Stockton Darlington Composite (semi-open and saloon) Carriage (replica) built 2017
| Stockton Darlington Composite (semi-open and saloon) Carriage (replica) built 2017 |
Present Location | Beamish | County Location | Durham | Designed For | Stockton Darlington | Build Location | Beamish | Built by | Regional Heritage Engineering Centre | Type | Replica | Gauge | 4ft 8 1/2in | Wheel Arrangement | 4 wheel | Original Underframe | No | Original Bogies/Wheelsets | No | Additional Notes | Built 2017 at the Regional Heritage Engineering Centre at Beamish - a newly built body on a re-worked underframe utilising ironwork, wheels and brakegear from the chassis of the former Stockton and Darlington 'Experiment''Tub' or 'Long' Coach (replica) (qv). This new replica - for use on the Pockerley Waggonway - is based on a design by W and A Kitching for the Stockton and Darlington's development of passenger services from 1834. Panels have been completed in solid pine recovered from dismantled church pews. Livery is based on a watercolour in the Beamish archive collection. | Owner | Beamish Museum | Rarity | Unique | Historical Importance | Some Interest | Storage | Secure Building | Operating | Yes | Photo Date | 08/10/2017 | Photo by | Paul Abell | At Risk | No | Date Record Last Updated | 02/11/2017 |
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