BR 1937 Mk 1 Unclassed Restaurant Car built 1959

BR 1937 Mk 1 Unclassed Restaurant Car built 1959

BR 1937 Mk 1 Unclassed Restaurant Car built 1959
BR 1937 Mk 1 Unclassed Restaurant Car built 1959

 

Present Location Swanage Railway
County Location Dorset
Designed For BR
Built by BRCW
Diagram number 23
Lot number 30513
Type RU
First Number 1937
Later Numbers E1937
Present Number 1937
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes P ?? still with Gresley bogies. At Liverpool Road Station Manchester till 1992: Swanage: to storage Horsham by 1996. To Cranmore 7/99 for professional overhaul: back to Swanage 5/01. For Swanage Wessex Belle dining train. (Assessment is pre-overhaul.) (8/13 note Gresley Bogies)
Owner Swanage Railway
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Fair
Underframe Condition Satisfactory
External Finish Satisfactory
Internal Finish Fair
Degree of External Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Internal Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of External Authenticity None
Degree of Internal Authenticity None
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Many
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Open
Operating No
Survey Date 26/04/2000
Surveyor David Wigley
Photo Date 14/07/2015
Photo by Steve West
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 20/03/2024


 

 














 

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