GER 5 Princess of Wales' Saloon No. 5 built 1898

GER 5 Princess of Wales' Saloon No. 5 built 1898This 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 5 Princess of Wales' Saloon No. 5 built 1898
GER 5 Princess of Wales' Saloon No. 5 built 1898

 

Present Location Appleby
Designed For GER
Build Location Stratford
Diagram number 5
Lot number L42
Type ROY
First Number 5
Later Numbers 65, DE960900, L&HR 61
Present Number 5
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets No
Additional Notes Built 9/1898 for Princess Alexandra. Wood frame replaced by steel 5/1900. Stratford Civil Engineer's Saloon 11/1925, LNER 65, 960900 in 1940's. Gresley bogies 1944. P 10/1972 Market Overton, then Carnforth: to Lakeside 1989. To Furness Railway Trust 1/07, and to Appleby by 12/09 - where seen in a polytunnel undergoing restoration.
Owner Furness Railway Trust
External Structural Condition Satisfactory
Internal Structural Condition Satisfactory
Underframe Condition Satisfactory
External Finish Poor but Substantially Complete
Internal Finish Fair
Degree of External Originality As left Departmental service
Degree of Internal Originality As left Departmental service
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As left Departmental service
Degree of External Authenticity Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Unique
Historical Importance Very Important
Storage Under Cover
Operating No
Survey Date 17/09/1999
Surveyor David Wigley
Photo Date 02/12/2009
Photo by Cedric Binns
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 03/12/2009


 

  





 
 

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