BR 21240 Mk 1 Brake Corridor Composite Built 1961

BR 21240 Mk 1 Brake Corridor Composite Built 1961

Present Location Wishaw
County Location Warwickshire
Designed For BR
Build Location Swindon
Built By BR
Diagram Number 171
Lot Number 30669
Type BCK
First Number 21240
Present Number M21240
Livery BR Crimson Lake and Cream
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies Yes
Additional Notes P.1991 at NYMR. By 02/03 for sale. By 05/04: 'for disposal' - expected to be scrapped. By 07/06: moved to Weardale Railway. By 02/15: to Multi-Tal Logistics Ltd (successors to Rail Restorations North East Ltd) at Shildon for overhaul. By 01/18 to D C Engineering and Restorations, Shildon. Remained at Shildon when D C Engineering and Restorations relocated to Spennymoor. 02/21: moved from Shildon by road to new location at Boxted Farm, Potten End, Hemel Hempstead. 11/25 To Wishaw.
External Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
External Condition Very Good
Rarity Many
Importance No Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operational No
Date Inspected 12/04/2003
Inspected By Kevin Stroud
Date of Image 20/05/2024
Photo Taken By Vinny Bailey
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 28/11/2025

     








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