BR 34590 Mk 1 Brake Corridor Second built 1955

BR 34590 Mk 1 Brake Corridor Second built 1955

BR 34590 Mk 1 Brake Corridor Second built 1955
BR 34590 Mk 1 Brake Corridor Second built 1955

 

Present Location Great Central
County Location Leicestershire
Designed For BR
Built by Gloucester Wagon
Diagram number 181
Lot number 30141
Type BSK
First Number 34590
Later Numbers 3178TLA (Irish Rail)
Present Number 3178TLA
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets No
Additional Notes BR, then Irish Rail as GSV steam generating van. With three others to Great Central, arriving there 4/07. 09/07 On temporary bogies. First to be overhauled with replacement bogies. Ran in service Winder 2008/9. By 04/22: livery changed from Irish Rail to unlined maroon, still with Irish Rail number.
Owner Great Central Railway plc
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 Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of External Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Fair
Rarity Many
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operating Yes
Survey Date 08/09/2007
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 30/04/2022
Photo by Steve West
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 21/06/2022

Steve West 14/09/2015: earlier livery
Steve West 14/09/2015: earlier livery


 

 










 





 

 

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