BR 3045 Mk 1 First Open built 1954

BR 3045 Mk 1 First Open built 1954

BR 3045 Mk 1 First Open built 1954
BR 3045 Mk 1 First Open built 1954

 

Present Location Crewe LNWR Heritage Company
County Location Cheshire East
Designed For BR
Build Location Doncaster
Built by BR
Diagram number 73
Lot number 30091
Type FO
First Number 3045
Later Numbers W3045 VALERIE; W3045 ALISON
Present Number M3045
Current Livery BR Crimson Lake and Cream
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes P 1990 by Birmingham Railway Museum Trust, at Tyseley until 1995, then privately owned on Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway. BR(W) chocolate and cream livery. Named "Valerie", and part of "Elegant Excursions" train. B4 bogies. By 01/15: with 3091 (under new ownership) to Crewe LNWR Heritage Company for refurbishment. By 07/20: in operational use with Locomotive Services Ltd; livery changed from BR(W) chocolate and cream to BR crimson lake and cream. 08/21: in use in Saphos Steam Trains set.
Owner Locomotive Services Ltd
External Structural Condition Very Good
Internal Structural Condition Very Good
Underframe Condition Very Good
External Finish Very Good
Internal Finish Very Good
Degree of External Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Internal Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
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 Many
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operating Yes
Survey Date 10/04/2005
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 16/08/2023
Photo by Nick Felton
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 01/10/2023

Steve West 08/06/2019: earlier livery
Steve West 08/06/2019: earlier livery

Steve West 08/06/2019: earlier livery
Steve West 08/06/2019: earlier livery


 

 










 





 

 

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