Present Location | Kent East Sussex |
County Location | Kent |
Designed For | BR |
Build Location | Swindon |
Built by | BR |
Diagram number | 23 |
Lot number | 30632 |
Type | RUK |
First Number | 1987 |
Later Numbers | ADB975982 |
Present Number | DB975982 |
Gauge | 4ft 8 1/2in |
Wheel Arrangement | 4-w bogies |
Original Underframe | Yes |
Original Bogies/Wheelsets | Yes |
Additional Notes | Ex-Departmental condition. Awaiting restoration, sheeted, on Bluebell Railway. Sold to Kent & East Sussex Railway (KESR) 2003 and held at Northiam - and still there at 02/17. 07/19: moved from KESR to Eastleigh Works for full refurbishment by Arlington as a Kitchen Car (kitchen to fitted out on return to Tenterden); vehicle being modified to suit future operational needs at KESR with some windows blocked off and some doors widened to one and a half units to enable easier access for equipment and passengers with disabilities (partial grant for this work received from European Leader Fund, managed by Kent County Council). 07/21: returned from Eastleigh Works to KESR - restored with vacuum brakes. |
Owner | Kent & East Sussex Railway |
Underframe Condition | Good |
External Finish | Fair |
Internal Finish | Fair |
Degree of External Originality | Some replaced/reproduced material |
Degree of Internal Originality | Much replaced/reproduced material |
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality | Some replaced/reproduced material |
Rarity | Many |
Historical Importance | some Interest, Modest Consequence |
Storage | Secure Open |
Operating | No |
Survey Date | 02/03/1997 |
Surveyor | Peter Thomas |
Photo Date | 30/07/2019 |
Photo by | R Norman Transport Ltd |
At Risk | No |
Date Record Last Updated | 02/12/2021 |