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Original Carriages
The carriages initially used on the C.P.R. were as despicted in the 'photo'. Consisting of plank and box seating with foot boards, these were the forerunners of the "standard" cars adopted on DVR. Some of the original cars were scrapped and their components used in converting the remainder to "standard" cars during 1962.
TYPE Wooden bodied passenger car, 4 wheel bogies
LENGTH 2.44m ( 8' ) WIDTH 43cm ( 1' 6")
HEIGHT 42cm ( 1' 5") WEIGHT 51 kg ( 1 cwt )
BUILDER Friends of the late Clem Meadmore
OWNER DVR ( formerly Chelsworth Park Railway )
INTRODUCED 1945 ROAD NUMBER -
Number of carriages 10
STATUS Scrapped/burnt none remain