BR 10698 Mk 3a Convertible Sleeper (later DSB) Built 1981

BR 10698 Mk 3a Convertible Sleeper (later DSB) Built 1981

Present Location Embsay
County Location North Yorkshire
Designed For BR
Build Location Derby
Built By BR
Diagram Number 6 / AS404
Lot Number 30961
Type SLE
First Number 10698
Later Numbers DSB 50 86 75-72 098-3
Present Number 50 86 75-72 098-3
Livery Danish State Railways crescent moon and stars
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies No
Additional Notes Exported to Denmark DSB 07/87. Returned to Great Britain c 05/00, then stored at Fire Service College, Moreton-in-Marsh. P 2002 at Embsay arriving c 03/02, with 10694 (qv), still in DSB 'crescent moon and stars' livery. Much equipment stripped from underframe. Was placed on Commonwealth bogies. 08/05: being rewired for use as volunteers' overnight accommodation. 11/25: confirmed still on site.
Owner Yorkshire Dales Railway Museum Trust
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
External Condition Fair
Internal Finish Good
Degree of External Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Internal Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of External Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Fair
Rarity Many
Importance No Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operational No
Date Inspected 23/08/2005
Inspected By Kevin Stroud
Date of Image 06/09/2024
Photo Taken By Paul Holroyd
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 21/06/2026

John Bishop 15/03/2009. Earlier view

Paul Holroyd 06/09/2024

     








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