Talyllyn 2 3-compartment Four wheel Third built 1866

Talyllyn 2 3-compartment Four wheel Third built 1866This 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

Talyllyn 2 3-compartment Four wheel Third built 1866
Talyllyn 2 3-compartment Four wheel Third built 1866

 

Present Location Talyllyn
Designed For Talyllyn
Built by Brown Marshalls
Type TY
First Number 2
Present Number 2
Gauge 2ft 3in
Wheel Arrangement 4 wheel
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes Nos 1-5 were Talyllyn's only coaching stock to 1953. With locos "Talyllyn" and "Dolgoch" represent oldest complete train in the world. Air brakes from late 1990s.
Owner Talyllyn Railway Co
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 As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Internal Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of External Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Very Good
Rarity Unique
Historical Importance Exceptionally Important
Storage Secure Building
Operating Yes
Survey Date 28/06/2000
Surveyor Mark Stevenson
Photo Date 25/09/2011
Photo by Nick Felton
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 05/10/2011


 

  










 


 

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