Present Location | Great Central |
County Location | Leicestershire |
Designed For | BR |
Build Location | York |
Built by | BR |
Diagram number | 93 |
Lot number | 30375 |
Type | TSO |
First Number | 4758 |
Later Numbers | Sc4758 Bar Car '1899' |
Present Number | 4758 KATIE-MAY |
Gauge | 4ft 8 1/2in |
Wheel Arrangement | 4-w bogies |
Original Underframe | Yes |
Original Bogies/Wheelsets | Yes |
Additional Notes | P 1988 Steamtown. To GCR till 1990. Conversion project to Bar Car/First Class Lounge Car abandoned 1999. For Sale by 01/04. GCR advise, not at risk though. Then stored OOU at Swithland. Reported 01/10 to be upgraded (featuring a lounge area). By 12/10: refurbished as Bar Car '1899' for GCR's Pullman-style dining train - see photo of interior (below). 09/20: still in operational use in GCR dining train. By 09/23: renamed KATIE-MAY. |
Owner | Great Central Railway plc |
External Structural Condition | Satisfactory |
Internal Structural Condition | Poor but Substantially Complete |
Underframe Condition | Good |
External Finish | Poor and Incomplete |
Internal Finish | Poor and Incomplete |
Degree of External Originality | Conversion/rebuild/reproduction |
Degree of Internal Originality | Conversion/rebuild/reproduction |
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality | As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before) |
Degree of External Authenticity | Poor |
Degree of Internal Authenticity | Poor |
Degree of Underframe Authenticity | Very Good |
Rarity | Many |
Historical Importance | no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable |
Storage | Secure Open |
Operating | Yes |
Survey Date | 08/09/2007 |
Surveyor | Kevin Stroud |
Photo Date | 28/03/2015 |
Photo by | Steve White |
At Risk | No |
Date Record Last Updated | 30/12/2023 |