GWR 261 Churchward toplight 'Snake C' Passenger Brake built 1922

GWR 261 Churchward toplight 'Snake C' Passenger Brake built 1922This 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

GWR 261 Churchward toplight 'Snake C' Passenger Brake built 1922
GWR 261 Churchward toplight 'Snake C' Passenger Brake built 1922

 

Present Location Severn Valley
Designed For GWR
Build Location Swindon
Diagram number K22
Lot number 1281
Type BG
First Number 261
Present Number 261
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes P 1982 by Pontypool & Blaenavon, where intended to be restored as a catering vehicle. Then to SVR: noted as being rebuilt internally, but now in use for overnight accommodation at Highley. Check Lot: 1281?
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
External Finish Good
Internal Finish Good
Degree of External Originality Much replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Internal Originality Conversion/rebuild/reproduction
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of External Authenticity Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Fair
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Satisfactory
Rarity Few
Historical Importance some Interest, Modest Consequence
Storage Open
Operating No
Survey Date 25/08/2006
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 25/08/2006
Photo by Kevin Stroud
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 18/05/2009


 

  





 
 

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