GWR diesel railcar No 11 passes under the Kennet & Avon Canal at Dundas Aquaduct, near Lympley Stoke on a down service, May 15, 1936.


Peter Kerslake says "Looking immaculate and just some three years old at the date of this fine image G.W.R. Railcar number 11 runs on the line from Camerton to Limpley Stoke in Somerset, the line passing below the main Somerset and Dorset line at Midford and achieving fame as being the site of the wonderful "Titfield Thundebolt" film in the 'fifties.
This Railcar has the more attractive rounded ends as opposed to the sharper wedge ends of the initial 1933 built series and from 1934 three new Railcars were put to use running between Birmingham and Cardiff and having a miniature buffet on board but their success was such that demand exceeded their passenger capacity.
Early membersof the class which eventually totalled thirty eight were allocated to such locations as Stourbridge, Bristol Bat Road, Reading and Newbury and Railcar number 11 seen was shown in 1956 to be allocated to Swansea's Landore, the only one at that location!"

This photograph shows to full advantage the clean and attractive lines of the railcars numbered from 5 to 16 which had bodywork constructed at the Bristol Road works in Gloucester of the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company , known locally as " The Wagon Works " , the first of which entered service in 1935 .
This batch of Railcars were similar in appearance to the initial four which had bodywork by Park Royal coach builders , both series being far more pleasing to the eye than the last series of twenty which were bodied at Swindon Works , their design featuring stark and wedge shaped ends with no rounded features as seen in this view of number 11.




Photo: Rail Archive Stephenson