BR 4844 Mk 1 Tourist Second Open Built 1959

BR 4844 Mk 1 Tourist Second Open Built 1959

Present Location Embsay
County Location North Yorkshire
Designed For BR
Build Location Wolverton
Built By BR
Diagram Number 89
Lot Number 30525
Type TSO
First Number 4844
Later Numbers SCR99819 YDR 16
Present Number 4844
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies Yes
Additional Notes Leased by Scottish Railway Preservation Society 1987 at Falkirk. P 1988 at Perth until 1991. Vacuum brake, dual heat. Branch service, as spare. 04/24: sold to Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway and moved there 05/24 - interior stripped to receive new flooring, new wooden panelling and new seat seat bases; being modified with double doors at one end, and two wheelchair spaces. By 09/24: both toilets removed; double doors fitted at one end of the carriage, currently on one side only, but will be both sides (see additional photos). By 12/24: outshopped in BR maroon livery and in public service.
Owner Yorkshire Dales Railway Museum Trust
External Structural Condition Very Good
Internal Structural Condition Very Good
Underframe Condition Very Good
External Condition Very Good
Internal Finish Very Good
Degree of External Originality Conversion/rebuild/reproductione
Degree of Internal Originality Conversion/rebuild/reproduction
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of External Authenticity Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Fair
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Many
Importance Some Interest
Storage Secure Building
Operational Yes
Date Inspected 22/09/2002
Inspected By Trevor England
Date of Image 26/06/2006
Photo Taken By Byron Chamberlain
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 05/04/2025

Paul Holroyd 06/09/2024

Paul Holroyd 06/09/2024

Paul Holroyd 06/09/2024

     








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