LMS 45029 Bogie District Engineer's Saloon built 1942

LMS 45029 Bogie District Engineer's Saloon built 1942

LMS 45029 Bogie District Engineer's Saloon built 1942
LMS 45029 Bogie District Engineer's Saloon built 1942

 

Present Location LUL West Ruislip
County Location Hampshire
Designed For LMS
Build Location Wolverton
Diagram number 2046
Type INSP
First Number 45029
Later Numbers DM45029
Present Number Florence Nightingale
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes Stored OOU at Motherwell Depot. In EWS maroon/yellow livery. To LUL Ruislip and under cover by 5/09, still OOU. Poor condition: intention is to slowly repair back to running condition. Reported as the last vehicle the whole Royal Family travelled in (for Prince Charles's Investiture). Noted 03/10 at Knights Rail Eastleigh Works (see photo below). By 08/19 returned to LUL West Ruislip: restored with B4 bogies; named ‘Florence Nightingale’.
Owner EWS
Rarity Several
Historical Importance Some Importance
Storage Secure Building
Operating No
Photo Date 08/05/1998
Photo by Steve Dyks
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 18/08/2019

Photo Michael Cope.  As seen 05/12.
Photo Michael Cope. As seen 05/12.


 

 

















 

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