Great Western Railway Dean Era Coaches

Diagram	Dimensions Length x Width Wheelbase	Lewis Class.	No. Built	Numbers		Conversions	Scrapping Dates
R1 4 compartment first 4 wheels	28' x 8' 16'	LA9N	8 built in 1875 1 converted from U7 in 1902	1 to 8 4	JN Slinn collection	8002, 8003, 8004, 8007 & 8008 to Workmen's Third all in 1926, except 8004 - 1922, 8008 - 1925 4, 5, 6 to U7 and U8 in 1902, 1889, 1897	8001 - 1929
R2 4 compartment first 6 wheels	29' x 8' 9'6 x 9'6	LA9N	70 built in 1871 10 built in 1873 30 built in 1874	13 to 24, 26, 27, 34 to 42, 44 to 49, 54, 56 to 61, 64, 66, 67, 69, 497 to 500, 522 to 556, 611 to 626, 650 to 664	522 as built - photo courtesy of John Lewis JN Slinn collection	8013 to 8017, 8019 to 8021, 8023, 8026, 8027, 8034, 8035, 8037 to 8040, 8042, 8044 to 8049, 8054, 8055, 8059, 8060, 8064, 8066, 8067, 8069, 8497 to 8500, 8522 to 8526, 8530 to 8556, 8611 to 8613, 8615 to 8620, 8622 to 8626, 8650, 8651, 8653, 8654, 8656 to 8664 converted to S10, 8022 converted to Brake Third 18, 41, 57, 58, 527, 528, 614, 652, 655 converted to U14 in 1903, 1905, 1901, 1901, 1897, 1900, 1900, 1900, 1905	8621 - 1915 8544 - 1920 8024 - 1925 8056, 8061 - 1929
R3 4 compartment first 4 wheels	25' x 8'6 16'	LE4MW	6 built in 1893 1 built in 1894 4 built in 1896 in 2 batches 5 built in 1897 in 2 batches 2 built in 1898 2 built in 1899	118 to 123 117 9, 10 50, 51 52, 53 133, 138, 139 140, 141 142, 143	R Spratt collection JN Slinn collection	8051, 8053, 8142 to Workmen's Third in 1932, 1933, 1932 respectively 118, 120, 122, 133, 140 to U1 all in 1907	8117 - 1931 8010, 8119, 8123, 8138, 8139, 8143 - 1932 8121 - 1933 8050, 8052 - 1934 8009, 8141 - 1938
R4 4 compartment first 4 wheels	26' x 8'6 17'	LE4MW	4 built 1887	170, 171, 173, 174	JN Slinn collection	173 and 174 to composites U2 in 1897.	8170 - 1932 8171 - 1933
R5 4 compartment first 4 wheels	26' x 8'6 17' cf R4 minor differences in compartment spacings	LE4MW	12 built in 1888 4 in 1889 4 in 1889 3 built in 1893 2 built in 1894 3 built in 1895	12, 25, 62, 63, 65, 68, 70-72, 129, 132, 137 124, 134, 259, 285 128, 270, 271, 278 28 - 30 115, 116 31 - 33	R Spratt collection JN Slinn collection	136 (ex 285) to third Third in 1898 12, 25, 33, 62, 63, 65, 68, 70, 72, 115, 116, 127 (ex 278), 128, 129, 132, 134, 135 (ex 259), 137, 271 to composites U2 in 1896 - 1899, except 33 in 1907 8124, 8028 to 8030 to Workmen's Third in 1931 & 1933	8071 - 1932 8131 (ex 270) - 1933 8031, 8032 - 1936
lot 28 no diagram number 4 compartment first 6 wheels	29' x 7'6 9'6 x 9'6	LA9S?	40 built in 1870	451 to 490
lot 318 no diagram number 5 compartment first 4 wheels	31' x 8'6 19'	LA0MW	2 built in 1884	126, 131	JN Slinn collection	Both to composites U18 in 1899 & 1893 respectively.	None