Metropolitan Three Metropolitan Railway bodies (now beach huts)

Metropolitan Three Metropolitan Railway bodies (now beach huts)

Metropolitan Three Metropolitan Railway bodies (now beach huts)
Metropolitan Three Metropolitan Railway bodies (now beach huts)

 

Present Location St Helens Duver
County Location Isle of Wight
Designed For Metropolitan
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement Body only
Original Underframe No
Original Bogies/Wheelsets No
Additional Notes 8 carriage bodies (3 Metropolitan; 5 IoW of 1880s?) on sea front making up beach huts. Distinctive Met curved door top outlines clearly visible. Very little known of these five. Since 2002 all covered in shiplap cladding on the promenade side. 08/24: confirmed still in situ.
Owner Isle of Wight Council
External Structural Condition Poor and Incomplete
Internal Structural Condition Poor and Incomplete
Underframe Condition Not Applicable
External Finish Poor and Incomplete
Internal Finish Poor and Incomplete
Degree of External Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Internal Originality Conversion/rebuild/reproduction
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality Not Applicable
Degree of External Authenticity Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Fair
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Not Applicable
Rarity Few
Historical Importance Some Importance
Storage Open
Operating No
Survey Date 26/07/2005
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 24/07/2005
Photo by Kevin Stroud
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 05/10/2024


 

 










 



 

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