BR 15626 Mk 1 Corridor Composite Built 1956

BR 15626 Mk 1 Corridor Composite Built 1956

Present Location Fen Drayton
County Location Cambridgeshire
Designed For BR
Build Location Wolverton
Built By BR
Diagram Number 126
Lot Number 30158
Type CK
First Number 15626
Later Numbers W15626 7626
Present Number Oliver
Livery Pullman (pseudo)
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies Yes
Additional Notes W Autumn 1985. P 1987 Llangollen. In GWR chocolate and cream livery. By 03/10 to Bannold, Capability Barns, Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire (suppliers of hard landscaping materials) - and at 07/14 being refurbished there to provide seating to support a tea room facility. By 01/18: interior still retains the compartments but the bench seats have been replaced with loose chairs with tables. Tea room opened for business on 13/02/2018 under the name Carriages of Cambridge. 12/25: confirmed still in situ.
Owner Bannold Capability Barns
Grid Reference TL 327678
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
External Condition Very Good
Internal Finish Very 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 Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Very Good
Rarity Many
Importance No Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operational No
Date Inspected 11/10/2003
Inspected By Kevin Stroud
Date of Image 11/09/2020
Photo Taken By Craig Browning
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 21/04/2026

Steve West 16/07/2014: earlier condition

     








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