BR 14007 Mk 1 Brake Corridor First built 1960

BR 14007 Mk 1 Brake Corridor First built 1960

BR 14007 Mk 1 Brake Corridor First built 1960
BR 14007 Mk 1 Brake Corridor First built 1960

 

Present Location Chasewater Railway
County Location Staffordshire
Designed For BR
Build Location Ashford/Swindon
Built by BR
Diagram number 161
Lot number 30382
Type BFK
First Number 14007
Later Numbers 17007, 99782, Mercator, XXVIII
Present Number M14007
Current Livery BR Maroon
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets No
Additional Notes P 1990 by Merchant Navy Locomotive Preservation Society, ex-lease - had been leased to MNLPS by BR since c1986. Original BR1 bogies replaced with Commonwealth bogies c1995; altered from vacumm braked to dual/braked at the same time. Support coach for 'Clan Line' locomotive no 35028. At Southall until to Stewarts Lane 1999. 2002: moved to Great Central Railway following sale to Thompson B1 Locomotive Trust for use as a support coach for 61264. To Barrow Hill c05/05: BR maroon livery; support coach for 61264 but then on loan for use with 'Tornado'. To North Yorkshire Moors Railway c11/12 after 'Tornado' use. By 01/15: no longer Network Rail main line registered. By 09/22: to Chasewater Railway on loan.
Owner Thompson B1 Locomotive Trust
External Structural Condition Very Good
Internal Structural Condition Very Good
Underframe Condition Very 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 Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of External Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Several
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operating Yes
Survey Date 25/07/2023
Surveyor Andrew Jenkins
Photo Date 25/07/2023
Photo by Andrew Jenkins
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 31/10/2023


 

 










 



 

RHRP Home        Start Another Search

Use or publication of this data must acknowledge the Carriage Survey as the source. Information from Railway

 Heritage Register web sites must not be used in a commercial context without the written permission of the

Railway Heritage Register.