CIWL 3916 Tricomposite Sleeping Car Built 1949

CIWL 3916 Tricomposite Sleeping Car Built 1949

Present Location Nene Valley
County Location Peterborough
Designed For CIWL
Type SLT
First Number 3916
Present Number None
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies Yes
Additional Notes Builder: Les Ateliers Metallurgiques de Nivelles, Belgium. Type YT. On 1930 bogies. Built in 1949 to prewar design, therefore the last with traditional CIWL inlaid-wood panelling. 1 1st, 2 2nd, 3 3rd compartments. P 1979. Internationally significant? 11/12: reported now being worked on, with one vestibule currently being replaced with completely new metal.
Owner Nene Valley Railway
External Structural Condition Poor but Substantially Complete
Internal Structural Condition Fair
Underframe Condition Satisfactory
External Condition Poor but Substantially Complete
Internal Finish Fair
Degree of External Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Internal Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of External Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Unique
Importance Very Important
Storage Secure Open
Operational No
Date Inspected 11/09/2006
Inspected By Gordon Maslin
Date of Image 07/09/2024
Photo Taken By Steve West
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 04/04/2025

Nick Felton 21/07/2015: earlier condition and livery

Mike Haddon 26/08/2023: view of other side

     








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