BR 25189 Mk 1 Corridor Second built 1957

BR 25189 Mk 1 Corridor Second built 1957

BR 25189 Mk 1 Corridor Second built 1957
BR 25189 Mk 1 Corridor Second built 1957

 

Present Location North Norfolk
County Location Norfolk
Designed For BR
Built by Metro Cammell
Diagram number 147
Lot number 30230
Type SK
First Number 25189
Later Numbers E25189 18189
Present Number W25189
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 Converted to the experimental 'Autobuffet' 1962. P 1985 by RVP member and at GCR until 1996, then Battlefield, then Mid Norfolk. Noted July 98: "No sign of autobuffet conversion". (This was fitted into one compartment and presumably later reverted to standard). 06/08: to North Norfolk Railway. 08/19: restoration work in progress. 02/20: outshopped - with livery changed from BR maroon to the BR(W) chocolate and cream livery it carried when in use as the Autobuffet.
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
External Finish Very Good
Internal Finish Satisfactory
Degree of External Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
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 Several
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operating Yes
Survey Date 05/07/1998
Surveyor Simon Evans
Photo Date 22/04/2017
Photo by Craig Browning
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 16/02/2020


 

 














 

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