LYR 279 Four compartment First (body only) built 1894

LYR 279 Four compartment First (body only) built 1894This 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

LYR 279 Four compartment First (body only) built 1894
LYR 279 Four compartment First (body only) built 1894

 

Present Location Keighley Worth Valley
Designed For LYR
Build Location Newton Heath
Diagram number 6
Type FZ
First Number 279
Present Number None
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement Body only
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes Rush suggests 1894, but earlier-quoted 1882 may be correct. W 1910, G at Hapton, Burnley. 1 of 2 saved from ca 12 L&Y bodies there. P 1996. Some original paintwork found, inc 'L&Y' and '1st'. To go on u/f of LMS BGZ 33007 (qv). See also body at Thornton.
Owner Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Trust
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Satisfactory
Underframe Condition Derelict/Not Present
External Finish Poor and Incomplete
Internal Finish Poor and Incomplete
Degree of External Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Internal Originality Conversion/rebuild/reproduction
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality Conversion/rebuild/reproduction
Degree of External Authenticity Satisfactory
Degree of Internal Authenticity Fair
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Not Applicable
Rarity Few
Historical Importance some Interest, Modest Consequence
Storage Secure Building
Operating No
Survey Date 28/08/2006
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 10/09/1997
At Risk No


 

  





 
 

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