SR 1304 Four-wheel PMVY (u/f only, as crane runner) built 1939

SR 1304 Four-wheel PMVY (u/f only, as crane runner) built 1939This 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 1304 Four-wheel PMVY (u/f only, as crane runner) built 1939
SR 1304 Four-wheel PMVY (u/f only, as crane runner) built 1939

 

Present Location Keighley Worth Valley
Designed For SR
Build Location Ashford
Diagram number 3103
Lot number 1031
Type PMVY
First Number 1304
Later Numbers KWVR 113
Present Number None
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement Underframe only
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes P 1981? on Worth Valley for film "The Wall"; body scrapped, underframe since converted to crane runner (Grafton crane). [Has been confusion between this vehicle and 1517, qv]. Usually stored in Oakworth Shed.
Owner Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
External Structural Condition Not Applicable
Internal Structural Condition Not Applicable
Underframe Condition Satisfactory
External Finish Not Applicable
Internal Finish Not Applicable
Degree of External Originality Not Applicable
Degree of Internal Originality Not Applicable
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of External Authenticity Not Applicable
Degree of Internal Authenticity Not Applicable
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Very Good
Rarity Many
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Building
Operating Yes
Survey Date 28/08/2006
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 01/12/1999
At Risk No


 

  





 
 

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