Liverpool Overhead 3 EMU: Driving Motor Brake Third built 1892

Liverpool Overhead 3 EMU: Driving Motor Brake Third built 1892

Liverpool Overhead 3 EMU: Driving Motor Brake Third built 1892
Liverpool Overhead 3 EMU: Driving Motor Brake Third built 1892

 

Present Location Liverpool Museum
County Location Merseyside
Designed For Liverpool Overhead
Built by Brown Marshalls
Type DM
First Number 3
Present Number 3
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets No
Additional Notes 550 volt 3rd rail. Preserved by British Railways on 1956 closure of Liverpool Overhead Railway. Later presented to Liverpool Museum by the British Railways Board. Stored at Bootle for several years whilst museum overhauled. By 2012, on display in new Liverpool Museum - is elevated on replica section of steel viaduct.
Owner City of Liverpool
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
External Finish Very Good
Internal Finish Very Good
Degree of External Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Internal Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of External Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Very Good
Rarity Unique
Historical Importance Exceptionally Important
Storage Secure Building
Operating No
Photo Date 08/10/2017
Photo by Steve West
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 13/10/2017

Steve West 08/10/2017: interior view
Steve West 08/10/2017: interior view


 

 










 





 

 

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