LMS 2886 Six-wheel Passenger Brake (later 32919)

LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway 2886 Six-wheel Passenger Brake (later 32919)
LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway Six-wheel Passenger Brake 2886
Built By	LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway Wolverton
Status	Under overhaul
Number	2886
Other numbers	32919
History
Built	1932
Designed By	StanierWilliam Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932-1944
Diagram	2119
Lot	1407
Type	CR, BGZ
Seats	none
1970	First preserved
1971/2	Moved to the SVRSevern Valley Railway
1976	Withdrawn for repairs
2008	Ownership by the SVRSevern Valley Railway Rolling Stock Trust
2010	PRISMThe Preservation of Industrial and Scientific Material (PRISM) Fund, a source of funding from the Arts Council/The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. grant
Carriages

LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway Six-wheel Passenger Brake (BGZ) 2886 was an early StanierWilliam Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932-1944 design and was built in 1932 at Wolverton to Diagram 1796 in Lot no. 664. In the 1940s these coaches were equipped with stoves and became nicknamed ‘Stove Rs’. The coach was later numbered 32919.

2886 was first purchased for preservation in 1970 and based on the Dart Valley Railway. 2886 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in 1971/2 and ran as a temporary bar car until 1976, when the then owner started much needed panel repairs which unfortunately were never completed. By 1998 it was in use as a Tool Van by the The 4150 Fund, and by 2006 it was stored under a tarpaulin north of Bridgnorth with some repanelling having taken place but otherwise very little progress towards restoration.. In 2002 ownership passed through another member, thence in 2008 to the Severn Valley Railway Rolling Stock Trust, now the SVRSevern Valley Railway Charitable Trust.

Overhaul restarted prior to 2010, with an intention for the vehicle to become a reception vehicle for dining trains. In 2010 the Trust reported a Preservation of Industrial and Scientific Material (PRISMThe Preservation of Industrial and Scientific Material (PRISM) Fund, a source of funding from the Arts Council/The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council.) Fund award of £9,251, which covered the materials for the rebuilt bodyshell in the first year of the build. The extensive rebuild has included parts from now-demolished body of 33002 at Didcot. It was photographed in March 2015 undergoing an overhaul at Bridgnorth and, with the internal work done, it was moved to Kidderminster carriage works on 20 February 2016 for mechanical work and completion of the exterior painting. By August 2018 it was being lined out.

In November 2018 the Charitable Trust announced it would host a mobile exhibition as part of the interpretation element of the funding bid for repairs to Falling Sands Viaduct.

See also

List of carriages
Rolling stock currently under restoration

References

Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
SVRSevern Valley Railway News Spring 2015 - Bridgnorth Carriage Notes.

Links

2886 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
2886 on svrtrust.org.uk