There are two types of LB&SCR carriages preserved by the South Western Heritage Railway
Stroudley 4 wheeled stock[]
The Stroudley 4 wheeled stock is the oldest coaches used by the South Western Heritage Railway. They are also the oldest coaches in the UK still in operation.
A Stroudley four-wheeled carriage in real life
History[]
This type of 4 wheeled carriage was designed by William Stroudley for branchline services. They were built from the 1870s into the 1880s under LB&SCR Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) William Stroudley, the same person who designed the A1 "Terrier" 0-6-0T and B1 0-4-2, and was succeeded by Robert John Billinton (older brother of Lawson Billinton, Billinton's designer) in 1890. The coaches were being withdrawn by the LB&SCR by the time of Lawson Billinton's time as CME. They ended up finding new homes far away from the Southern system, especially the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR or SDJR or "S&D"). They have been believed to have been withdrawn by the 1950s due to their size and the unviability of parts for these four-wheeled carriages. The South Western Heritage Railway bought 3 (one brake, two composite) for a heritage-themed LB&SCR run with Billinton from Newsbourgh to Enlightin.
Real coaches[]
The Stroudley four-wheeled was based off the real coaches that bore the numbers seen. Sadly, all three were scrapped.
Livery[]
The Stroudley four-wheeled coaches are painted in LB&SCR mahogany.
Trivia[]
These coaches are like the Marsh four-bogie stock and BR Mk1s as they are fitted with both vacuum and air brakes. They are also fitted with hand brakes.
One of these coaches was used on a troop train that Billinton hauled back in WWI.
Marsh 4 bogie stock[]
The Marsh 4 bogie stock are the first coaches used by the South Western Heritage Railway. They are the largest LB&SCR stock the railway preserved
History[]
These coaches were designed by Dean Marsh for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) to replace William Stroudley's small 4 wheeled stock.