Present Location | Battlefield |
County Location | Leicestershire |
Designed For | SR |
Build Location | Ashford |
Diagram number | 3103 |
Lot number | 1031 |
Type | PMVY |
First Number | 1312 |
Later Numbers | War Department MW2; ARMY 47660 |
Present Number | 47660 |
Gauge | 4ft 8 1/2in |
Wheel Arrangement | 4 wheel |
Original Underframe | Yes |
Original Bogies/Wheelsets | Yes |
Additional Notes | Sold to WD 08/01/1941 as mobile workshop. Modified with side panels hinged at the top to form a canopy when opened, it was equipped with a number of machine tools and allocated to Workshop Train No 2. Known to have been in Italy at the end of WW2. By 1957 in use at Long Marston as Army internal use van. Thought to be only surviving workshop van from the 21 Workshop Trains. P 1995 ex MODAD Long Marston. No vacuum brake, handbrake only. Modified by Army and still in Army condition. Used as store by DMU group. Internals not available for access. 11/17: some bodywork repairs under way. |
External Structural Condition | Fair |
Internal Structural Condition | Not Applicable |
Underframe Condition | Good |
External Finish | Fair |
Internal Finish | Not Applicable |
Degree of External Originality | Conversion/rebuild/reproduction |
Degree of Internal Originality | Not Applicable |
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality | Conversion/rebuild/reproduction |
Degree of External Authenticity | Poor |
Degree of Internal Authenticity | Not Applicable |
Degree of Underframe Authenticity | Good |
Rarity | Unique |
Historical Importance | Very Important |
Storage | Secure Open |
Operating | No |
Survey Date | 05/07/1998 |
Surveyor | Simon Evans |
Photo Date | 06/06/2015 |
Photo by | Steve West |
At Risk | No |
Date Record Last Updated | 04/12/2017 |