BR 5220 Mk 2 Tourist Second Open Built 1967

BR 5220 Mk 2 Tourist Second Open Built 1967

Present Location Telford Steam Railway
County Location Telford & Wrekin
Designed For BR
Build Location Derby
Built By BR
Diagram Number 88/AC205
Lot Number 30751
Type TSO
First Number 5220
Present Number None
Livery BR Maroon
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies Yes
Additional Notes Mk 2. P 1993 for Llangollen. Resold in Summer 1995 to East Kent Railway. B4 bogies. Seating as installed by Network South East in late 1980s. 04/02: now in 'LNER' livery - green lower half, red band, cream upper half. 07/14: now one side repainted into BR Rail Blue and Pearl Grey livery. 06/17: sold and moved from East Kent Railway (via Moveright International Ltd yard) to Telford Steam Railway (arrived 07/06/17). 08/17: restoration about to start for use in 12/17 on TSR 'Polar Express' service (including repainting into unlined BR maroon livery as shown in 05/18 photo above).
Owner Telford Steam Railway
External Structural Condition Very Good
Internal Structural Condition Very 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 Many
Importance No Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operational Yes
Date Inspected 22/08/2025
Inspected By Andrew Jenkins
Date of Image 22/08/2025
Photo Taken By Andrew Jenkins
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 05/10/2025

Byron Chamberlain 16/04/2002. 'LNER' livery - see Notes above

Craig Browning 26/03/2015: revised livery on one side - Notes above

     








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