BR 3950 Mk 1 Tourist Second Open Built 1955

BR 3950 Mk 1 Tourist Second Open Built 1955

Present Location Cambrian Heritage Railways, Oswestry
County Location Shropshire
Designed For BR
Build Location Eastleigh
Built By BR
Diagram Number 93
Lot Number 30086
Type TSO
First Number 3950
Later Numbers M3950 E3950
Present Number W3950
Livery BR Crimson Lake and Cream
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies Yes
Additional Notes P.1991. 2001 to Oswestry. Noted 07/07 'in a poor state'. Back to Llangollen by 03/09. Restoration completed and in operation by 04/14. Additional photo below shows wooden framed partition windows in this early Mk 1 carriage. 05/21: moved from Llangollen Railway to Cambrian Heritage Railways.
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
External Condition Very Good
Internal Finish Good
Degree of External Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
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 Many
Importance No Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operational Yes
Date Inspected 18/10/2014
Inspected By David Wigley
Date of Image 20/04/2025
Photo Taken By William Snook
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 30/04/2025

John Joyce 06/04/2019: interior view (see Notes above)

     








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