Present Location | Embsay |
County Location | North Yorkshire |
Designed For | SR |
Build Location | Eastleigh |
Built by | BR |
Diagram number | 2017 |
Lot number | 3581 |
Type | TO |
First Number | 1469 |
Later Numbers | S1469 S1469S E1469 K&WVR 5 |
Present Number | S1469 |
Current Livery | BR Crimson Lake and Cream |
Gauge | 4ft 8 1/2in |
Wheel Arrangement | 4-w bogies |
Original Underframe | Yes |
Original Bogies/Wheelsets | Yes |
Additional Notes | P 1969 by VCT. Used extensively in the early days of the Worth Valley Railway. Extensive restoration including replacement of all steel panels, completed June 11. From 2018: on hire to Embsay and Bolton Abbet Railway on a 12-month rolling contract; used in the dining train there (having been fitted out with tables in all passenger areas, using as a template a table supplied by the Bluebell Railway from one of their Bulleid carriages). |
Owner | Vintage Carriages 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 | Much replaced/reproduced material |
Degree of Internal Originality | Much replaced/reproduced material |
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 | Few |
Historical Importance | Very Important |
Storage | Secure Building |
Operating | Yes |
Survey Date | 19/03/2006 |
Surveyor | Michael Cope |
Photo Date | 24/10/2021 |
Photo by | Paul Holroyd |
At Risk | No |
Date Record Last Updated | 30/01/2022 |