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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