Carriages

This page lists all the carriages on the railway. Click on each carriage number to reveal more information and photos. Numbers in blue denote operational carriages. All non-operational carriages are located at Winchcombe unless otherwise stated. This page is a work in progress, pictures and details are still being added. Ctrl + F is your friend if you're looking for a particular carriage. The buttons expand or close all the records at once, this might be useful if you want to ctrl + F search for information contained in the hidden sections. Check out our FAQs page for more on carriage codes like TSO and BSK

TSOs

Built: 1957, York
Bogie type: BR1
Weight: 33 Tons
Livery: Chocolate & Cream
History: Preserved in 1987 by the Paignton & Dartmouth Railway, moved to the GWSR by March 2004. Overhauled for operation by October 2008. Further repaint and repair June 2011, and again in March 2020.
Seating capacity: 64
Toilets: 2

Built: 1957, York
Bogie type: BR1
Weight: 33 Tons
Livery: Chocolate & Cream
History: Preserved in 1987 by the Paignton & Dartmouth Railway, moved to the GWSR by March 2004. Overhauled for operation by May 2008, initially in crimson and cream. Repainted into chocolate and cream December 2010, and again in October 2017.
Seating capacity: 64
Toilets: 2

Built: 1962, Wolverton
Bogie type: Commonwealth
Weight: 33 Tons
Livery: Chocolate & Cream
History: Formerly in mainline railtour charter service with Riviera Trains, stored out of use at Old Oak Common before arriving on the railway in April 2013 along with sister coach 5023, both in Southern Green. Restoration, including complete reinstatement of vacuum braking and steam heating, completed by April 2019.
Seating capacity: 64
Toilets: 2

Built: 1962, Wolverton
Bogie type: Commonwealth
Weight: 33 Tons
Livery: Maroon
History: Formerly in mainline railtour charter service with Riviera Trains, stored out of use at Old Oak Common before arriving on the railway in April 2013 along with sister coach 4986, both in Southern Green. Restoration, including complete reinstatement of vacuum braking and steam heating, completed by August 2015.
Seating capacity: 64
Toilets: 2

Built: 1962, Wolverton
Bogie type: Commonwealth
Weight: 33 Tons
Livery: Chocolate & Cream
History: Stored out of use at Ferme Park (EWS) and arrived in the GWSR by July 2006. Restoration completed in February 2008, and outshopped in maroon, and 1 toilet taken out to allow space for pushchairs etc. Further repairs and a repaint into Chocolate & Cream came in November 2016.
Seating capacity: 64
Toilets: 1

Built: 1956, York
Bogie type: BR1
Weight: 33 Tons
Livery: Maroon
History: Preserved in 1987 at Dean Forest Railway, in use as volunteer dorms by 1993. Sold in 1995 and went to Chippenham, then sold again in 1996 to Yeovil. It moved to the nascent Stratford & Broadway Railway (based at Long Marston) in 1999. By 2008 it was restored and operational, and moved to Mid Norfolk Railway by December 2011. It arrived on the GWSR in April 2015. Initially hoped that few repairs would be required to put it back into service, substantial work discovered resulted in conversion for a wheelchair accessible area, and finally outshopped in February 2018.
Seating capacity: 56 + 2 wheelchairs
Toilets: 0

Built: 1959, Wolverton
Bogie type: B4
Weight: 33 Tons
Livery: Maroon
History: At Quanton road by 1994, some restoration work carried out. November 2018 arrived on the GWSR, initially brought in for repairs to end to make the vehicle structurally stable, now awaiting full restoration, with minor works ongoing in the yard.
Seating capacity: 64
Toilets: 2

SOs

Built: 1955, Eastleigh
Bogie type: BR1
Weight: 33 Tons
Livery: Maroon
History: Preserved 1990, and refurbished by April 2002, initially in Chocolate & Cream until further major repairs started in June 2013 and completed along with a repaint in August 2014.
Seating capacity: 48
Toilets: 2

