BR 5524 Mk 2c Tourist Second Open Built 1969

BR 5524 Mk 2c Tourist Second Open Built 1969

Present Location Stratford
County Location London
Designed For BR
Build Location Derby
Built By BR
Diagram Number 106
Lot Number 30795
Type TSO
First Number 5524
Present Number 5524
Livery Northern
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies Yes
Additional Notes P 1992: Eureka Children's Museum, Halifax. In open as static picnic coach, paired with Hunslet 2641 of 1941. Fitted with four air-conditoning fans. Interior panels yellow (upper half), blue (lower half). 03/10: repainted in Northern Rail livery with Eureka branding. By 10/24: moved to Railway Support Services, Rye Farm, Wishaw, Warwickshire. By 11/24 moved to a site in Gibbins Road, Stratford, near Stratford Station, London - and (02/25) being converted, as part of the Carpenters Estate regeneration project, into a community cafe to be run by a charity supporting the inclusion of people with sensory impairments, particularly the deaf and hard of hearing.
Owner Populo Living
Grid Reference TQ 384842
External Structural Condition Satisfactory
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Very Good
External Condition Good
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 Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Several
Importance No Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operational No
Date Inspected 28/08/2006
Inspected By Kevin Stroud
Date of Image 30/01/2025
Photo Taken By Steve West
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 14/04/2025

     








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