LSWR 390 6-w 5 Compt Composite, later Brake Comp, Ist Brake built 1885
| LSWR 390 6-w 5 Compt Composite, later Brake Comp, Ist Brake built 1885 |
Present Location | Mid Hants | County Location | Hampshire | Designed For | LSWR | Type | CZ | First Number | 390 | Later Numbers | SR 0803 (05/24); then 7719 as First Brake (02/27) | Gauge | 4ft 8 1/2in | Wheel Arrangement | Body only | Original Underframe | No | Original Bogies/Wheelsets | No | Additional Notes | 34ft 6-wheel Composite, originally with three first-class compartments in the centre, and a 2nd class compartment at each end. Cyphered June 1910, but converted to brake composite OA1 in 1919; renumbered as SR 0803 (05/24) and as first brake No 7719 (02/1927). 09/1930: withdrawn from Set 029. Grounded at Ancton Way, Middleton on Sea, West Sussex where it was included within a bungalow along with another unidentified body. No 7719 discovered above one window (see additional photo below). 12/16: sold to Mid Hants Railway and moved there from Middleton on Sea. [Note: this body may have been incorrectly identified, whilst within the Middleton on Sea property, as being LNWR 5032, a First Class Picnic Saloon - confirmation of this or, alternatively, of the existence of the 5032 body would be welcomed]. | Owner | Private | Rarity | Few | Historical Importance | Very Important | Storage | Secure Open | Operating | No | Photo Date | 06/12/2016 | At Risk | No | Date Record Last Updated | 13/10/2024 |
| 15/11/2016: detail, including second SR number |
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