BR 81517 Mk 1 Gangwayed Full Brake built 1957

BR 81517 Mk 1 Gangwayed Full Brake built 1957

BR 81517 Mk 1 Gangwayed Full Brake built 1957
BR 81517 Mk 1 Gangwayed Full Brake built 1957

 

Present Location Embsay
County Location North Yorkshire
Designed For BR
Built by Pressed Steel
Diagram number 711
Lot number 30484
Type BG
First Number 81517
Later Numbers 84517 92355 YDR 15
Present Number M81517
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 2005. Operational condition. By 08/22: at Ecclesbourne Valley Railway (at Wirksworth) for contract repair work. 12/22: returned to Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway; into traffic 03/23 fitted out as cold kitchen with fridge, diesel generator; livery changed from BR maroon to BR crimson lake and cream.
Owner Yorkshire Dales Railway Museum Trust
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
External Finish Good
Internal Finish Satisfactory
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 Not Applicable
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Very Good
Rarity Many
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operating Yes
Survey Date 24/08/2005
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 04/09/2016
Photo by Steve West
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 12/04/2023


 

 










 



 

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