LNER 23896 Gresley Corridor Third built 1935

LNER 23896 Gresley Corridor Third built 1935This 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 23896 Gresley Corridor Third built 1935
LNER 23896 Gresley Corridor Third built 1935

 

Present Location North Yorkshire Moors
Designed For LNER
Built by BRCW
Diagram number 115
Type TK
First Number 23896
Later Numbers 12328, DE321008
Present Number None
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes Withdrawn 1961 for ER Control Train. P 1980 by Resco but stored in Doncaster till 1984, then to Carnforth. Externally restored, much yet to be done internally. Corridor survives, but compartments opened up for Control Train use. External handbrake on underframe. To North Yorks Moors Railway by 5/10.
Owner LNER Coach Association
External Structural Condition Very Good
Internal Structural Condition Poor and Incomplete
Underframe Condition Good
External Finish Good
Internal Finish Poor but Substantially Complete
Degree of External Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Internal Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As left Departmental service
Degree of External Authenticity Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Poor
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Several
Historical Importance some Interest, Modest Consequence
Storage Secure Building
Operating No
Survey Date 26/07/2008
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 31/05/2000
Photo by Michael Cope
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 20/12/2010


 

  










 


 

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