LNER 3188 Gresley Corridor Third built 1934

LNER 3188 Gresley Corridor Third built 1934This 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

LNER 3188 Gresley Corridor Third built 1934
LNER 3188 Gresley Corridor Third built 1934

 

Present Location Quainton
Designed For LNER
Build Location York
Diagram number 155
Lot number 488
Type TK
First Number 3188
Later Numbers 12934 SC12934E
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes Withdrawn 1961 for ScR Control Train; P 1980 but in store at MOD Bicester till 1982. Only example with entry to compartments via end vestibules. Was owned by Quainton Railway Society: private owner by Spring 2000. Under restoration by 07/12.
External Structural Condition Poor but Substantially Complete
Internal Structural Condition Derelict/Not Present
Underframe Condition Poor but Substantially Complete
External Finish Poor and Incomplete
Degree of External Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Internal Originality As left Departmental service
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of External Authenticity Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity None
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Few
Historical Importance of some Importance
Storage Secure Building
Operating No
Survey Date 25/02/1998
Surveyor Ivan Start
Photo Date 19/04/2000
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 10/07/2012


 

  










 


 

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