LNWR 5318 12 wheel Directors' Saloon built 1913

LNWR 5318 12 wheel Directors' Saloon built 1913This 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

LNWR 5318 12 wheel Directors' Saloon built 1913
LNWR 5318 12 wheel Directors' Saloon built 1913

 

Present Location Embsay
Designed For LNWR
Build Location Wolverton
Diagram number 2
Type SPEC
First Number 5318
Later Numbers 10500, M45002M
Present Number None
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 6-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes 12-wheel Directors' Saloon. P 1969 by M&GNJRS. From North Norfolk Railway to Embsay 12/03 for private restoration. By 8/05 body panels removed from one side. One end of interior is in reasonable condition.
External Structural Condition Poor and Incomplete
Internal Structural Condition Poor and Incomplete
Underframe Condition Poor but Substantially Complete
External Finish Derelict/Not Present
Internal Finish Poor and Incomplete
Degree of External Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
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 Not Applicable
Rarity Unique
Historical Importance of some Importance
Storage Under Cover
Operating No
Survey Date 23/08/2005
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 01/08/2008
Photo by Stephen Middleton
At Risk No


 

  





 
 

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