LNER 4247 Gresley Gangwayed Passenger Brake (Pigeon Van) built 1938

LNER 4247 Gresley Gangwayed Passenger Brake (Pigeon Van) built 1938

LNER 4247 Gresley Gangwayed Passenger Brake (Pigeon Van) built 1938
LNER 4247 Gresley Gangwayed Passenger Brake (Pigeon Van) built 1938

 

Present Location Keighley Worth Valley
County Location West Yorkshire
Designed For LNER
Build Location York
Diagram number 245
Lot number 777
Type BGP
First Number 4247
Later Numbers E70470E, KWVR 106
Present Number E70470E
Current Livery BR Maroon
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes P ?1970 at Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Usually on display in Oxenhope Exhibition Building.
Owner Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Satisfactory
External Finish Good
Internal Finish Satisfactory
Degree of External Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Internal Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of External Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Very Good
Rarity Several
Historical Importance Some Importance
Storage Secure Building
Operating Yes
Survey Date 28/08/2006
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 17/07/2022
Photo by Paul Holroyd
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 05/09/2022


 

 














 

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