956 © N Preedy	All were condemned between 1962 and 1965.
D116 4 compartment corridor brake van third 1 lavatory.	As table	19 built in 1933	5779 to 5797	D116 No. 5787 @ Bridgnorth August 1972 © CL Caddy	All were condemned in 1962.
D118 4 compartment corridor brake van third 1 lavatory.	As table	20 built in 1934 13 built in 1935	5798 to 5807, 5878 to 5887 5983 to 5995	No. 5883 @ Highley 2012 © Hugh Llewelyn / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) D118 No. 5802 © R Spratt	Same as D116 except only one droplight in each pair of double doors. All were condemned in 1962 and 1963.
E146 6 compartment corridor brake composite 2 lavatories. 2 first class and 4 third class compartments	As table	10 built in 1933	6579 to 6588	E146 No. 6585 @ Cardiff General 1959. R.Spratt collection	Droplights in both doors of guard and luggage van 6582 ran with diesel railcars W35 & W36 and was third class only All were condemned in 1962 and 1963.
E148 6 compartment corridor brake composite 2 lavatories. 2 first class and 4 third class compartments	As table	20 built in 1934 20 built in 1934	6909 to 6924, 6927, 6928, 6930, 6931 6824, 6826, 6828, 6832 to 6836, 6840, 6842 to 6849, 6851, 6852		Droplights in left hand door of guard and luggage van only All were condemned in 1962 and 1963.
H41 Buffet Car 12 stand-up bar seats in front of counter	As table	2 built in 1934	9631 and 9632		Both were condemned in 1962/3. 9631 preserved NRM, York
J14 7 compartment corridor third sleeper 2 lavatories	As table	3 built in 1934	9076 to 9078		9077 converted to J19 in 1952 Both were condemned in 1962.
J19 6 compartment corridor third sleeper 2 lavatories 1 attendant's compartment	As table	1 converted in 1952 from J14	9077		Condemned in 1962.
K41 Passenger brake van	9' heavy bogies	2 built in 1934 20 built in 1935 20 built in 1936	101 to 120 181 to 200 138 to 157		All were condemned between 1965 and 1976
L20 Post Office Sorting Van	57' long 7' bogies 48'6 wheelbase	1 built in 1933	796		Condemned in 1969
L21 Post Office Collector Van	57' long 7' bogies 48'6 wheelbase	3 built in 1933	793 to 795		All were condemned in 1969
L22 Post Office Delivery Van	50' long 7' bogies 41'6 wheelbase	4 built in 1933 3 built in 1934	797 to 800 801 to 803		All were condemned in 1968/9
L23 Post Office Stowage Van	50' long 7' bogies 41'6 wheelbase	3 built in 1933	812 to 814		All were condemned in 1971
L24 Post Office Stowage Van	46'6 long 7' bogies 38' wheelbase	3 built in 1933	815 to 817	L24, R Spratt collection	All were condemned in 1967/9
Non-Corridor Coaches
A32 Auto Brake Composite	As table	2 built in 1936	6818, 6820
C66 9 compartment non-corridor third	As table	30 built in 1934 48 built in 1935 40 built in 1936	5461 to 5490 4244 to 4491 4026 to 4065	C66 No. 4265 © GWR	4030, 4043, 4282, 5461, 5466, 5473, 5481 converted to A41 Autotrailer in 1953/4 All were condemned between 1957 and 1961.
A41 9 compartment non-corridor third autotrailer Through driving gear - no driving compartment	As table	7 converted in 1953/4 from C66	4030, 4043, 4282, 5461, 5466, 5473, 5481	C66 No. 4265 © GWR	All were condemned between 1957 and 1961.
D117 5 compartment non-corridor brake van third	As table	20 built in 1934 26 built in 1935 20 built in 1936	5491 to 5500, 5868 to 5877 4342 to 4367 4001 to 4020	A44 No. 4364 © Stephenson Locomotive Society 29586 A44 autotrailer © JE Cull	4364 converted to A44 Autotrailer in 1937 for working Severn & Wye Joint Line 4005, 4015, 4016, 4019, 4343, 4345, 4351, 4358, 5491, 5495, 5871, 5875 converted to A44 Autotrailer in 1955 All were condemned in 1962/3.
A44 5 compartment non-corridor brake van third autotrailer with Driving compartment	As table	12 converted in 1955 from D117	245 to 256
E147 6 compartment non-corridor brake van composite 1 first class and 5 third class compartments	As table	32 built in 1933 30 built in 1934 16 built in 1935 38 built in 1936	6762/3, 6764/5, 6769/70, 6771/2, 6773/4, 6776/7, 6778/9, 6781/2, 6783/4, 6785/6, 6787/8, 6789/90, 6791/2, 6793/4, 6796/7, 6800/1 6873/4, 6875/6, 6878/9, 6880/1, 6882/3, 6884/5, 6887/8, 6889/90, 6891/3, 6896/7, 6898/9, 6900/1, 6902/3, 6904/6, 6907/8. 6803/5, 6806/7, 6808/9, 6810/1, 6812/3, 6814/5, 6816/7, 6819/21 6707/8, 679/10, 6711/5, 6725/6, 6727/9, 6730/2, 6736/8, 6739/40, 6741/3, 6745/6, 6748/9, 6751/3, 6755/6, 6757/9, 6760/7, 6798/9, 6822/3, 6727/37, 6728/50	E147 No. 6805 @ Bedwas 1962 © MAN Johnston	All were condemned in 1962.