BR 4849 Mk 1 Tourist Second Open built 1959

BR 4849 Mk 1 Tourist Second Open built 1959

BR 4849 Mk 1 Tourist Second Open built 1959
BR 4849 Mk 1 Tourist Second Open built 1959

 

Present Location Carnforth
County Location Lancashire
Designed For BR
Build Location Wolverton
Built by BR
Diagram number 89
Lot number 30525
Type TSO
First Number 4849
Present Number 4849
Current Livery West Coast Railways maroon
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes P by 11/08. At Stephenson Railway Museum but to Barrow Hill by 06/12. Restoration work started during 2013. Left Barrow Hill ca 04/14 to WCRC at Carnforth. 08/18: confirmed still at Carnforth - repaint in progress. 10/19: repaint completed; internal fit-out in progress, including creation of RMB-style buffet at one end; currently on accommodation bogies. 08/22: RMB-style buffet conversion completed.
Owner West Coast Railway Company
Rarity Many
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operating No
Photo Date 05/10/2011
Photo by Tim Robbins
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 13/04/2023


 

  













 

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