LMS 640 MTY (Four wheel Milk Tank) (later, MTZ) built 1928

LMS 640 MTY (Four wheel Milk Tank) (later, MTZ) built 1928This 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

LMS 640 MTY (Four wheel Milk Tank) (later, MTZ) built 1928
LMS 640 MTY (Four wheel Milk Tank) (later, MTZ) built 1928

 

Present Location Keighley Worth Valley
Designed For LMS
Build Location Derby
Diagram number 357
Lot number 1077
Type MTY
First Number 640
Later Numbers 44002
Present Number M44002
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 6 wheel
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes One of 7 4-wheel vehicles (638-643) for United Dairies Calveley to Mitre Bridge service. Rebuilt ca 1937 as 6-wheeler to Dgm 1993. ? May be 44502 - of later build, which was 6 wheel from start. Non-original water valve added at one end of tank.
Owner Bahamas Locomotive Society
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Not Applicable
Underframe Condition Good
External Finish Fair
Internal Finish Not Applicable
Degree of External Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
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 Very Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Very Good
Rarity Few
Historical Importance some Interest, Modest Consequence
Storage Open
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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