BR 81218 Mk 1 Gangwayed Full Brake built 1957

BR 81218 Mk 1 Gangwayed Full Brake built 1957

BR 81218 Mk 1 Gangwayed Full Brake built 1957
BR 81218 Mk 1 Gangwayed Full Brake built 1957

 

Present Location Devon Railway Centre
County Location Devon
Designed For BR
Built by Pressed Steel
Diagram number 711 / NA501
Lot number 30163
Type BG
First Number 81218
Later Numbers W81218 92048 92948
Present Number 92948
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets No
Additional Notes On B4 bogies (rather than B1). Guard's cage removed. Houses model raiwlay layouts at Devon Railway Centre, former Cadeleigh and Bickleigh Station, Bickleigh, Devon. 03/23: confirmed still in situ.
Owner Tiverton Model Railway Club
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Poor and Incomplete
Underframe Condition Good
External Finish Good
Internal Finish Good
Degree of External Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
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 Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Poor
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Many
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operating No
Survey Date 07/08/2004
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 09/05/2003
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 21/03/2023


 

 










 



 

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