| Present Location | East Somerset |
| County Location | Somerset |
| Designed For | MR |
| Build Location | Derby |
| Diagram number | 493 |
| Type | TZ |
| First Number | 255 |
| Later Numbers | B&M 112, GWR 4318 |
| Present Number | None |
| Gauge | 4ft 8 1/2in |
| Wheel Arrangement | Body only |
| Original Underframe | No |
| Original Bogies/Wheelsets | No |
| Additional Notes | One of 700 built 1886 to 1896. To Brecon & Merthyr 1920 (No. 112). Absorbed by GWR 1923 (4318). W and then used as a café on A30 in Devon ca.1930. Garden shed in Somerset from mid 1980s. P and to Midsomer Norton 08/07. Fully sheeted by 08/09. From 20/12/10: now mounted on chassis from LMS CCT 5012 (body of which hah been scrapped - qv), and this chassis has, in turn, also now been identified as being from earlier MR 6-wheel carriage 1753 (qv); it was re-used when 5012 was built in 1932. By 04/18: restoration/rebuild actively under way. 29/06/20: moved from Midsomer Norton to East Somerset Railway. |
| Owner | MR 255/1753 Trust |
| External Structural Condition | Satisfactory |
| Internal Structural Condition | Satisfactory |
| Underframe Condition | Not Applicable |
| External Finish | Derelict/Not Present |
| Internal Finish | Derelict/Not Present |
| Degree of External Originality | As left Departmental service |
| Degree of Internal Originality | As left Departmental service |
| Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality | Not Applicable |
| Degree of External Authenticity | Good |
| Degree of Internal Authenticity | Good |
| Degree of Underframe Authenticity | Not Applicable |
| Rarity | Few |
| Historical Importance | Some Importance |
| Storage | Secure Open |
| Operating | No |
| Survey Date | 19/02/2012 |
| Surveyor | Steve Ehrlicher |
| Photo Date | 27/05/2022 |
| Photo by | Steve Ehrlicher |
| At Risk | No |
| Date Record Last Updated | 07/05/2023 |
