SR 12270 EMU: 6-PAN TFK (underframe only) built 1935

SR 12270 EMU: 6-PAN TFK (underframe only) built 1935This 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 12270 EMU: 6-PAN TFK (underframe only) built 1935
SR 12270 EMU: 6-PAN TFK (underframe only) built 1935

 

Present Location Keighley Worth Valley
Designed For SR
Build Location Eastleigh
Diagram number 2506
Type TFK
First Number 12270
Later Numbers DS70279
Present Number DS70279
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement Underframe only
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes Former 6-PAN vehicle, introduced for Brighton line electrification. Became Crane Match Wagon for DRT 81341 at Ashford PAD.
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 left Departmental service
Degree of External Authenticity Not Applicable
Degree of Internal Authenticity Not Applicable
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Fair
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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