BR 4503 Mk 1 Tourist Second Open built 1956

BR 4503 Mk 1 Tourist Second Open built 1956

BR 4503 Mk 1 Tourist Second Open built 1956
BR 4503 Mk 1 Tourist Second Open built 1956

 

Present Location Dartmouth Steam Railway
County Location Devon
Designed For BR
Build Location York
Built by BR
Diagram number 93
Lot number 30243
Type TSO
First Number 4503
Later Numbers E4503
Present Number W4503
Current Livery BR(W) Chocolate and Cream
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes P 1985. Refurbished 2017 - still in BR(W) chocolate and cream livery. Non-authentic moquette (see interior view below). By 08/21: moved from Llangollen Railway to Dartmouth Steam Railway.
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
External Finish Good
Internal Finish Satisfactory
Degree of External Originality As left Departmental service
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 Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Very Good
Rarity Many
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operating Yes
Survey Date 11/10/2003
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 22/05/2006
Photo by Byron Chamberlain
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 02/10/2021

John Joyce 05/10/2018: interior view (see Notes above)
John Joyce 05/10/2018: interior view (see Notes above)


 

 










 





 

 

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