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

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converted to brake composite OA1 in 1919; renumbered as SR 0803 (05/24) and as first brake No 7719 (02/1927). 09/1930: withdrawn from Set 029.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
15/11/2016: detail, including second SR number


 

 










 





 

 

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