BR 3090 Mk 1 First Open Built 1959

BR 3090 Mk 1 First Open Built 1959

Present Location Crewe LNWR Heritage Company
County Location Cheshire East
Designed For BR
Built By BRCW
Diagram Number 73
Lot Number 30472
Type FO
First Number 3090
Present Number None
Livery BR Crimson Lake and Cream
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies No
Additional Notes P 1989 by Southern Steam Trust for Swanage, stored at Hoddesden (North East London) until ca 1995 to Littlebrook Power Station, Dartford where refurbishment work was carried out by Swanage volunteers. To Swanage 05/00 - in shed being painted when seen. 03/04: now with B4 bogies into traffic in 'Wessex Belle' train. 02/23: seriously damaged by vandals - subsequently sold to Locomotive Services Ltd and moved to Crewe 08/24.
Owner Locomotive Services Ltd
External Structural Condition Very Good
Internal Structural Condition Poor and Incomplete
Underframe Condition Good
Rarity Many
Importance No Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operational No
Date Inspected 29/11/2000
Inspected By Gordon Maslin
Date of Image 14/07/2015
Photo Taken By Steve West
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 04/08/2026

     








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