LNER 23956 Gresley Open Third built 1936

LNER 23956 Gresley Open Third built 1936This 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 23956 Gresley Open Third built 1936
LNER 23956 Gresley Open Third built 1936

 

Present Location North Yorkshire Moors
Designed For LNER
Built by Metro Cammell
Diagram number 186
Type TO
First Number 23956
Later Numbers 13254
Present Number 23956
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes W 1961 for ScR Control Train. P 1980 NRM. Loaned to LNERCA 1995. With 43567 awarded £125,000 HLF grant 8/00. Work delayed by HLF declining a requested "top up" grant. Into service 2005, completed and repainted teak 2006.
Owner National Railway Museum
External Structural Condition Poor but Substantially Complete
Internal Structural Condition Derelict/Not Present
Underframe Condition Poor but Substantially Complete
External Finish Poor but Substantially Complete
Internal Finish Not Applicable
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 Very Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Very Good
Rarity Several
Historical Importance of some Importance
Storage Open
Operating Yes
Survey Date 12/04/2003
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 02/05/2005
Photo by Mike Haddon
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 01/02/2012


 

  













 

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