Built: 1957, York
Bogie type: BR1
Weight: 33 Tons
Livery: Crimson & Cream
History: Preserved 1991 for Llangollen but quickly resold to GWSR. Refurbished and repainted by September 2002 in crimson & cream. Major restoration including conversion for wheelchair access completed by January 2013. Minor repairs and repaint into crimson & cream in Summer 2024.
Seating capacity: 42 + 2 wheelchairs
Toilets: 0

Built: 1957, York
Bogie type: BR1
Weight: 33 Tons
Livery: Chocolate & Cream
History: Preserved 1991 Llangollen but quickly resold to GWSR. Refurbished March 2005, quick repairs and repaint completed March 2018. Entered works for refurbishment early 2024.
Seating capacity: 48 + 2 toilets

Built: 1957, York
Bogie type: BR1
Weight: 33 Tons
Livery: Blue & Grey
History: Preserved 1990, in use as S+T workshop.
Seating capacity: 48
Toilets: 2

FOs

Built: 1963, Swindon
Bogie type: Commonwealth
Weight: 36 Tons
Livery: Chocolate & Cream
History: Formerly in mainline railtour charter service with Riviera Trains, stored out of use at Old Oak Common. Initially going to the Epping Ongar Railway in April 2013, arrived on the GWSR Spring 2014. Full restoration followed and outshopped in June 2017. Named 'Mary' in honour of a long-serving volunteer on the railway.
Seating capacity: 42
Toilets: 2

Built: 1963, Swindon
Bogie type: Commonwealth
Weight: 36 Tons
Livery: SR green
History: Formerly in mainline railtour charter service with Riviera Trains, stored out of use at Old Oak Common. Moved to East Lancs September 2014, purchased for use on GWSR 2024 arriving in October that year.
Seating capacity: 42
Toilets: 2

SKs

Built: 1957, Wolverton
Bogie type: BR1
Weight: 34 Tons
Livery: Maroon
History: Preserved 1982 by the Dart Valley Railway, it arrived on the GWSR in 1985. First refurbished in April 1994. Last repair and repaint was completed in October 2016.
Seating capacity: 48
Toilets: 2

Built: 1961, Derby
Bogie type: Commonwealth
Weight: 33 Tons
Livery: Chocolate & Cream
History: Preserved 1990 after being bought from Old Oak Common. Refurbished by October 2000 in Maroon. Repaired and repainted by April 2015, and some partial repainting done in July 2020. On loan to Gwili Railway from 2024
Seating capacity: 48
Toilets: 2

Built: 1956, Derby
Bogie type: BR1
Weight: 33 Tons
Livery: Chocolate & Cream
History: Preserved 1983 by the Dart Valley Railway, it arrived on the GWSR in 1985. First refurbished in November 2002. After spending a period of time out of use refurbishment was completed in 2011 (?). In April 2017 it was outshopped after another overhaul.
Seating capacity: 48
Toilets: 2
1714

Built: 1957, Wolverton
Bogie type: BR1
Weight: 33 Tons
Livery: Chocolate & Cream
History: Preserved 1983 by the Dart Valley Railway, it arrived on the GWSR in 1985. First refurbished in May 2003. In December 2013 it was outshopped after another overhaul.
Seating capacity: 48
Toilets: 2

Built: 1954, BRCW
Bogie type: BR1
Weight: 33 Tons
Livery: Crimson & Cream
History: On 10 year loan from NYMR from 2019 - briefly returned to NYMR during coronavirus pandemic before coming back again in May 2021.
Seating capacity: 48
Toilets: 2

Built: 1958, York
Bogie type: BR1
Weight: 33 Tons
Livery: Crimson & Cream
History: On 10 year loan from NYMR from 2019 - briefly returned to NYMR during coronavirus pandemic before coming back again in May 2021. Repainted Autumn 2023.
Seating capacity: 48
Toilets: 2

