BR 21240 Mk 1 Brake Corridor Composite built 1961

BR 21240 Mk 1 Brake Corridor Composite built 1961

BR 21240 Mk 1 Brake Corridor Composite built 1961
BR 21240 Mk 1 Brake Corridor Composite built 1961

 

Present Location Hemel Hempstead
County Location Hertfordshire
Designed For BR
Build Location Swindon
Built by BR
Diagram number 171
Lot number 30669
Type BCK
First Number 21240
Present Number M21240
Current Livery BR Crimson Lake and Cream
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes P.1991 at NYMR. By 02/03 for sale. By 05/04: 'for disposal' - expected to be scrapped. By 07/06: moved to Weardale Railway. By 02/15: to Multi-Tal Logistics Ltd (successors to Rail Restorations North East Ltd) at Shildon for overhaul. By 01/18 to D C Engineering and Restorations, Shildon. Remained at Shildon when D C Engineering and Restorations relocated to Spennymoor. 02/21: moved from Shildon by road to new location at Boxted Farm, Potten End, Hemel Hempstead.
External Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
External Finish Very Good
Degree of External Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Internal Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of External Authenticity Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Many
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operating No
Survey Date 12/04/2003
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 20/05/2024
Photo by Vinny Bailey
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 02/06/2024


 

 














 

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