Present Location | Carnforth |
County Location | Lancashire |
Designed For | BR |
Built by | Pressed Steel |
Diagram number | 24 / AJ402 |
Lot number | 30628 |
Type | RBR |
First Number | 1651 |
Later Numbers | W1651 Enid |
Present Number | W1651 |
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 | Refurbished 1971. Commonwealth bogies. Llangollen: then Kitchen Car on Swanage's "Wessex Belle". Briefly back to Llangollen 01/01. Overhaul at Cranmore for mainline operation completed 01/07. Repainted in BR Crimson Lake and Cream livery. Based at Old Oak Common or Crewe. In store at Old Oak Common until its closure - then to Eastleigh Arriva TrainCare and later Eastleigh Works. c.2020: repainted in BR(W) Chocolate and Cream livery. 01/22: base moved from Eastleigh Works to Nemesis Rail, Burton upon Trent - confirmed still based there 07/23. By 11/24: custodianship transferred from Riviera Trains to West Coast Railway Company and moved from Nemesis Rail, Burton upon Trent to Carnforth. |
Owner | West Coast Railway Company |
External Structural Condition | Very Good |
Internal Structural Condition | Very Good |
Underframe Condition | Very Good |
External Finish | Very Good |
Internal Finish | Very Good |
Degree of External Originality | As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before) |
Degree of Internal Originality | Some replaced/reproduced material |
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality | As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before) |
Degree of External Authenticity | Good |
Degree of Internal Authenticity | Good |
Rarity | Many |
Historical Importance | Some Interest |
Storage | Secure Open |
Operating | Yes |
Survey Date | 18/04/2006 |
Surveyor | David Wigley |
Photo Date | 08/04/2022 |
Photo by | Steve West |
At Risk | No |
Date Record Last Updated | 26/11/2024 |