Built: 1951, Derby
Bogie type: BR1
Weight: 33 Tons
Livery: Maroon
History: Preserved 1983 from Bristol. On the West Somerset Railway until August 2001 when it moved to the Battlefield Line. In November 2008 it moved again to Chasewater, and then to GWSR in December 2017. We think this is the oldest Mk1 left in existence, and the interior is still largely in original condition. Some minor works have taken place out in the yard to make it watertight while it waits its turn.
Seating capacity: 48
Toilets: 2
1685

Built: 1958, Wolverton
Bogie type: BR1
Weight: Tons
Livery: Crimson & Cream
History: Preserved 1988, in poor condition so converted for use as Santa's Grotto. Repainted from maroon to crimson & cream 2023.

CKs

Built: 1961, Derby
Bogie type: BR1
Weight: 34 Tons
Livery: Maroon
History: Preserved 1994 from Old Oak Common. Refurbished by May 1996, A further major restoration was completed by July 2013.
Seating capacity: 42
Toilets: 2

Built: 1961, Derby
Bogie type: BR1
Weight: 34 Tons
Livery: Maroon
History: Preserved 1986 by the Blackpool Loco Society, it was stored at Carnforth until 1992 before moving to the GWSR. Restoration began in 2011 but was halted due to discovery of asbestos which was removed in 2016. Work restarted by August 2018 and it entered service at the beginning of the 2023 season.
Seating capacity: 42
Toilets: 2

FKs

Built: 1962, Swindon
Bogie type: BR1
Weight: 36 Tons
Livery: Chocolate & Cream
History: Preserved 1994, by May 2008 it had been fully overhauled and repainted in crimson & cream. By March 2014 it was in chocolate & cream, with a freshen up of the Cotswold side paint undertaken that month. Some partial repainting was also undertaken in July 2020.
Seating capacity: 42
Toilets: 2

Built: 1962, Swindon
Bogie type: Commonwealth
Weight: 36 Tons
Livery: Chocolate & Cream
History: Preserved 1992 from Gwent demolition. Refurbished in March 2003 when named Gillian, a further repair and repaint was completed in November 2014, and partial repairs and panting August 2020.
Seating capacity: 42
Toilets: 2

Built: 1961, Swindon
Bogie type: Commonwealth
Weight: 36 Tons
Livery: Maroon
History: Preserved 1994 after leased by HLPG (?) Refurbished by April 2001 in chocolate & cream. By Febrary 2015 a further minor refurbishment and repaint into maroon. Entered works winter 2023 for new ends and crash pillars, and repaint into Chocolate & Cream.
Seating capacity: 42
Toilets: 2

Buffet Cars

Built: 1962, Wolverton
Bogie type: Commonwealth
Weight: 38 Tons
Livery: Maroon
History: Preserved 1993 from Old Oak Common, and restored by November 1999. Further minor repairs and repaint by April 2014.
Seating capacity: 42
Toilets: 2

Built: 1957, York
Bogie type: BR1
Weight: 38 Tons
Livery: Chocolate & Cream
History: Preserved 1982, restoration completed by June 2000, in crimson & cream. By July 2014 outshopped after a repaint and minor repairs, and entered the works in August 2020 for the same again.
Seating capacity: 42
Toilets: 2

Built: 1960, Pressed Steel
Bogie type: Commonwealth
Weight: 39 Tons
Livery: Chocolate & Cream
History: Preserved from EWS Bounds Green in 1997, arriving on the GWSR the following year, initially privately owned. Some restoration work began in 2001, but vehicle wasn't fully restored until 2011. In March 2017 it emerged after further refurbishment of the kitchen and a repaint.
Seating capacity: 23
Toilets: 0

Built: 1961, Pressed Steel
Bogie type: Commonwealth
Weight: 39 Tons
Livery: Chocolate & Cream
History: Arrived on the GWSR from the Battlefield Line in March 2002. Refurbishment was completed in January 2004, it was withdrawn in 2011. In 2013 it became the C&W dept.'s temporary mess room during construction of the paintshop. Major restoration has now begun.
Seating capacity: 23
Toilets: 0

