BR 3279 Mk 2f First Open (scrapped) built 1973

BR 3279 Mk 2f First Open (scrapped) built 1973

 

Present Location Burton upon Trent (Nemesis Rail) (scrapped)
County Location Staffordshire
Designed For BR
Build Location Derby
Built by BR
Diagram number 83 / AD107
Lot number 30845
Type FO
First Number 3279
Present Number 3279
Current Livery BR Maroon
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes Used in Old Oak Common charter formations. EWS Maroon livery. In store at Old Oak Common until its closure. Then to Eastleigh; By 11/15 to Mossend Yard. Moved to Thornton Yard by/during 05/17 where it suffered vandalism. 11/17 Sold to Riviera and moved to Nemesis Rail, Burton-on-Trent. Part-sheeted. 07/23: after being cannibalised for spares, moved off site to be scrapped (believed to have been by J. Watson & Sons, Stafford).
Owner Riviera Trains
Rarity Many
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Operating No
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 01/04/2024


 

  





 
 

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