SR 1517 Four-wheel PMVY (Parcels & Miscellaneous Van) built 1947

SR 1517 Four-wheel PMVY (Parcels & Miscellaneous Van) built 1947This 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 1517 Four-wheel PMVY (Parcels & Miscellaneous Van) built 1947
SR 1517 Four-wheel PMVY (Parcels & Miscellaneous Van) built 1947

 

Present Location Keighley Worth Valley
Designed For SR
Build Location Ashford
Diagram number 3103
Lot number 3229
Type PMVY
First Number 1517
Later Numbers S1517S
Present Number 1304
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4 wheel
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes P 1981? on WV for film "The Wall". Now in use as Catering static store - shore-supplied cooling at Oxenhope Station. Has been confusion between this and 1304 (qv): "S1517S" clearly visible under paint means later "S1304 handrail fitted" is in error.
Owner Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
External Structural Condition Satisfactory
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Satisfactory
External Finish Satisfactory
Internal Finish Good
Degree of External Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Internal Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of External Authenticity Satisfactory
Degree of Internal Authenticity Satisfactory
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Very Good
Rarity Many
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Open
Operating No
Survey Date 28/08/2006
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 28/08/2006
Photo by Kevin Stroud
At Risk No


 

  





 

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