Built: 1961, Swindon
Bogie type: Commonwealth
Weight: 39 Tons
Livery: Army Green
History: Latterly in service at MoD Long Marston, then MoD Bicester. It arrived on the GWSR in October 2006.
Seating capacity: 23
Toilets: 0

Passenger Brakes

Built: 1956, Doncaster
Bogie type: Commonwealth
Weight: 34 Tons
Livery: Chocolate & Cream
History: BR conversion to BSOT removing one seating bay for catering trolley. Preserved in 1987 by Peak Rail, arriving there in 1989. Never used, and sold to Swanage in 2000. By 2002 it was at Crewe, finally arriving, still unrestored, on GWSR by July 2003. Restoration had begun by May 2008, and outshopped in 2010. Refurbished and repainted again in February 2016.
Seating capacity: 36
Toilets: 0

Built: 1956, Metro-Cammell
Bogie type: BR1
Weight: 37 Tons
Livery: Chocolate & Cream
History: Preserved 1976, in use on Mid-Hants Watercress Belle Dining train, with generator added in 1984 and 2 second class compartments knocked through for staff area, until leaving in 1989. Then moved to GWSR, but moved away again to Long Marston for restoration by December 2005. By May 2014 moved to Avon Valley Railway after refurbishment complete, then to GWSR in January 2018, where further refurbishment and repaint was completed in March 2019.
Seating capacity: 28
Toilets: 2

Built: 1964, Derby
Bogie type: Commonwealth
Weight: 37 Tons
Livery: Crimson & Cream
History: Preserved 1984, by Pullman-Rail, based at Bounds Green until 1995. Moving from Crewe to Old Oak Common by 2005, it was in store there until its closure - then to EastleighBy 2015 it was on the mainline in a Riviera set. Arrived at East Somerset Railway in 2021, and by 2023 it had bee repainted into crimson & cream before moving to West Somerset Railway. It arrived on the GWSR May 2024.
Seating capacity: 28
Toilets: 1

Built: 1962, Wolverton
Bogie type: Commonwealth
Weight: 37 Tons
Livery: Maroon
History: Preserved 1989, refurbished by March 1999. Further repairs and repaint completed in March 2014.
Seating capacity: 24
Toilets: 1

Built: 1957, Chas Roberts
Bogie type: BR1
Weight: 37 Tons
Livery: Maroon
History: Preserved 1982 By Stratford area group of GWSR. Refurbished by July 2000. Major restoration began in July 2017, including work to convert parcels area to accessible saloon. Completed January 2022.
Seating capacity: 36 + 2 wheelchairs
Toilets: 1
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BGs

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Built: 1935, Swindon
Bogie type: GWR
Weight: 28 Tons
Livery: GWR Chocolate & Cream
History: Preserved 1987, arrived on the GWSR 1990. In use as museum and sales van at Toddington in bay platform.

Built: 1958, Pressed Steel
Bogie type: Commonwealth
Weight: 31.5 Tons
Livery: BR Rail Express Systems
History: Preserved from Old oak Common, arriving on the GWSR in April 2000. Used as storage.

Built: 1957, Pressed Steel
Bogie type: BR1
Weight: 31.5 Tons
Livery: Blue & Grey/Blue
History: Preserved 1995, used for storage

Built: 1957, Pressed Steel
Bogie type: BR1
Weight: 31.5 Tons
Livery: Chocolate & Cream
History: Preserved from Old Oak Common in 2009, used as upholstery workshop until 2014 and completion of paintshop with associated upholstery workshop. Then converted to "Dicsovery coach" complete by April 2015.

Built: 1956, Cravens
Bogie type: BR1
Weight: 31.5 Tons
Livery: Crimson & Cream
History: Preserved from Old Oak Common in 2009, converted to mess coach for P'way department with full kitchen fitted by January 2012. Repainted from unlined maroon to Crimson & Cream April 2021.

