GER 349 Four-wheel 5 Compartment Second (body only) built 1883

GER 349 Four-wheel 5 Compartment Second (body only) built 1883

GER 349 Four-wheel 5 Compartment Second (body only) built 1883
GER 349 Four-wheel 5 Compartment Second (body only) built 1883

 

Present Location Ashdon Halt
County Location Essex
Designed For GER
Built by Metro Carriage Wagon
Diagram number 312
Type SY
First Number 349
Present Number None
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement Body only
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets No
Additional Notes GER body shell, moved onto platform (as waiting room) at Ashdon Halt when it opened in 1916 on the Saffron Walden branch (closed 09/64). Body still there at 04/10, largely intact but by then in a poor condition. Numbers (349S) found stamped on vents. 06/23: confirmed still in situ but condition has deteriorated further.
Owner Private
Grid Reference TL 574417
External Structural Condition Poor but Substantially Complete
Internal Structural Condition Derelict/Not Present
External Finish Poor and Incomplete
Internal Finish Derelict/Not Present
Degree of External 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 Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Several
Historical Importance Some Interest
Storage Open
Operating No
Survey Date 06/03/2010
Surveyor Andrew Jenkins
Photo Date 06/03/2010
Photo by Nick Catford
At Risk Yes
Date Record Last Updated 13/07/2023


 

 














 

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