Present Location | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways |
County Location | Gwynedd |
Designed For | Ffestiniog |
Built by | Brown Marshalls |
Type | C |
First Number | 15 |
Present Number | None |
Gauge | 1ft 11 5/8in |
Wheel Arrangement | 4-w bogies |
Original Underframe | Yes |
Original Bogies/Wheelsets | Yes |
Additional Notes | Into service 1/73. With No. 16 earliest iron-framed bogie coaches in GB. Tricomposite, later 6 3rd, 1 1st compartments. Wrought iron (?) framing with cross bracing. Restored 1960. HLF grant awarded for full restoration to tricomposite 1999: finished 2001. |
Owner | Ffestiniog Railway Trust |
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 | Some replaced/reproduced material |
Degree of Internal Originality | Some replaced/reproduced material |
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality | Some replaced/reproduced material |
Degree of External Authenticity | Very Good |
Degree of Internal Authenticity | Very Good |
Degree of Underframe Authenticity | Very Good |
Rarity | Few |
Historical Importance | Exceptionally Important |
Storage | Secure Building |
Operating | Yes |
Survey Date | 01/06/2005 |
Surveyor | Norman Bond |
Photo Date | 13/03/2002 |
Photo by | Norman Bond |
At Risk | No |
Date Record Last Updated | 14/04/2016 |