GER 1266 Four-wheel 5 compartment Third (body only) built 1891

GER 1266 Four-wheel 5 compartment Third (body only) built 1891

GER 1266 Four-wheel 5 compartment Third (body only) built 1891
GER 1266 Four-wheel 5 compartment Third (body only) built 1891

 

Present Location Brockford Green
County Location Suffolk
Designed For GER
Build Location Stratford
Diagram number 421
Lot number F29
Type TY
First Number 1266
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement Body only
Original Underframe No
Original Bogies/Wheelsets No
Additional Notes 12/1891. Widened ca 1902, withdrawn 11/1925. P?? @ Mid-Suffolk Railway, mounted on long-wheelbase tube wagon chassis; handbraked only. By 08/2009 body to Brockford Sidings and converted to holiday accommodation. Underframe still at the Mid Suffolk Railway.
Grid Reference TM 128659
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 Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Internal Originality Not Applicable
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality Not Applicable
Degree of External Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Not Applicable
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Not Applicable
Rarity Few
Historical Importance Some Interest
Storage Secure Open
Operating No
Survey Date 18/07/1998
Surveyor Holroyd/Stanbury
Photo Date 23/08/2023
Photo by Andrew Jenkins
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 29/03/2024

Craig Browning 17/09/2020: view of other side and other end
Craig Browning 17/09/2020: view of other side and other end

Byron Chamberlain 20/10/2002: earlier condition
Byron Chamberlain 20/10/2002: earlier condition


 

 

















 

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