Churnet Valley acquires more coaches

THE Churnet Valley Railway (CVR) is looking to increase its coaching stock fleet to provide an additional train of Mk.1 stock ready for the start of services to Leek.

TSOS Nos. 3809 and 4366 have been acquired from the Midland Railway Centre at Butterley. No. 3809 is due to be the next vehicle to be overhauled and will require major work, having been heavily stripped for spares at Butterley. In particular, it will need a full set of aluminium window frames.

No. 4366 is less heavily stripped, but will still require a great deal of work. It is planned to restore it to SO configuration to match another such carriage, No. 4779, which is already in the CVR fleet.

The CVR is still looking for at least two more vehicles to add to its fleet.