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- Camping coaches were holiday accommodation offered by many railway companies in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland from the 1930s. The coaches were old passenger vehicles no longer suitable for use in trains, which were converted to provide sleeping and living space at static locations.
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Camping coaches were holiday accommodation offered by many railway companies in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland from the 1930s. The coaches were old passenger vehicles no longer suitable for use in trains, which were converted to provide sleeping and living space at static locations.
Oct 27, 2023 · A former Great Eastern Railway coach turned into a camping coach positioned at Staintondale station, between Whitby and Scarborough, photographed on July 10, 1962 by John Boyes.
Camping Coaches. Below are two examples from the heyday of Camping, or Camp Coaches. These are cards from the 'Senior Service' 'British Railways' collection from 1938, and 'Ogden's' cigarettes 1936 collection of 'Modern Railways'. The interior image shows how basic these original carriages could be.
What of the camping coaches? 1964 was the last year of British Railways’ involvement with the camping coach holiday nationwide. Afterwards, the management of those vehicles at Dawlish Warren passed to British Rail’s Staff Association and were used by employees for holidays.
The company stabled its Camp Coaches, in their iconic ‘Chocolate and Cream’ livery, all over the South West and Wales, with many of the locations remaining is use [and new ones found, too] within the Western Region of British Railways [who adopted ‘Camping Coach’ in place of ‘Camp Coach’ for their inherited stock].
WELCOME to the holiday Camping Coach at Blue Anchor, Somerset! Enjoy THE traditional authentic railway holiday in a 100 year old carriage restored to modern standards alongside the steam-operated West Somerset Railway right by the beach.
Mar 9, 2022 · CAMP COACH HOLIDAYS ON THE GWR. MIKE FENTON. Many of you will remember camping coaches from the Fifties and the Sixties, in seaside locations such as Dawlish Warren, West Bank or Sandsend.
