NER 41 Six-wheel NER Officers' Saloon built 1896

NER 41 Six-wheel NER Officers' Saloon built 1896

NER 41 Six-wheel NER Officers' Saloon built 1896
NER 41 Six-wheel NER Officers' Saloon built 1896

 

Present Location Aln Valley Railway
County Location Northumberland
Designed For NER
Build Location York
Diagram number B
Type SPEC
First Number 41
Later Numbers 241, DE900269E
Present Number None
Current Livery NER crimson
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 6 wheel
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes 6-wheel Officers' Saloon, latterly used as Tunnel Inspection van. P? privately Worth Valley, to Embsay ca 1975 till 1987, Buxton till 1991, Matlock (locked in goods shed) till ca. 1993, then to Tanfield. Wheels now solid disc. By 12/12: to Aln Valley Railway at their new Lionheart Railway Station site, Alnwick. By 07/14: fully sheeted. Two year restoration project began 11/16 - see additional photos below.
External Structural Condition Very Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
External Finish Very Good
Degree of External Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Internal Originality Much 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 Few
Historical Importance Very Important
Storage Secure Building
Operating No
Survey Date 27/08/2005
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 13/04/2023
Photo by Andrew Jenkins
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 30/05/2023

Gareth Patterson 27/04/2013: interior view
Gareth Patterson 27/04/2013: interior view

Steve West 07/07/2018: restoration under way
Steve West 07/07/2018: restoration under way

Steve West 07/07/2018: restoration under way - view from other end
Steve West 07/07/2018: restoration under way - view from other end


 

 










 





 

 

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