BR 15396 Class 415/1 4-EPB EMU Trailer Second (scrapped) built 1956

BR 15396 Class 415/1 4-EPB EMU Trailer Second (scrapped) built 1956

BR 15396 Class 415/1 4-EPB EMU Trailer Second (scrapped) built 1956
BR 15396 Class 415/1 4-EPB EMU Trailer Second (scrapped) built 1956

 

Present Location Swanage Railway (scrapped)
County Location Dorset
Designed For BR
Build Location Eastleigh
Built by BR
Diagram number E4270
Lot number 4172
Type TS
First Number 15396
Later Numbers S15396S
Present Number S15396
Current Livery BR(S) Green
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes Lancing/Eastleigh. This vehicle originally with Unit 5208. Now with DMBSs 14351 and 14352 and TS 15354 form 4-EPB Unit 5176. Mid Norfolk Railway: but after major problems 3 of the 4 to Northamptonshire Ironstone by 03/02. (One TS went to former Electric Railway Museum, Coventry). 02/23: moved from Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway to Swanage Railway to be dismantled for spare parts / component recovery, followed by scrapping of the remains, as the bodyshell was in very poor condition with severe corrosion. By 04/23: scrapped on site at Swanage Railway.
Owner Bulleid Electric Group
External Structural Condition Fair
Internal Structural Condition Fair
Underframe Condition Good
External Finish Fair
Internal Finish Fair
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 Few
Historical Importance Some Importance
Operating No
Survey Date 23/09/2004
Surveyor David Wigley
Photo Date 19/07/2015
Photo by Steve West
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 20/03/2024

Craig Browning 09/02/2020: later view
Craig Browning 09/02/2020: later view


 

 
















 

 

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