LBSCR 35 4-compartment Second (body only - dismantled) built 1856

LBSCR 35 4-compartment Second (body only - dismantled) built 1856

 

Present Location Bluebell
County Location West Sussex
Designed For LBSCR
Type S
First Number 35
Present Number None
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement Body only
Original Underframe No
Original Bogies/Wheelsets No
Additional Notes Approx date. Designer: John Chester Craven. Was garden shed in East Chiltington until dismantled remains to Bluebell early 1999, leaving the integral wooden underframe embedded in concrete. *IF* could reconstruct, would be oldest operational coach (?). Body is essentially complete, but fully dismantled. Stored. 10/23: any eventual reconstruction will be of a replica, based on internal and external features of the existing body which is now considered an historic artefact.
Owner Bluebell Railway
External Structural Condition Not Applicable
Internal Structural Condition Not Applicable
Underframe Condition Not Applicable
External Finish Not Applicable
Internal Finish Not Applicable
Rarity Unique
Historical Importance Some Importance
Storage Secure Building
Operating No
Survey Date 25/08/2004
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 15/11/2023


 

 





 

 

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