BR 10698 Mk 3a Convertible Sleeper (later DSB) built 1981

BR 10698 Mk 3a Convertible Sleeper (later DSB) built 1981

BR 10698 Mk 3a Convertible Sleeper (later DSB) built 1981
BR 10698 Mk 3a Convertible Sleeper (later DSB) built 1981

 

Present Location Embsay
County Location North Yorkshire
Designed For BR
Build Location Derby
Built by BR
Diagram number 6 / AS404
Lot number 30961
Type SLE
First Number 10698
Later Numbers DSB 50 86 75-72 098-3
Present Number 50 86 75-72 098-3
Current Livery Danish State Railways crescent moon and stars
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets No
Additional Notes Mk 3a Convertible Sleeper. Exported to Denmark DSB 07/87. Returned to Great Britain c 05/00, then stored at Fire Service College, Moreton-in-Marsh. P 2002 at Embsay arriving c 03/02, with 10694 (qv), still in DSB "crescent moon and stars" livery. Much equipment stripped from underframe. Was placed on Commonwealth bogies. 08/05: being rewired for use as volunteers' overnight accommodation.
Owner Yorkshire Dales Railway Museum Trust
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
External Finish Satisfactory
Internal Finish 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 Fair
Rarity Many
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operating No
Survey Date 23/08/2005
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 24/10/2021
Photo by Paul Holroyd
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 23/12/2021

John Bishop 15/03/2009. Earlier view
John Bishop 15/03/2009. Earlier view


 

 










 





 

 

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