BR 10729 Mk 3a Convertible Sleeper built 1980

BR 10729 Mk 3a Convertible Sleeper built 1980

BR 10729 Mk 3a Convertible Sleeper built 1980
BR 10729 Mk 3a Convertible Sleeper built 1980

 

Present Location Carnforth
County Location Lancashire
Designed For BR
Build Location Derby
Built by BREL
Diagram number 6 / AS404
Lot number 30961
Type SLE
First Number 10729
Later Numbers Car No.10729 Crewe
Present Number 10729 Crewe
Current Livery Pullman (pseudo - Belmond Northern Belle)
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes Mk 3a Convertible Sleeper. Staff Accommodation. Seen in Regency Rail blue livery 05/00 but repainted in overall maroon as part of VSOE Northern Belle set by 10/00. By 08/06 repainted into pseudo-Pullman maroon/cream livery and named 'Crewe'. Ownership transferred to the Belmond Group early 2014. As at 02/15: in Northern Belle Set CP22, based at Crewe South Yard. 02/17: to Kidderminster when Severn Valley Railway secured 10-year contract to service and stable there the Northern Belle carriage set. By 02/20: based at Carnforth.
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 As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of External Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Very Good
Rarity Many
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operating Yes
Survey Date 30/08/2006
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 15/06/2021
Photo by Steve West
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 11/07/2021

Steve West 03/07/2015: earlier view of other side
Steve West 03/07/2015: earlier view of other side


 

 










 





 

 

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