BR 9400 Mk 2 Brake Second Open built 1966

BR 9400 Mk 2 Brake Second Open built 1966This 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 9400 Mk 2 Brake Second Open built 1966
BR 9400 Mk 2 Brake Second Open built 1966

 

Present Location Whitrope
Designed For BR
Build Location Derby
Built by BR
Diagram number 185
Lot number 30757
Type BSO
First Number 9400
Later Numbers M9400 99370 Glenfiddich
Present Number None
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets No
Additional Notes P 1990 Grampian Railtours, 'Glenfiddich'; Aberdeen: 1992 Errol Station Trust: to Coupar Angus Red House Hotel during 2000: then Whitrope Summit, three miles from Riccarton Junction. Interior strooed to provide exhibition area. Gutted shell, fire-damaged: to be rebuilt as Interpretation Centre.
Owner Waverley Route Heritage Association
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Poor and Incomplete
Underframe Condition Poor but Substantially Complete
External Finish Good
Internal Finish Good
Degree of External Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Internal Originality Not Applicable
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of External Authenticity Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Poor
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Fair
Rarity Many
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Open
Operating No
Survey Date 27/06/2012
Surveyor David Wigley
Photo Date 26/05/2007
Photo by John Bishop
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 21/07/2012


 

  










 


 

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