GER 8 Six-w Family Saloon, later Royal Saloon (body only) built 1877

GER 8 Six-w Family Saloon, later Royal Saloon (body only) built 1877This 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

GER 8 Six-w Family Saloon, later Royal Saloon (body only) built 1877
GER 8 Six-w Family Saloon, later Royal Saloon (body only) built 1877

 

Present Location Embsay
Designed For GER
Build Location Stratford
Type SAL
First Number 8
Present Number None
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement Body only
Original Bogies/Wheelsets No
Additional Notes Only second set of GER 6-wheelers, Converted 1881 for Edward, Prince of Wales (at cost of £350). Again Family Saloon from 1897. W 1921. P 7/04 Great Bromley, near Colchester: to Bolton Abbey 8/04. Underframe present but lacking all metal.
External Structural Condition Very Good
Internal Structural Condition Satisfactory
Underframe Condition Not Applicable
External Finish Derelict/Not Present
Internal Finish Derelict/Not Present
Degree of External Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Internal Originality Not Applicable
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality Not Applicable
Degree of External Authenticity Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Not Applicable
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Not Applicable
Rarity Unique
Historical Importance Exceptionally Important
Storage Open
Operating No
Survey Date 23/08/2005
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 28/08/2006
Photo by Kevin Stroud
At Risk No


 

  





 
 

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