Nord France 7122 Second Corridor built 1928

Nord France 7122 Second Corridor built 1928

Nord France 7122 Second Corridor built 1928
Nord France 7122 Second Corridor built 1928

 

Present Location Bicester
County Location Oxfordshire
Designed For Nord France
Type SK
First Number 7122
Present Number 7122
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes Built: Marly et Cie, Industrielle de Material de Transport Ateliers du Rhonelle. Type B9YF. Preserved 1983 by Science Museum as example of monocoque stressed-skin construction. Unique? Internationally important? Withdrawn from National Collection. Sold by NRM at same time as Nord loco 3628. To Nene Valley Railway and then (by 08/16) to Finmere Station. N.B. Finmere disused GCR station between Brackley and Quainton Road is a private site: no unauthorised access. By 07/20: moved to MoD Bicester for storage following the clearance of the Finmere Station site.
External Structural Condition Satisfactory
Internal Structural Condition Satisfactory
Underframe Condition Good
External Finish Good
Internal Finish Satisfactory
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 Very Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Very Good
Rarity Unique
Historical Importance Exceptionally Important
Storage Secure Open
Operating No
Survey Date 11/09/2006
Surveyor Gordon Maslin
Photo Date 14/08/2016
Photo by Ken Hartley
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 04/09/2021

Gordon Maslin 01/01/2007. Earlier view
Gordon Maslin 01/01/2007. Earlier view

Steve West 27/08/2017: later view of other side
Steve West 27/08/2017: later view of other side


 

 










 





 

 

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