Eston Four-wheel verandah saloon ('Dorman Long' coach) Built 1885

Eston Four-wheel verandah saloon ('Dorman Long' coach) Built 1885

Present Location Tanfield Railway
County Location Gateshead
Designed For Eston
Build Location Darlington
Built By Darlington Wagon Engineering
Type SAL
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4 wheel
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies Yes
Additional Notes P c 1976. One of 2 or more for passenger service Eston Village to Lackenby Ironworks, nr Middlesbrough. U/frame built to suit 'black wagon' buffers. One of very few surviving 19th Century carriages for minor railways. Bodywork restoration ongoing. 05/26 located in the turntable shed.
Owner Tyneside Locomotive Museum Trust Ltd
External Structural Condition Satisfactory
Internal Structural Condition Satisfactory
Underframe Condition Poor but Substantially Complete
External Condition Fair
Internal Finish Fair
Degree of External Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Internal Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of External Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Very Good
Rarity Unique
Importance Very Important
Storage Under Cover
Operational No
Date Inspected 27/08/2005
Inspected By Kevin Stroud
Date of Image 06/08/1998
Photo Taken By Tanfield Railway
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 19/06/2026

     








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