BR 79964 Four-wheel German-built diesel railbus built 1958

BR 79964 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 79964 Four-wheel German-built diesel railbus built 1958
BR 79964 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 79964
Later Numbers KWVR 64
Present Number 79964
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4 wheel
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes Original Buessing engine replaced by AEC in 1960's. P 1967. Further engine replacement (AEC, 135 hp, ex LT bus) in 1980's. One of four survivors of five. Development didn't really lead anywhere.
Owner Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
External Structural Condition Very Good
Internal Structural Condition Very Good
Underframe Condition Very Good
External Finish Very Good
Internal Finish Very Good
Degree of External Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Internal Originality Much replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of External Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Few
Historical Importance some Interest, Modest Consequence
Storage Secure Building
Operating Yes
Survey Date 28/08/2006
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 28/08/2006
Photo by Kevin Stroud
At Risk No


 

  





 

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