Present Location | Gwili |
County Location | Carmarthenshire |
Designed For | BR |
Built by | Pressed Steel |
Diagram number | 535 |
Lot number | 30548 |
Type | DMS |
First Number | 51401 |
Present Number | W51401 |
Gauge | 4ft 8 1/2in |
Wheel Arrangement | 4-w bogies |
Original Underframe | Yes |
Original Bogies/Wheelsets | Yes |
Additional Notes | Paired with 51347. To Nene Valley Railway direct from service at Bletchley. BR blue/grey livery. For disposal by 07/08 and to Gwili Railway by 04/09. Restored and in service by 08/14. By 08/23: following merger of Caerphilly Railway Society, Gwili Vintage Carriage Group and Swansea Vale Railway, now owned by Welsh Railways Trust. |
Owner | Welsh Railways Trust |
External Structural Condition | Good |
Internal Structural Condition | Good |
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 | Several |
Historical Importance | no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable |
Storage | Secure Open |
Operating | Yes |
Survey Date | 11/09/2006 |
Surveyor | Gordon Maslin |
Photo Date | 21/08/2014 |
Photo by | Aaron Browning |
At Risk | No |
Date Record Last Updated | 04/09/2023 |