BR 5341 Mk 2a Tourist Second Open built 1968

BR 5341 Mk 2a Tourist Second Open built 1968

BR 5341 Mk 2a Tourist Second Open built 1968
BR 5341 Mk 2a Tourist Second Open built 1968

 

Present Location Dean Forest Railway
County Location Gloucestershire
Designed For BR
Build Location Derby
Built by BR
Diagram number 86
Lot number 30776
Type TSO
First Number 5341
Present Number W5341
Current Livery BR Maroon
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes Mk 2a. In store at Old Oak Common until its closure - then to Eastleigh Arriva TrainCare and later to Eastleigh Works. By 07/17 at Nemesis Rail for continued storage. By 10/18: sold by Riviera Trains and moved to Barrow Hill for attention by Rampart Engineering Ltd. 07/19: moved to Dean Forest Railway and into operational use, following conversion from air-braked to dual-braked and from electric heating to dual-heating. 03/20: out-shopped after minor overhaul, repainted from BR crimson lake and cream livery to BR maroon.
Owner Dean Forest Railway
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 06/04/2003
Surveyor Byron Chamberlain
Photo Date 30/03/2021
Photo by Nigel Benning
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 09/03/2024

Tim McLennan July 2019: unloading at Dean Forest Railway
Tim McLennan July 2019: unloading at Dean Forest Railway



 

 
















 

 

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