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

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

Present Location Boness
County Location Falkirk
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
Livery BR Maroon
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies Yes
Additional Notes P ?1970 at Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Usually on display in Oxenhope Exhibition Building. 10/24: sold by Keighley and Worth Valley Railway to Scottish Railway Preservation Society and moved to Bo'ness.
Owner Scottish Railway Preservation Society
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Satisfactory
External Condition Very Good
Internal Finish Good
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
Importance Of some Importance
Storage Secure Building
Operational Yes
Date Inspected 28/08/2006
Inspected By Kevin Stroud
Date of Image 09/10/2024
Photo Taken By Paul Holroyd
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 11/04/2025

Paul Holroyd 09/10/2024

     








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