NBR 1 Port Carlisle Branch Dandy Car built 1856

NBR 1 Port Carlisle Branch Dandy Car built 1856

NBR 1 Port Carlisle Branch Dandy Car built 1856
NBR 1 Port Carlisle Branch Dandy Car built 1856

 

Present Location NRM Shildon
County Location Durham
Designed For NBR
Build Location St Margarets
Diagram number 117
Type TRAM
First Number 1
Present Number 1
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4 wheel
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes Horse-drawn "Dandy Car". Worked various branches (N Leith, & briefly N Berwick claimed) till moved to Port Carlisle branch 1859 and in use till 1914. Restored by NRM 1975 and at York except for visit to Swindon 1990-1. NRM: 1861. 1.3D
Owner National Railway Museum
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
External Finish Good
Internal Finish Satisfactory
Degree of External Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Internal Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
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 Unique
Historical Importance Exceptionally Important
Storage Secure Building
Operating No
Survey Date 06/09/1998
Surveyor Ian Smith
Photo Date 25/08/2011
Photo by Paul Holroyd
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 01/11/2023


 

 










 



 

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