BR 13508 Mk 2b Corridor First (now First Open) built 1969

BR 13508 Mk 2b Corridor First (now First Open) built 1969

BR 13508 Mk 2b Corridor First (now First Open) built 1969
BR 13508 Mk 2b Corridor First (now First Open) built 1969

 

Present Location Peak Rail
County Location Derbyshire
Designed For BR
Build Location Derby
Built by BR
Diagram number 124
Lot number 30789
Type FK
First Number 13508
Later Numbers NIR 924
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets No
Additional Notes Sold to Northern Ireland Railways 1980, regauged, used as 56 seat TSO (corridor removed). To Lancastrian Carriage & Wagon Ltd at Heysham Business Park, Middleton, near Heysham by 08/04 for conversion to First Open. Following late 2004 dissolution of Lancastrian, to Carnforth by 08/05. By 2008 to Rail Restorations, Shildon for refurbishment. By 05/11: stored at Ramparts, Derby. By 11/11: to Nemesis Rail at Burton-on-Trent. By 08/16: at Crewe LNWR Heritage Company and ownership transferred from Railfilms to Locomotive Services Ltd. By 01/19: moved from Crewe and now in storage at Peak Rail. 12/23: confirmed still in situ. 01/24: offered for sale.
Owner Locomotive Services Ltd
Rarity Several
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operating No
Photo Date 08/10/2018
Photo by Steve West
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 17/03/2024


 

 










 



 

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