Furness Railway 193 Steam Rail Motor Clerestory Trailer (body only) built 1905
 | | Furness Railway 193 Steam Rail Motor Clerestory Trailer (body only) built 1905 |
| Present Location | Kirby-in-Furness | | County Location | Cumbria | | Designed For | Furness Railway | | First Number | 193 | | Gauge | 4ft 8 1/2in | | Wheel Arrangement | Body only | | Original Underframe | No | | Original Bogies/Wheelsets | No | | Additional Notes | Only one such vehicle appears in the Company's capital accounts - previous reports of two are thought to have resulted from the trailer's renumbering when reconfigured from Third to Composite. Used on the Foxfield to Coniston line. W 1918. 04/2019: it has now been confirmed that the body of this vehicle has survived, completely enclosed within a bungalow in Kirkby-in-Furness. At the time of the house's sale in 1986 the body was complete externally and internally (except for one external door which had been removed but was still present): it formed two bedrooms at the centre of the building. Although the building has subsequently been remodelled and the body was thought to have been dismantled, it is still present: it has been altered a little, the partition between the bedrooms having been cut away to make one big bedroom, but many original features, including carriage prints of local scenes, are still there. 10/19: current owner suggests that the section shown in the first additional photo below may have come from a second vehicle originally contained within the bungalow, but this suggestion has not been substantiated. | | Owner | Private | | Grid Reference | SD 23235 83123 | | Rarity | Unique | | Historical Importance | Exceptionally Important | | Storage | Secure Building | | Operating | No | | Photo Date | 26/10/2019 | | Photo by | John Bishop | | At Risk | No | | Date Record Last Updated | 15/11/2021 |
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 | | John Bishop 26/10/2019: interior view, showing clerestory roof |
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