SR 5761 Bulleid Composite built 1947

SR 5761 Bulleid Composite built 1947

SR 5761 Bulleid Composite built 1947
SR 5761 Bulleid Composite built 1947

 

Present Location Swanage Railway
County Location Dorset
Designed For SR
Build Location Eastleigh
Diagram number 2318
Lot number 3235
Type CK
First Number 5761
Present Number S5761S
Current Livery BR(S) Green
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes P 1970, at Longmoor till 1971, then Ashford till 1978 and Mid-Hants till 1984, then to Swanage. Interior partially dismantled. Stored OOU at Eldon's Sidings, Norden. Full restoration planned to start in 2007. By 06/10 approaching end of structural and mechanical overhaul at Rampart Engineering at Derby. By 01/11 back at Swanage for internal restoration, well under way by 01/12. By 07/15 in operational use. Repainted Spring 2019.
Owner Private consortium
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
External Finish Good
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 Very Good
Rarity Few
Historical Importance Some Importance
Storage Secure Open
Operating Yes
Survey Date 01/08/1999
Surveyor Michael Cope
Photo Date 14/07/2015
Photo by Steve West
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 20/03/2024


 

 










 



 

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