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 | 3147 |
Later Numbers | 3603 1069 |
Present Number | W3147 |
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 | Converted 1976 to Restaurant Second. Date of reconversion not known. RESCO registered for main line running. In Old Oak Common rail charter formations (in Green/Cream livery). Then in store at Old Oak Common until its closure in 2009 - then to Eastleigh Arriva TrainCare and later to Eastleigh Works. In operational use in Riviera Trains formations. 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 | 21/08/2004 |
Surveyor | Mike Stanbury |
Photo Date | 28/08/2017 |
Photo by | Steve West |
At Risk | No |
Date Record Last Updated | 04/06/2023 |