CIWL 3916 Tricomposite Sleeping Car built 1949

CIWL 3916 Tricomposite Sleeping Car built 1949

CIWL 3916 Tricomposite Sleeping Car built 1949
CIWL 3916 Tricomposite Sleeping Car built 1949

 

Present Location Nene Valley
County Location Peterborough
Designed For CIWL
Type SLT
First Number 3916
Present Number None
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes Builder: Les Ateliers Metallurgiques de Nivelles, Belgium. Type YT. On 1930 bogies. Built in 1949 to prewar design, therefore the last with traditional CIWL inlaid-wood panelling. 1 1st, 2 2nd, 3 3rd compartments. P 1979. Internationally significant? 11/12: reported now being worked on, with one vestibule currently being replaced with completely new metal.
Owner Nene Valley Railway
External Structural Condition Poor but Substantially Complete
Internal Structural Condition Fair
Underframe Condition Satisfactory
External Finish Poor but Substantially Complete
Internal Finish Fair
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 Good
Rarity Unique
Historical Importance Very Important
Storage Secure Open
Operating No
Survey Date 11/09/2006
Surveyor Gordon Maslin
Photo Date 26/08/2023
Photo by Mike Haddon
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 05/11/2023

Nick Felton 21/07/2015: earlier condition and livery
Nick Felton 21/07/2015: earlier condition and livery

Mike Haddon 26/08/2023: view of other side
Mike Haddon 26/08/2023: view of other side


 

 

















 

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