Peterhead Harbour of Refuge Works Railway Carriage (part of body only) built 1892
 | | Peterhead Harbour of Refuge Works Railway Carriage (part of body only) built 1892 |
| Present Location | Peterhead Prison Museum | | County Location | Aberdeenshire | | Designed For | Peterhead Harbour of Refuge Works Railway | | Type | SPEC | | Gauge | 4ft 8 1/2in | | Wheel Arrangement | Body only | | Original Underframe | No | | Original Bogies/Wheelsets | No | | Additional Notes | 1 of 5 convict carriages built for Peterhead Harbour of Refuge Works Railway to transport convicts to Stirling Hill Quarry from HM Convict Prison, Peterhead. All 5 have survived: this (half) one which was in the garden of a private residence at Inveran, Castle Road, Maud (see additional photo below) until Summer 2017 when it was acquired by Peterhead Prison Museum for inclusion in their displays; one formerly at the prison but now restored at Maud Railway Museum (qv); two further grounded bodies at Keyhead near Crimond which were also acquired by Peterhead Prison Museum (qv) in 2017; and one grounded body (to a slightly different design) at Crimond (qv). The fate of two other vehicles - an officers' inspection saloon (nicely varnished) and a prison guards' van (similar to the prisoners' vans but with larger windows short cabin and end verandas - is unknown. 2017: with this half body and the two (in poor condition) from Keyhead all at the Peterhead Prison Museum, the decision was taken to make one good complete body (see main photo above) from the three, using this half body, half of one of the ex-Keyhead bodies plus parts from the remainder of that one and from the other. 03/22: confirmed still in situ. | | Owner | Peterhead Prison Museum | | Rarity | Few | | Historical Importance | Some Importance | | Storage | Secure Open | | Operating | No | | Photo Date | 27/10/2018 | | Photo by | Peter Hall | | At Risk | No | | Date Record Last Updated | 17/05/2022 |
 | | 23/06/2016: surviving half body in garden at Maud (see Notes) |
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