BR 79962 Four-wheel German-built diesel railbus built 1958

BR 79962 Four-wheel German-built diesel railbus built 1958This 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 79962 Four-wheel German-built diesel railbus built 1958
BR 79962 Four-wheel German-built diesel railbus built 1958

 

Present Location Keighley Worth Valley
Designed For BR
Built by W und M
Diagram number 611
Lot number 30482
Type Railbus
First Number 79962
Later Numbers KWVR 62
Present Number 79962
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4 wheel
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes P 1967. One of four survivors of five. OOU and sheeted since 1994 or so. Pipework, electrics and interior trim all now likely to need replacing. No indication of progress in foreseeable future. Steady and considerable deterioration continues.
Owner Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
External Structural Condition Fair
Internal Structural Condition Fair
Underframe Condition Fair
External Finish Poor but Substantially Complete
Internal Finish Poor but Substantially Complete
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 Good
Rarity Few
Historical Importance some Interest, Modest Consequence
Storage Open
Operating No
Survey Date 28/08/2006
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 28/09/2002
Photo by Byron Chamberlain
At Risk YES


 

  





 

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