The Glenthorne Authority
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The Harbour Authority had six coaches delivered for the opening of the branch
lines. Coaches nos. 1,3 and 4 were assigned to the Porlock Branch and are
still in service there. After the cessation of passenger service during the
Great War on the harbour branch, brake coach No.2 was converted to all third
and remained in use for the workmen's service. Most of the storage sheds at
Doone Sidings had been requisitioned for war purposes so coaches nos. 5 and 6
slowly deteriorated outside.
composite brake as
delivered
all third
These were subsequently re-used and converted to
push pull configuration when a summer service was re-instated on the Harbour
Branch in 1928. Lighting was required in the long tunnels of the branch. Both
the loco and the coaches were fitted with acetylene generators which
operated large lamps. The colour of the loco lamp would be changed to red by
placing a red filter over the lamp optic.
Glenthorne Coaching Stock |
GHA no. |
Coach Type |
Date |
1 |
Composite brake |
1902 |
2 |
Composite brake |
1902 |
3 |
Third |
1902 |
4 |
Third |
1902 |
5 |
Third |
1902 |
6 |
Third |
1902 |
Glenthorne
Goods Stock |
GHA no. |
Wagon Type |
Manufacture |
Date |
1 |
Bogie open wagon |
BWC |
1902 |
2 |
Bogie open wagon |
BWC |
1902 |
3 |
Bogie open wagon |
BWC |
1902 |
4 |
Bogie open wagon |
BWC |
1902 |
5 |
Bogie open wagon |
BWC |
1902 |
6 |
Bogie open wagon |
BWC |
1902 |
7 |
Bogie open wagon |
BWC |
1902 |
8 |
Bogie open wagon |
BWC |
1902 |
9 |
Bogie open wagon |
BWC |
1902 |
10 |
Bogie open wagon |
BWC |
1902 |
11 |
Bogie open wagon |
BWC |
1902 |
12 |
Bogie goods van |
BWC |
1902 |
13 |
Bogie goods van |
BWC |
1902 |
14 |
Bogie goods van |
BWC |
1902 |
15 |
Bogie brake van |
BWC |
1902 |
16 |
Bogie brake van |
BWC |
1902 |
17 |
4 W brake van |
BWC |
1902 |
18 |
Bogie platform wagon |
BWC |
1902 |
19 |
Bogie platform wagon |
BWC |
1902 |
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Glenthorne coaching stock was originally painted in Indian red with ivory upper panels.
In recent years, coaches are painted in plain brick red.
GHA wagon stock was originally painted grey with ironwork picked out in
black. The full GHA crest varnish transfers were applied. By 1920, wagons
were painted overall grey and a simplified logo stencilled on.
Recently, private owners stock have appeared on
the line. The first were two wagons belonging to the Glenthorne Fisheries
Co-Op followed by a very smart van of the Royal Navy and several coal wagons.
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