GER 308 Six-wheel Luggage Composite (body only) Built 1887

GER 308 Six-wheel Luggage Composite (body only) Built 1887

Present Location Whittlesey
County Location Cambridgeshire
Designed For GER
Build Location Stratford
Diagram Number 219
Lot Number N20
Type C
First Number 308
Later Numbers 6308 (?)
Present Number None
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement Body only
Original Underframe Yes
Additional Notes 'Sunny Dene', 124 Peterborough Road, Whittlesey. Built 09/1887 as four compartment 32 ft six-wheeler. Outer compartments 1st Class, inner compartments 2nd Class with a central luggage compartment. 2nd Class downgraded to 3rd Class in 1893. Not remumbered by LNER. W 10/28. With GER 203 (qv) sold to Mr Walker in 1929 and placed in position together as a single dwelling (see second photograph below). Purchased by Holmes family (fair people) in 1935, passed down to Fletcher family ca. 1982. 02/25: confirmed both bodies still in situ and in use as a home.
Owner Private
Grid Reference TL 25483 97479
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
External Condition Fair
Internal Finish Fair
Degree of External Originality Conversion/rebuild/reproductione
Degree of Internal Originality Conversion/rebuild/reproduction
Degree of External Authenticity Fair
Degree of Internal Authenticity Fair
Rarity Few
Importance Some Interest
Storage Secure Open
Operational No
Date Inspected 26/04/2012
Inspected By Gordon Maslin
Date of Image 26/04/2012
Photo Taken By Gordon Maslin
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 16/08/2025

Steve West 28/07/2016. Another view.

Steve West 28/07/2016. View of GER 308 and 203 paired as a dwelling

Guy Babbs 04/09/2021: later view

     








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