NSR 228 (28) Four-wheel First (body only) Built 1873

NSR 228 (28) Four-wheel First (body only) Built 1873

Present Location Foxfield
County Location Staffordshire
Designed For NSR
Build Location Stoke on Trent
Built By NSR
Diagram Number 16
Type FY
First Number 228 (28)
Present Number None
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement Body only
Original Underframe No
Original Bogies No
Additional Notes Confirmed built 1873 at Stoke Works. Body grounded c 1909 as holiday home in a wood at Loggerheads. Disused from c 1960, P 1985. Only First Class North Staffordshire Railway to survive. Number now known to have been 228 (not, previously-advised, 28). By 10/10 partially restored, sheeted, outside, resting on tippler wagon underframe (23002). Transferred on 99 year loan from the North Staffs Railway Company to the Knotty Coach Trust. 02/17: moved to Stanegate Restorations, Haltwhistle, Northumberland for restoration work.
Owner North Staffordshire Railway Company
External Structural Condition Poor but Substantially Complete
Internal Structural Condition Derelict/Not Present
Underframe Condition Not Applicable
External Condition Poor and Incomplete
Internal Finish Derelict/Not Present
Degree of External Originality Much replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Internal Originality Not Applicable
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality Not Applicable
Degree of External Authenticity Fair
Degree of Internal Authenticity Not Applicable
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Not Applicable
Rarity Unique
Importance Very Important
Storage Secure Building
Operational No
Date Inspected 23/08/2005
Inspected By Kevin Stroud
Date of Image 01/01/2006
Photo Taken By Paul Emery
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 19/06/2026

     








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