GER 44 Six-wheel Brake built 1885

GER 44 Six-wheel Brake built 1885

GER 44 Six-wheel Brake built 1885
GER 44 Six-wheel Brake built 1885

 

Present Location Chasewater Railway
County Location Staffordshire
Designed For GER
Build Location Stratford
Diagram number 506
Lot number K16
Type BZ
First Number 44
Present Number None
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 6 wheel
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes Damage to one headstock, three buffer rods, an axle box and some bodywork 28/12/01 when train ran into buffer stops at Cromer. Withdrawn 01/1927: sold to Cannock & Rugeley Colliery Co. P 1960 (?59?) from NCB by RPS, at Hednesford until 1970. 1894? Note blue livery (as seen Sept 2013).
Owner Chasewater Railway
External Structural Condition Poor but Substantially Complete
Internal Structural Condition Poor and Incomplete
Underframe Condition Poor but Substantially Complete
External Finish Fair
Internal Finish Fair
Degree of External Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Internal Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of External Authenticity Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Unique
Historical Importance Some Interest
Storage Secure Open
Operating No
Survey Date 18/04/2022
Surveyor Rob Davidson
Photo Date 18/04/2022
Photo by Rob Davidson
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 23/09/2023

Alan Robert Tagg 17/09/2013. Earlier view
Alan Robert Tagg 17/09/2013. Earlier view

Steve West 08/05/2022: end view
Steve West 08/05/2022: end view


 

 










 





 

 

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