BR 81218 Mk 1 Gangwayed Full Brake Built 1957

BR 81218 Mk 1 Gangwayed Full Brake Built 1957

Present Location Devon Railway Centre
County Location Devon
Designed For BR
Built By Pressed Steel
Diagram Number 711 / NA501
Lot Number 30163
Type BG
First Number 81218
Later Numbers 92048, 92948
Present Number 92948
Livery BR(W) Chocolate and Cream
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies No
Additional Notes On B4 bogies (rather than B1). Guard's cage removed. Houses model raiwlay layouts at Devon Railway Centre, former Cadeleigh and Bickleigh Station, Bickleigh, Devon. 03/23: confirmed still in situ.
Owner Tiverton Model Railway Club
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Poor and Incomplete
Underframe Condition Good
External Condition Good
Internal Finish Good
Degree of External Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Internal Originality Much 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 Poor
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Many
Importance No Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operational No
Date Inspected 07/08/2004
Inspected By Kevin Stroud
Date of Image 07/06/2013
Photo Taken By Mick Cottam
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 24/08/2026

     








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