BR 34738 Mk 1 Brake Corridor Second Built 1955

BR 34738 Mk 1 Brake Corridor Second Built 1955

Present Location Gloucs Warks
County Location Gloucestershire
Designed For BR
Build Location Wolverton
Built By BR
Diagram Number 181
Lot Number 30156
Type BSK
First Number 34738
Later Numbers E34738
Present Number E34738
Livery BR Rail Blue and Pearl Grey
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies Yes
Additional Notes P 1974 Great Central Railway. By 1998: re-upholstered green/yellow. 09/07; stored out of operational use at Swithland (still in BR Rail Blue and pearl grey livery) for possible future wheelchair conversion. 07/26: moved from Great Central Railway to Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway: purchased as a source of spares; sheeted.
Owner Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway
External Structural Condition Satisfactory
Internal Structural Condition Satisfactory
Underframe Condition Satisfactory
External Condition Poor but Substantially Complete
Internal Finish Satisfactory
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 Many
Importance No Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operational No
Date Inspected 08/09/2007
Inspected By Kevin Stroud
Date of Image 14/09/2015
Photo Taken By Steve West
At Risk Yes
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 12/07/2026

     








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