Rhodesian Railways Carriage, 1928

Made:: 1928 in unknown place

Rhodesian Railways (RR) carriage - 2010.

Rhodesian Railways (RR) carriage - 2009.

Rhodesian Railways (RR) carriage - 2008.

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Rhodesian Railway (RR) Carriage - 2010.
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Rhodesian Railway (RR) carriage - 2010.
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Rhodesian Railways (RR) carriage - 2010.
Science Museum Group Collection
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Rhodesian Railways (RR) carriage - 2009.
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Rhodesian Railways (RR) carriage - 2008.
Science Museum Group Collection
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BCW No. 1808 coach, railway carriage, wood paneled, with bunk seats upholstered in green leather, built for use on Rhodesia Railways subsequently operated by the Zambezi Sawmills Railway (also known as the Mulobezi Railway). Length 60' 6"; width 8'; height 12'.

Underframe and running gear is by Gloucester Carriage and Wagon.

The railway plays a significant part in the story of Rhodesia. This is partly due to British Colonial Administrator Cecil Rhodes, from whom the region took its name, and his vision of a ‘Cape to Cairo’ line - a railway stretching the entire length of Africa. In Rhodesia the railway played a key role in industries of extraction, namely gold, copper and coal.This carriage was exported in 1928 to serve as a first class carriage on Rhodesia Railways. In the 1950s it was converted to a first/second class sleeper carriage. In the mid-twentieth century an ‘industrial colour bar’ existed for Rhodesia Railways’ staff, effectively banning Black African workers from certain positions on the railway. The carriage finished its working life on the Zambezi Sawmills Railway. In the 1970s, the carriage was donated to artist and conservationist David Shepherd by then President of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda. Shepherd had previously donated a helicopter to Zambia to help prevent poaching. He received the carriage in return and brought it back to England in 1975.

Details

Category:: Locomotives and Rolling Stock

Object Number:: 2005-7446

Materials:: wood (unidentified)

Measurements:: overall: 3600 mm x 2700 mm x 18800 mm,
length: 18440 mm,
height: 3658 mm
width: 2438 mm

type:: railway carriage

credit:: David Shepherd

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