BR 4493 Mk 1 Tourist Second Open Built 1956

BR 4493 Mk 1 Tourist Second Open Built 1956

Present Location Devon Railway Centre
County Location Devon
Designed For BR
Build Location York
Built By BR
Diagram Number 93
Lot Number 30243
Type TSO
First Number 4493
Later Numbers E4493
Present Number None
Livery BR(W) Chocolate and Cream
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies Yes
Additional Notes P 1975 by WSRA Stock Fund, withdrawn 1985 to be Mess coach at Williton (Dunster?) on WSR until sold 1996: to Yeovil Country Railway then Cadeleigh 1997. Contains model railways and Buffet at Devon Railway Centre, former Cadeleigh and Bickleigh Station, Bickleigh, Devon. 03/23: confirmed still in situ.
Owner Devon Railway Centre
External Structural Condition Satisfactory
Internal Structural Condition Satisfactory
Underframe Condition Poor and Incomplete
External Condition Satisfactory
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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