BR 3146 Mk 1 First Open built 1963

BR 3146 Mk 1 First Open built 1963

BR 3146 Mk 1 First Open built 1963
BR 3146 Mk 1 First Open built 1963

 

Present Location Carnforth
County Location Lancashire
Designed For BR
Build Location Swindon
Built by BR
Diagram number 73 / AD103
Lot number 30717
Type FO
First Number 3146
Later Numbers 3606, 1068
Present Number W3146
Current Livery BR(W) Chocolate and Cream
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes RESCO registered for main line running. In use in Old Oak Common rail charter formations (in BR Maroon livery) - then stored there until its closure in 2009, when moved to Eastleigh Arriva TrainCare. Advertised for sale 02/16. By 06/17: moved to Nemesis Rail, Burton upon Trent. By 08/18: at Eastleigh Works - recently overhauled there and returned to use with Riviera Trains in BR(W) Chocolate & Cream livery. 01/22: base moved from Eastleigh Works to Nemesis Rail, Burton upon Trent. 01/23: moved from Nemesis Rail to Carnforth, following purchase by West Coast Railway Company.
Owner West Coast Railway Company
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 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 Many
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operating Yes
Survey Date 26/04/2003
Surveyor Byron Chamberlain
Photo Date 07/08/2021
Photo by Steve West
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 04/06/2023

S Plinge 17/05/2011: earlier livery
S Plinge 17/05/2011: earlier livery


 

 

















 

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