London Transport 21147 Surface Stock: R49 Driving Motor built 1949

London Transport 21147 Surface Stock: R49 Driving Motor built 1949

London Transport 21147 Surface Stock: R49 Driving Motor built 1949
London Transport 21147 Surface Stock: R49 Driving Motor built 1949

 

Present Location Penn
County Location Buckinghamshire
Designed For London Transport
Built by Metro Cammell
Type DM
First Number 21147
Present Number 21147
Current Livery London Transport
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement Body only
Original Underframe No
Original Bogies/Wheelsets No
Additional Notes District Line. 660 volt 4 rail. Used as film set at Shepperton, later cafe at Camden Market. On road trailer chassis - bogies elsewhere. At Mangapps, then Museum of Power, Langford (Essex); then at Hanwell Routemaster Heritage Centre. By 03/21: located in a field beside Pauls Hill, Penn, between High Wycombe and Beaconsfield. 07/23: confirmed still in situ: owner's plan is to turn it in the future into glamping accommodation.
Owner Private
External Structural Condition Satisfactory
Internal Structural Condition Satisfactory
Underframe Condition Derelict/Not Present
External Finish Satisfactory
Internal Finish Satisfactory
Degree of External Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Internal Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality Not Applicable
Degree of External Authenticity Fair
Degree of Internal Authenticity Fair
Degree of Underframe Authenticity None
Rarity Few
Historical Importance Some Interest
Storage Secure Open
Operating No
Survey Date 07/04/2004
Surveyor Byron Chamberlain
Photo Date 22/07/2023
Photo by Peter Wreford
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 26/07/2023

Peter Wreford 22/07/2023
Peter Wreford 22/07/2023

Peter Wreford 22/07/2023
Peter Wreford 22/07/2023

01/06/1998: earlier condition
01/06/1998: earlier condition


 

 

















 

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