SR 1626 Four-wheel PMVY (Parcels & Miscellaneous Van) built 1950

SR 1626 Four-wheel PMVY (Parcels & Miscellaneous Van) built 1950This 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

SR 1626 Four-wheel PMVY (Parcels & Miscellaneous Van) built 1950
SR 1626 Four-wheel PMVY (Parcels & Miscellaneous Van) built 1950

 

Present Location Egloskerry
Designed For SR
Build Location Ashford
Built by BR
Diagram number 3103
Lot number 3590
Type PMVY
First Number 1626
Later Numbers S1626S DB975568
Present Number DB975568
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4 wheel
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes Plywood sides and ends. Dual braked, through ETH fitted. Into Deptl use 1976 as Mess & Sleeping van. P Bristol Industrial Museum from Western Track Renewals Bristol 1997: to E'kerry 3/98. On short section of track at the Old Station (now a B&B, owners delighted to show enthusiast visitors around, see: www.egloskerryoldstation.co.uk).
Owner Private
External Structural Condition Satisfactory
Internal Structural Condition Satisfactory
Underframe Condition Good
External Finish Fair
Internal Finish Not Applicable
Degree of External Originality As left Departmental service
Degree of Internal Originality As left Departmental service
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As left Departmental service
Degree of External Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Very Good
Rarity Many
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operating No
Survey Date 04/08/2004
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 01/05/2009
Photo by Peter Wreford
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 16/05/2009


 

  





 
 

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