BR 3100 Mk 1 First Open built 1959

BR 3100 Mk 1 First Open built 1959

BR 3100 Mk 1 First Open built 1959
BR 3100 Mk 1 First Open built 1959

 

Present Location Crewe LNWR Heritage Company
County Location Cheshire East
Designed For BR
Built by BRCW
Diagram number 73 AD103
Lot number 30576
Type FO
First Number 3100
Later Numbers M3100, W3100
Present Number M3100
Current Livery BR Crimson Lake and Cream
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes Used whilst still in BR ownership on special trains and spent time on loan to the Scottish Railway Preservation Society and probably Steam Locomotive Owners Association. P c1995 Flying Scotsman Railways, latterly Rail Charter Services, based at Bounds Green. 2004: acquired by English, Welsh and Scottish Railway Company, along with bulk of Rail Charter Services stock and transferred to Old Oak Common. 2006: into storage at Old Oak Common. To Cranmore, East Somerset by 07/08. By 01/11: sold to Riviera Trains and back in mainline service, based at Eastleigh - now in BR(W) Chocolate and Cream livery. By 08/16: at Crewe LNWR Heritage Company in ownership of Locomotive Services Ltd - now in BR crimson lake and cream livery.
Owner Locomotive Services Ltd
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 Several
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operating Yes
Survey Date 21/09/2002
Surveyor Mike Stanbury
Photo Date 16/08/2023
Photo by Nick Felton
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 01/10/2023


 

 














 

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