Present Location | Brockford Green |
County Location | Suffolk |
Designed For | GCR |
Built by | Ashbury |
Diagram number | 3Q1; 3L8 |
Lot number | FM44 |
Type | F |
First Number | 957 |
Later Numbers | 5957, 1925, DE320179 |
Present Number | E5957E |
Gauge | 4ft 8 1/2in |
Wheel Arrangement | 4-w bogies |
Original Underframe | Yes |
Original Bogies/Wheelsets | No |
Additional Notes | Lot No FM44/5013/5125. Number is 957, *not* 975 as previously thought. Great Central Railway 50 foot suburban first. Condemned 06/1952 but converted to BR North Eastern Region Engineer's mess van DE320179. Withdrawn 03/1971; sold for preservation from Hull Priory Sidings 06/1971. Stored privately. 1974 to Quainton, 1983 to GCR Coach Group, Chipping Warden, nr Banbury. Sold at Auction 07/1997 £350 to Mangapps. No seating, but compartment mirrors present. By 2013 to 'Brockford Sidings' where converted to holiday accommodation. |
Grid Reference | TM 128659 |
External Structural Condition | Good |
Internal Structural Condition | Good |
Underframe Condition | Satisfactory |
External Finish | Very Good |
Internal Finish | Very Good |
Degree of External Originality | As left Departmental service |
Degree of Internal Originality | Much replaced/reproduced material |
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality | As left Departmental service |
Degree of External Authenticity | Very Good |
Rarity | Unique |
Historical Importance | Exceptionally Important |
Storage | Secure Open |
Operating | No |
Survey Date | 04/07/1998 |
Surveyor | Holroyd/Stanbury |
Photo Date | 23/08/2023 |
Photo by | Andrew Jenkins |
At Risk | No |
Date Record Last Updated | 29/03/2024 |