BR 15961 Mk 1 Corridor Composite built 1957

BR 15961 Mk 1 Corridor Composite built 1957

BR 15961 Mk 1 Corridor Composite built 1957
BR 15961 Mk 1 Corridor Composite built 1957

 

Present Location Lewisham
County Location London
Designed For BR
Build Location Wolverton
Built by BR
Diagram number 126
Lot number 30317
Type CK
First Number 15961
Later Numbers 7961, KESR 87
Present Number 87
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes P 1984 Mid-Hants: 1987 to K&ESR. Left there 02/04, noted as to "Cheddar Valley Railway". Located 02/07 at a site near Cheddar, privately owned and undergoing restoration. Green one side, peeling maroon the other. By 05/22: now at Railway Support Services site, Rye Farm, Wishaw. By 07/23: now at The Fox and Firkin, 316 Lewisham High Street, London.
External Structural Condition Fair
Internal Structural Condition Fair
Underframe Condition Good
External Finish Fair
Internal Finish Fair
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 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 No
Survey Date 05/02/2002
Surveyor Gordon Maslin
Photo Date 19/11/2023
Photo by Peter Wreford
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 18/01/2024

Peter Wreford 19/11/2023: view from other end
Peter Wreford 19/11/2023: view from other end


 

 










 





 

 

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