Great Western Railway Collett Coaches

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The 1936 Sunshine Stock was followed in 1938 by 486 passenger coaches of similar designs except these coaches had some windows in the corridor side with opening metal-frames ventilators above a large fixed window and there were no droplights except in the doors. Also the doors in the corridor side reverted to being 4 doors similar to the 1933-35 stock but with 2 of the doors at the ends. The compartment side however still had only 2 doors, one at each end of the coach. These coaches were slightly narrower than the 1936 Sunshine stock and the same width as the non-corridor coaches that were built from 1937. Unlike earlier designs the length was not standardized and 4 different length underframes were produced. They ran on 9' light pressed steel bogies.

Dimensions
Width over cornices	8' 9
Width over body at waist	8' 11
Width over handles	9' 3
Height to gutters	10' 1¾
Height to top of roof	12' 3¾
Height over ventilators	12' 9½

Diagram	Dimensions Length x Width Wheelbase		Numbers		Conversions
A22 7 compartment corridor first, 1 lavatory	60'1¼ 50'8 wheelbase 9' bogies	20 built in 1938	8092 to 8111		All were condemned in 1964/5.
C77 8 compartment third corridor, 2 lavatories	60'11¼ 51'6 wheelbase 9' bogies	70 built in 1938 95 built in 1940	1080 to 1089, 1091, 1093 to 1098, 1100 to 1116, 1118 to 28, 1130 to 1134, 1136 to 1155 501 to 595	C77 No. 1116 @ Bridgnorth 2011 © Hugh Llewelyn / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) Compartment Side C77 No. 1087 © R Spratt Corridor side	All were condemned in 1964/5. 1096 was converted to work with Diesel Railcar W37 & W38. 1103 & 517 were destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1947. 1106 & 534 were rebuilt with a modernised body in 1942. 536, 1086, 1087, 1111, 1116 & 1146 are preserved
C81 8 compartment third corridor, 2 lavatories	60'11¼ 51'6 wheelbase 9' bogies	20 built in 1941	751 to 780	C81 © HMRS V1425 Coaches built to the C81 diagram were similar to those of C77. On the compartment side the distinguishing feature is that there was an additional door into the compartment that was 3rd from the left hand end.	All were condemned in 1964 & 1966.
D127 4 compartment corridor brake third, 1 lavatory	60'11¼ 51'6 wheelbase 9' bogies	27 built in 1938 3 built in 1938 25 built in 1940 24 built in 1941	1627-47/9-54 1655 to 1657 601 to 625 652 to 675	No. 1645 @ Totnes Riverside 2017 © Nathan Williamson No. 1645 @ Stretchford, South Devon Railway 2020 © Nathan Williamson A D127 at Bentley Heath April 1947 © CFH Oldham B114	All were condemned in 1964 & 1966.
E158 7 compartment corridor composite, 2 lavatories 4 first class and 3 third class compartments	59'10 50'4¾ wheelbase 9' bogies	56 built in 1938 40 built in 1939	7001 to 7056 7301 to 7340	No. 7313 @ Didcot 2011 © Hugh Llewelyn / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) Compartment Side	All were condemned in 1964/5.
E159 6 compartment corridor brake composite, 2 lavatories 2 first class and 4 third class compartments	60'11¼ 51'6 wheelbase 9' bogies	30 built in 1938 5 built in 1938 6 built in 1939 15 built in 1941	6355, 6356, 6408, 6421, 6485, 6487, 6533, 6539, 6540, 6543, 6544, 6546, 6550, 6552, 6559, 6562, 6564, 6595, 6599, 6600, 6603, 6605, 6608, 6609, 6610, 6619, 6705, 6706, 6713 & 6829 7060 to 7064 7341 to 7346 7357 to 7371	No. 6562 @ Kidderminster 2018 © Nathan Williamson No. 6562 @ Bridgnorth 2011 © Hugh Llewelyn / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) Corridor Side.	All were condemned between 1963 & 1966, except 6485 which was condemned in 1957.
E160 7 compartment corridor composite, 2 lavatories 3 first class and 4 third class compartments	58'7 49'1¾ wheelbase 9' bogies	20 built in 1938	6142 to 44, 6162, 6169 to 6174, 6196, 6266, 6274, 6275, 6291, 6302, 6306, 6311, 6351 & 6352		All were condemned between 1962 & 1965. 6169 was rebuilt in 1941 6311 was fire damaged and repaired in 1950 6162 converted to DW80937 in 1965
E162 7 compartment corridor composite, 2 lavatories 4 first class and 3 third class compartments	59'10 50'4¾ wheelbase 9' bogies	20 built in 1941	7271 to 7290	No. 7284 @ Kidderminster 2018 © Nathan Williamson Compartment Side No. 728 @ Bridgenorth 2013 © Geof Sheppard / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) Corridor Side.	All were condemned between 1964 to 1966.
G62 Corridor special saloon 1 saloon, 1 dining saloon, 1 coupe, 1 kitchen, 1 pantry, 1 vestibule	60'11¼ 54'5¼ wheelbase 12'6 heavy 6 wheel bogies	2 built in 1940	9001 & 9002	G62 No. 9002 @ Didcot 2010 © Hugh Llewelyn / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) G62 No. 9001 © R Spratt G62 No. 9001 @ Bridgnorth 1972 © CL Caddy	Both were condemned in 1967 but made it to preservation
K42 Corridor full brake	57' 50' wheelbase 9' bogies	10 built in 1937 10 built in 1940 20 built in 1945	158 to 167 121 to 130 91 to 100, 268 to 277	No. 276 @ Buckfastleigh 2007 © Nathan Williamson No. 276 @ Stretchford, South Devon Railway 2020 © Nathan Williamson	All except 167 (cond. 1966) lasted until 1971. 121 was the last to survive, lasting until April 1978. 164 converted to Weedkilling train use FA99902 130 converted to 096039 91 converted to TDB975679 268 converted to ADB975773 276 converted to ADB975640 98 and 276 are preserved

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