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Hi All,

looking at Google Maps around by Caerwent by an old RAF base are some carriages are they still there and what type were they

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&tab=wl

Basset

Hi Basset,

The link you posted just loaded up Google Maps.

I think I've found the carriages you're one about here: http://goo.gl/maps/E3IcC (http://goo.gl/maps/E3IcC)

I would say they are some form of Mk2 Carriage Stock. However I have no idea if they're still there.

*edit 2* - Correct Shortened Link

Hi thetrout,

yes those are the ones back down the line in some sidings there are 3 more 1 is about 13 carriages and further up there is about another 8.

Noticed the line the other week when i went up to Birmingham thats why I looked it up.
Thanks
Basset

That'll be these then ;)

http://goo.gl/maps/0qsnI (http://goo.gl/maps/0qsnI)

try this link http://goo.gl/maps/uYJli Thetrouts link goes to the village centre, took me a while to find the carriages.

Apologies thetrout, didnt see your latter post!

No not at all richwarwicker... The link you clicked was as you say, the village (which was wrong). It appears I stuffed up the link. If you try it again now it will show you the other locations of the carriages (There are two locations)

Basset44 is right in what was said, there are 2 locations. The link I originally posted was correct but insanely long so I shortened it. However when I did I messed it up! I've amended. Thanks :)

Caerwent has often been used to store withdrawn stock; in the mid "00"s whilst slam-door, DC EMU stock was being withdrawn en masse in the south east of England there was a lot of those carriages parked up there awaiting scrapping, and various preservation groups were also offered the opportunity to pick up spares for their mark 1 fleets.