Pullman SR 289 CAR NO 89 Pullman EMU: Driving Motor Brake Parlour Third built 1932

Pullman SR 289 CAR NO 89 Pullman EMU: Driving Motor Brake Parlour Third built 1932

Pullman SR 289 CAR NO 89 Pullman EMU: Driving Motor Brake Parlour Third built 1932
Pullman SR 289 CAR NO 89 Pullman EMU: Driving Motor Brake Parlour Third built 1932

 

Present Location Fen Drayton
County Location Cambridgeshire
Designed For Pullman SR
Built by Metro Carriage Wagon
Diagram number D
Type DMBPT
First Number 289 CAR NO 89
Later Numbers CAR 89 SET 2051/3051 DERBYSHIRE BELLE
Present Number None
Current Livery Pullman
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes 750 v 3rd rail, Car Type D, for 5-BEL EMU sets. DMBPT, later re-designated DMBPSOL. P 1972 at Little Mill Inn, Rowarth, Derbyshire. Auctioned 1976 and reported bought by Billy Smarts for Windsor Safari Park, but removal found too costly. To Rowarth where converted to 3-dormitory bed & breakfast vehicle. Bogies boarded over but still there. 04/19: reported that new owner of Little Mill Inn wishes to dispose of this vehicle. By 06/23: moved from Little Mill Inn, Rowarth, Derbyshire to Carriages of Cambridge, Bannold Capability Barns, Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire (see last additional photo below).
Owner Bannold Capability Barns
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Poor and Incomplete
Underframe Condition Fair
External Finish Satisfactory
Degree of External Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Internal Originality Much replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of External Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity None
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Few
Historical Importance Some Importance
Storage Secure Open
Operating No
Survey Date 29/08/2006
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 25/04/2019
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 10/10/2023

25/04/2019: view of other side
25/04/2019: view of other side

25/04/2019: view from other end
25/04/2019: view from other end

John Bishop 28/06/2023: later condition
John Bishop 28/06/2023: later condition


 

 

















 

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