LBSCR 221 Brake Luggage Third (body, metal components only) built 1850

LBSCR 221 Brake Luggage Third (body, metal components only) built 1850

LBSCR 221 Brake Luggage Third (body, metal components only) built 1850
LBSCR 221 Brake Luggage Third (body, metal components only) built 1850

 

Present Location Bluebell
County Location West Sussex
Designed For LBSCR
Type BTY
First Number 221
Present Number 221
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement Body only
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets No
Additional Notes Incomplete body only. Probably withdrawn in 1888 when a Stroudley Third was given the number 221. Recovered to Bluebell Railway 08/09 from a garden in Battle, East Sussex, where it had been placed between 1901 when the house was built and 1906 when the newspaper behind the cladding was printed. Then under a tarpaulin on an underframe at Horsted Keynes. Bodywork of Brake compartment is missing. Provenance (and date) uncertain but "221" and LBSCR crest are visible on one side. 07/10: timbers destroyed by fire; metal components were salvaged. 10/23: any eventual reconstruction will be of a replica, based on previous investigations of the body, the remains of which are now considered historic artefacts.
External Structural Condition Poor and Incomplete
Internal Structural Condition Poor and Incomplete
External Finish Fair
Internal Finish Fair
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 External Authenticity Fair
Degree of Internal Authenticity Fair
Rarity Unique
Historical Importance Very Important
Storage Secure Building
Operating No
Survey Date 31/08/2009
Surveyor David Wigley
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 15/11/2023


 

 














 

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