GWR 820 Dean Broad Gauge Six-wheel Tricomposite built 1887

GWR 820 Dean Broad Gauge Six-wheel Tricomposite built 1887

GWR 820 Dean Broad Gauge Six-wheel Tricomposite built 1887
GWR 820 Dean Broad Gauge Six-wheel Tricomposite built 1887

 

Present Location Didcot
County Location Oxfordshire
Designed For GWR
Build Location Swindon
Built by GWR
Diagram number U29
Lot number 370
Type CZ
First Number 820
Later Numbers 6820, 9962
Present Number W9962W
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 6 wheel
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes Clerestory tri-composite. 2nd class to 3rd class c 1907. To Departmental use c 1952. P? at Bristol Museum. To Swindon 1989-93 ('NRM on Tour'). Then NRM York. To Swindon Museum by 01/00. To Locomotion, Shildon by 11/04. 04/22: to Didcot Railway Centre.
Owner National Railway Museum
External Structural Condition Poor but Substantially Complete
Internal Structural Condition Derelict/Not Present
Underframe Condition Fair
External Finish Poor and Incomplete
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 Fair
Degree of Internal Authenticity None
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Few
Historical Importance Exceptionally Important
Storage Secure Building
Operating No
Survey Date 19/02/2010
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 24/09/2023
Photo by Peter Wreford
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 19/01/2024

Nicholas Smiith 14/07/2009
Nicholas Smiith 14/07/2009

Steve West 2015: later view
Steve West 2015: later view

Nicholas Smiith 14/07/2009: view from other end
Nicholas Smiith 14/07/2009: view from other end


 

 










 





 

 

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