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=== Current === [[File:Corris coach 17 2005.jpg|thumb|right|Preserved Corris Railway carriage no 8 (TR no 17) at the Talyllyn Railway, August 2005.]] [[File:Corris carriage 21 2007.jpg|thumb|right|Carriage no 21 at Maespoeth May 2007.]] As nineteen passenger vehicles (ten four-wheel carriages, eight bogie carriages and the brake van) ran on the original railway, the preservation Society has numbered its new build carriages from 20 onwards. '''Carriage 7''' is an original bogie carriage, but not available for service. It is on display in the railway museum at Corris. '''Carriage 20''' is similar in appearance to the bogie vehicles, but on a shorter, ex-[[National Coal Board]] four-wheel chassis. The southern compartment is fitted for the use of the train guard. It currently carries a plain un-lined livery but is due to be fully lined and lettered in due course. '''Carriage 21''' has been designed to appear as similar as possible to the original 19th Century bogie vehicles, but constructed to 21st Century safety standards with a steel chassis based on the Talyllyn Railway's standard bogie carriage design and a steel skeleton with timber cladding for the body. Completed in May 2003, it has a plain roof. '''Carriage 22''' has been constructed to the same standards as outlined above. Completed in July 2015, it has a [[Clerestory#Transportation|clerestory roof]], similar to those carried by two original carriages in the 1920s. From the completion of fitting-out in September 2015 the railway was again able to run an authentic-looking "1920s" train with the "Tattoo" locomotive and two bogie carriages. '''Carriage 23''' is another plain roof example. Assembly of the woodwork for the body commenced in autumn 2015, with the panelling and beading completed by the end of 2017; painting and fitting of seats continued during the [[Coronavirus lockdown]], and the completed carriage was mounted on its [[bogie]]s and test run in July 2020; it entered passenger service in 2021; the final stage was the addition of gold lining and lettering (to match coaches 21 and 22), which was completed by Easter 2022. '''Carriage 24''' is currently under construction at Maespoeth. It will be a first class carriage, with a clerestory roof. The main frame was constructed, and the metal body frame added, before the Coronavirus pandemic, during which construction slowed. Construction resumed apace in 2021, and body panels (with beading) have been fitted. {|class="wikitable" |+ Carriages of the preserved Corris Railway (1966โpresent) !Number !Wheel type !Body type !Roof type !Entered service !Notes |- |align="center"|7 |align="center"|[[Bogie]] |align="center"|Corris all-wooden original |align="center"|Elliptical |align="center"|1898 |Partially restored. Not in service. |- |align="center"|20 |align="center"|4-wheel |align="center"|Corris style new build |align="center"|Elliptical |align="center"|2002 |Built on ex-[[National Coal Board|NCB]] chassis. |- |align="center"|21 |align="center"|Bogie |align="center"|Corris steel-framed new build |align="center"|Elliptical |align="center"|2003 | |- |align="center"|22 |align="center"|Bogie |align="center"|Corris steel-framed new build |align="center"|Clerestory |align="center"|2015 | |- |align="center"|23 |align="center"|Bogie |align="center"|Corris steel-framed new build |align="center"|Elliptical |align="center"| 2021 | |- |align="center"|24 |align="center"|Bogie |align="center"|Corris steel-framed new build |align="center"|Clerestory |align="center"| โ |Under construction. |- |}
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