CIWL 3801 Wagons Lits Composite Sleeper (First/Second) Built 1939

CIWL 3801 Wagons Lits Composite Sleeper (First/Second) Built 1939

Present Location Cockshute Sidings
County Location Stoke-on-Trent
Designed For CIWL
Built By CGT Paris
Type SLC
First Number 3801
Present Number 3801
Livery CIWL
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies Yes
Additional Notes Car E. P 1981 by Steam Locomotive Operators Association. Compagnie Generale de Construcion, Saint Denis, Paris. Night Ferry Sleeper/Dormitory. Bluebell 14.12.84 S. Built to British loading gauge. Volunteer accommodation at Sheffield Park. Some minor bodywork repairs have been done. 04/22: listed as for sale. By 06/24: moved from Bluebell Railway to Reid Freight Services site, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent. By 01/25: moved from Reid Freight Services site at Longton to their Cockshute Sidings, Stoke-on-Trent.
External Structural Condition Satisfactory
Internal Structural Condition Satisfactory
Underframe Condition Satisfactory
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 Very Good
Rarity Few
Importance Very Important
Storage Secure Open
Operational No
Date Inspected 25/08/2004
Inspected By Kevin Stroud
Date of Image 25/08/2004
Photo Taken By Kevin Stroud
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 05/02/2025

     








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