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Man turns 1895 railway carriage into fashionable Airbnb keep

Editorial Board Published July 19, 2025
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A retired wallpaper designer has turned a Nineteenth-century prepare carriage right into a luxurious Airbnb keep at a former railway station.

Nigel Brooke, 68, lives in an previous prepare station in England the place he’s restored a Nice Western Railway carriage from 1895.

Though trains stopped operating by the world within the Nineteen Fifties, visitors right now can guide an evening within the classic carriage for about $260 due to Brooke’s $35,000 restoration undertaking.

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The outside has been repainted utilizing authentic colours sourced from historic railway drawings, whereas the inside options interval wallpaper, a mattress and a range.

A person has turned a Nineteenth-century prepare carriage right into a luxurious Airbnb keep at a former railway station. (William Lailey / SWNS)

“I designed all that interior decor, but it was led by original pieces that I found during the restoration,” Brooke mentioned.

The carriage initially ran on a metropolitan railway line earlier than it was decommissioned in 1940.

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“It was just chocolate brown everywhere,” he informed SWNS. “It became a workman’s carriage, static somewhere.”

“It is beautiful, and it’s quite unique here.”

Brooke purchased the carriage for about $10,000. He had it transported by street to its present location, he mentioned. 

It now stands on concrete partitions constructed to align it with the station platform, providing step-free entry for visitors.

Visitors can guide an evening within the classic carriage for about $260 due to an bold restoration undertaking by Nigel Brooke, proven at proper.  (William Lailey / SWNS)

“One side was covered in tin – that must have been put there in the ’50s or ’40s to protect one side,” he mentioned.

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Regardless of the age of the construction, a lot of the unique oak body was in good situation.

“What I had to do was take each piece off carefully that was rotten and replicate it and rebuild it, using the original bits,” Brooke informed SWNS.

“What I had to do was take each piece off carefully that was rotten and replicate it and rebuild it, using the original bits,” mentioned Brooke. (William Lailey / SWNS )

“It’s quite early, 1895, for a carriage – it’s getting toward disintegration at that age if they’ve not been restored,” he added.

“This will be good for a long time now.”

Brooke initially purchased the station within the Nineteen Eighties when he was in his 30s. He mentioned he was lucky to search out such a historic property.

Brooke initially purchased the station within the Nineteen Eighties when he was in his 30s and mentioned he was lucky to search out such a historic property. (William Lailey / SWNS )

“I was quite lucky to acquire such a nice old historic building,” he mentioned.

The Airbnb providing has proved fashionable with visitors who’re drawn to its allure and railway heritage, SWNS famous.

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Brooke is now planning to broaden his providing by changing the station’s previous ready room into an extra visitor house with an ensuite rest room.

Brooke’s Airbnb has confirmed fashionable with visitors drawn to its allure and railway heritage. (William Lailey / SWNS)

“I may turn one of the waiting rooms into an Airbnb with an ensuite, so when people stay in this carriage, if they’ve got friends they can stay in the waiting room at the station house,” he mentioned.

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“People absolutely adore it. There’s a lot of history here,” Brooke informed SWNS.

“People absolutely adore it. There’s a lot of history here,” mentioned Brooke. (William Lailey / SWNS)

SWNS reported that the restored carriage is already drawing curiosity from vacationers wanting to expertise a chunk of the previous in classic luxurious.

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