| Present Location |
UNDISCLOSED |
| County Location |
Derbyshire |
| Designed For |
LNER |
| Built By |
Cravens |
| Diagram Number |
D196 |
| Type |
BTO |
| First Number |
43556 |
| Later Numbers |
16631 |
| Present Number |
16631 |
| Livery |
BR Crimson Lake and Cream |
| Gauge |
4ft 8 1/2in |
| Wheel Arrangement |
4-w bogies |
| Original Underframe |
Yes |
| Original Bogies |
Yes |
| Additional Notes |
Was privately owned at East Anglian Railway Museum. To NYMR 08/02, with Agreement with LNERCA and NYMR for restoration and use in passenger trains. Sheeted and at Pickering sidings by 04/03. Sold to Epping Ongar Railway and moved to that Railway 05/14; seen sheeted at Ongar by 08/15 and again at 04/18 - see additional photo below. 03/22: offered for sale. 06/22: purchased by Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway Society. c.06/23: moved to Lee Sharp's workshops at Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, Wirksworth for contract restoration of the body structure and external/internal paneling, to be returned to owners as a watertight "restored shell"; timber side and end panels replaced by Aluminium Composite Panels for future longevity; former toilets to be replaced by an extra four seats. 09/24: moved to a private site in Derbyshire by the contractor for restoration to continue. 05/26: contracted works continuing with carriage expected to move back to North Norfolk Railway later in 2026. Plans are to complete interior and mechanical restoration in-house before it joins the proposed 5-coach 1950's era LNER set, numbered as 16631. |
| Owner |
Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway Society |
| External Structural Condition |
Poor and Incomplete |
| Internal Structural Condition |
Poor and Incomplete |
| Underframe Condition |
Poor but Substantially Complete |
| External Condition |
Poor and Incomplete |
| Rarity |
Unique |
| Importance |
Some Interest |
| Storage |
Secure Building |
| Operational |
No |
| Date Inspected |
12/04/2003 |
| Inspected By |
Kevin Stroud |
| Date of Image |
09/02/2025 |
| Photo Taken By |
Chris Moxon |
| At Risk |
No |
| Scrapped |
No |
| Record Last Updated |
12/05/2026 |
