Where can I buy a real full size defunct train carriage?

[Bebee]

for my land to convert to a holiday dwelling, there's none on ebay, where does one look?

[MikeGTi]

Potentially the scrapyard on Barry Island? Used to be Woodham's I believe, no idea if it's still around.

[FourWheelDrift]

Bebee said:

for my land to convert to a holiday dwelling, there's none on ebay, where does one look?

http://www.wnxx.com/forsale/index.htm

[Wacky Racer]

Bebee said:

for my land to convert to a holiday dwelling, there's none on ebay, where does one look?

Even if you locate a (good) one, have you enquired as to the cost of transporting it?

Won't be cheap.

[Gareth1974]

Keep an eye on DB Cargo's disposal list:

http://uk.dbcargo.com/rail-uk-en/Products_Services...

This place has weird and wonderful things, including railway items:

http://prestonservices.co.uk/category/steam-engine...

[Dogwatch]

FourWheelDrift said:

http://www.wnxx.com/forsale/index.htm

Some of those really are in a sorry state!

Could be problems buying some of the better ones from a non-commercial organisation as they can get emotionally attached and the prospect of losing a bit of railway history to an outsider who wants to use it off track may be too much to bear for some.

Still, money talks. Best of luck!




keep it in good nick and they'll probably buy it back when all the ones still 'awaiting preservation' have rotted away

[Gareth1974]

FourWheelDrift said:

Bebee said:

for my land to convert to a holiday dwelling, there's none on ebay, where does one look?

http://www.wnxx.com/forsale/index.htm

Be careful with buying a coach from that railway, anything could have happened in it http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3021726/Fu...

[All that jazz]

Gareth1974 said:

Be careful with buying a coach from that railway, anything could have happened in it http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3021726/Fu...

Does anyone have a link to the film so I can double check it is indeed Epping Ongar historic railway?

[Bebee]

Wacky Racer said:

Bebee said:

for my land to convert to a holiday dwelling, there's none on ebay, where does one look?

Even if you locate a (good) one, have you enquired as to the cost of transporting it?

Won't be cheap.

Family in haulage and building trade, everything costs, with the right carriage, a decent price can be asked for a week or weekend.

[Evanivitch]

Have you tried approaching some heritage railways? They might have some excess stock.

[Wacky Racer]

Evanivitch said:

Have you tried approaching some heritage railways? They might have some excess stock.

This.

The East Lancashire Railway, NYMR and Wendsleydale railways seem to have loads lying around unused in fair condition.

[Chrisgr31]

I believe the first generation Eurostar trains are being scrapped. There is a suggestion they are going to Booths for recycling. Maybe one of them will be available.

[droopsnoot]

MikeGTi said:

Potentially the scrapyard on Barry Island? Used to be Woodham's I believe, no idea if it's still around.

I thought Woodhams had been built on many years ago. I remember walking through there a couple of times as a kid when we were on holiday in nearby Butlins, you could just wander around through all the rusting steam locos back then.

[JagerT]

Believe there's one in Poland,might have to empty it first.

[marshal_alan]

http://www.carriage-exchange.org.uk/stock.htm few links on there also

email heritage railways, most will have a mark 1 coach they want shot of,try looking at those away from the coast as salty air turns steel coaches to rust very fast. for haulage you are looking at either alleys or reid freight. The stuff at dawlish is rotten beyond belief, even the underframes are wafer thin

also if you are buying ask for the asbestos report as removing the blue stuff costs mega £££ and a lot of coaches were built with rather a lot of it. as for rebuilding, you can expect to be doing welding, the framework sections are available off the shelf the panels are relatively easy to weld in. Interior building is pretty straightforward if you are a joiner, bit like rebuilding a caravan

[Wacky Racer]

I was asking the staff at the East Lancashire Railway in Bury and they said they sold a few only several weeks ago.

[Bebee]

Cheers for that, any idea of what they went for?

[baldy1926]

Mid Norfolk railway may have some.

[marshal_alan]

you might want to look for a ex southern emu coach, there was a load sold into preservation a few years ago but being air braked there isnt much demand for them, dartmoor had some up for sale as did the dean forest

[Bringlp]

How many do you want?