Built: 1957, Pressed Steel
Bogie type: B4
Weight: 31.5 Tons
Livery: Rail Express Systems
History: Arrived in 2015 for use as storage.

GUVs

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Built: 1958, St Rollox
Bogie type: B4
Weight: 30 Tons
Livery: Rail Blue
History: Preserved in 2000 by Diesel Traction Group, to Long Marston by June 2009, then GWSR by September of the same year. Used as storage at Toddington.

Built: 1958, Pressed Steel
Bogie type: Commonwealth
Weight: 30 Tons
Livery: Unlined Maroon
History: Repainted in unlined maroon by january 2011. Used as storage.

Built: 1959, Pressed Steel
Bogie type: BR1
Weight: 30 Tons
Livery: Unlined Maroon
History: Preserved 1998 and used as stores by Churney Valley railway. Sold to GWSR in December 2017, and repainted by June 2018 to cover up graffiti. Used as storage.

Built: 1959, Pressed Steel
Bogie type: BR1
Weight: 30 Tons
Livery: Rail Blue
History: Preserved in 1995, used as storage at Broadway.

Misc.

Built: 1956, Wolverton
Bogie type: B4
Livery: Maroon
History: Originally an SK, number 25117, converted to Post Office Van in 1976, preserved 2007 and used to house model railway. Repainted March 2015 from Post Office red into maroon, and varnished in January 2020.

DMUs

To find out more about our DMUs, you can head to the owning group's website, Cotswold Diesel Railcar Ltd. The general arrangement usually is that they look after all the mechanical things below the solebar, and we look after the bodywork.

Built: 1958, Gloucester
Livery: DMU Green
History: Preserved in 1997 going to the Northampton & Lamport Railway, then to Mid Hants by 2000. Arrived on the GWSR March 2011 and was operational until withdrawal for overhaul in 2014, which is ongoing at Toddington. Painted at Winchcombe Summer 2022, now back at Toddington for internal refit.

Built: 1960, Pressed Steel
Livery: DMU Green
History: Preserved at Mid Hants by 2002, arrived on GWSR by October 2011 along with 51405 and 59510 to operate services on the northern section of the line during the landslip issues. Refurbished and repainted in 2017.

Built: 1959, Pressed Steel
Livery: DMU Green
History: Preserved at Mid Hants by 2002, arrived on GWSR by October 2011 along with 51363 and 59510 to operate services on the northern section of the line during the landslip issues. Refurbished and repainted in 2018-19.

Built: 1960, Pressed Steel
Livery: DMU Green
History: Preserved at West Somerset Railway in 1995 for loco-hauled usage, then to Mid Hants in 2005. Arrived on GWSR by October 2011 along with 51363 and 51405 to operate services on the northern section of the line during the landslip issues. Refurbished and repainted Summer 2015.

Built: 1960, Pressed Steel
Livery: Rail Blue
History: Preserved by Waterman Railways at Crewe in 1994, it moved to Dereham in 1999, then Wirksworth in 2003. Purchased by GWSR DMU group in 2013, overhauled by 2016 to allow swapping out with other DMU driving cars requiring refurbishment.

Built: 1960, Pressed Steel
Livery: Chocolate & Cream
History: Preserved by 2007 in storage at Long Marsdon, moved to GWSR in 2019 awaiting restoration at Toddington.

Built: 1960, Pressed Steel
Livery: Rail Blue
History: Part of the first DMU to transport workers into the Channel Tunnel. preserved 1994 at Chasewater and used as loco-hauled carriage. Moved to Titley Junction station by 2009, then to GWSR in July 2017 awaiting restoration at Toddington.


Much of the information on this page, aside from that from our own records, is sourced from the Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey  managed by the Vintage Carriages Trust, to whom our grateful thanks go to for recording all this information for posterity.

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