BR 1883 Mark 1 Bar Car built 1968

BR 1883 Mark 1 Bar Car built 1968This page is a part of the Herritage Railways Carriage Survey project and is hosted on the internet by The Vintage Carriages Trust (VCT), a volunteer body, based on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway in the United Kingdom. About the Trust: The Vintage Carriages Trust was formed in the late 1960s by a group of volunteers whose interest was in wooden bodied railway carriages. They could see that there was a need to concentrate on the preservation of these historic items which were in grave danger of disappearing due to the weather and vandalism damage and unsuitability for regular use on preserved railways of the day. The Trust became a Registered Charity in 1981 and a Registered Museum in 1992. The Collection held by the Trust is at present nine historic railway carriages, also three small industrial steam locomotives, and a collection of railway posters and other miscellaneous railway items. The Trust owns the Museum of Rail Travel at Ingrow - the first station from Keighley on the Worth Valley Railway. By three phases of building work over the last ten years this has developed into a large museum display and associated workshop, and is the Trust’s headquarters. Although the building is named a

BR 1883 Mark 1 Bar Car built 1968
BR 1883 Mark 1 Bar Car built 1968

 

Present Location Weardale
Designed For BR
Build Location Derby
Built by BR
Diagram number 100
Lot number 30784
Type BAR
First Number 1883
Later Numbers LESLIE
Present Number E1883
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes Built on u/frame of former RK 80021. Diag 700 Lot 30018. P 1981, at Chappel till 1984 then Isfield till 1990. SVR note: one-off rebuild of 1951 Anthracite Kitchen to Griddle/Bar Car. Reported as to Weardale Railway by 12/07. Confirmed present 02/10
Owner The Weardale Railway Trust Ltd
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
External Finish Good
Internal Finish Good
Degree of External Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Internal Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of External Authenticity Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Very Good
Rarity Unique
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Building
Operating Yes
Survey Date 25/08/2006
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 25/08/2006
Photo by Kevin Stroud
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 18/04/2011


 

  










 


 

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