Present Location | Carnforth |
County Location | Lancashire |
Designed For | Pullman BRE |
Built by | Metro Cammell |
Diagram number | E |
Type | SP |
First Number | 347 |
Later Numbers | E347E, 99347, CAR B, CAR 347 |
Present Number | DIAMOND |
Current Livery | Pullman |
Gauge | 4ft 8 1/2in |
Wheel Arrangement | 4-w bogies |
Original Underframe | Yes |
Original Bogies/Wheelsets | Yes |
Additional Notes | Type E. P 1981 by Steam Locomotive Operators Association, Bounds Green until 1995: Ferme Park: Crewe Railway Age, FSR 1996, Crewe Carriage Shed 1997. FSE at Southall by 03/00, Tyseley by 06/02: Swanage by 03/04: Rampart Engineering for attention until 09/04. To Swanage for 'Wessex Belle'. From Swanage to Carnforth 01/10. By 10/12: painted in West Coast Railway Company (WCRC) maroon livery. By 02/18: back at Swanage Railway for 'Wessex Belle' / 'Royal Wessex Dining Trains'. By 05/19: with WCRC for excursion trains. By 06/21: externally repainted from WCRC maroon to Pullman umber and cream livery and named 'Diamond'. |
Owner | West Coast Railway Company |
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 Authenticity | Very Good |
Degree of Internal Authenticity | Very Good |
Degree of Underframe Authenticity | Very Good |
Rarity | Several |
Historical Importance | Some Interest |
Storage | Secure Open |
Operating | Yes |
Survey Date | 27/09/2004 |
Surveyor | Michael Cope |
Photo Date | 22/04/2023 |
Photo by | Steve West |
At Risk | No |
Date Record Last Updated | 05/06/2023 |