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− | LMS Passenger Brake 31420 | + | |image = LMS_31420_20150516.jpg |
+ | |caption = LMS Gangwayed Brake 31420 | ||
+ | |construc = BR Wolverton | ||
+ | |status = Static use | ||
+ | |carno = 31420 | ||
+ | |othernos = M31420M, XDB977023 | ||
+ | |designed = Ivatt | ||
+ | |diagram = 2171 | ||
+ | |lot = 1588 | ||
+ | |cartype = [[:Category: Carriage Type BG|BG]] | ||
+ | |length = 50ft 1in | ||
+ | |weight = 25T | ||
+ | |seats = None | ||
+ | |built = 1950 | ||
+ | |years1 = 1992 | ||
+ | |events1 = Arrived on SVR | ||
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+ | }}'''LMS Passenger Brake 31420''' is type of 50ft brake vehicle, contemporary with the porthole stock, which was developed from the shorter [[LMS 2886 Six-wheel Passenger Brake (later 32919) | ‘Stove-R’]] type vehicle and could take a 12 ton load. It featured flush sides, unlike the earlier pre-War stock which had beaded panels. | ||
− | After main line service, 31420 was used as a stationery stores vehicle at the BR printing works at Crewe, where it was given the departmental number XDB 977023. | + | ==Service== |
+ | 31420 was built by BR at Wolverton in 1950 to LMS Diagram 2171, lot 1588.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Jenkinson & Essery (1977)]] p. 174.</ref> It later carried the BR number M31420M.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2019)]] pp.313-314.</ref> After main line service ended in 1981, 31420 was used as a stationery stores vehicle at the BR printing works at Crewe, where it was given the departmental number XDB 977023<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2019)]] p.466.</ref>. | ||
− | == | + | ==Preservation== |
− | + | It arrived on the SVR from Stonebridge Park, North London on 29 October 1992, initially intended as a source of bogie spares.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> However it has remained intact, being mainly used as a components store at [[Carriage Repair Works|Kidderminster Carriage Works]]. Unlike the other SVR's other LMS-designed but BR-built carriages, 31420 was in the BR Crimson and Cream livery which it would have carried when entering service until a repaint in March 2017. | |
− | SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition | ||
− | + | <gallery> | |
− | + | File:Gareth Price 5.3.17.JPG | LMS 31420 Gangwayed Full Brake newly repainted in maroon livery 5 March 2017. Photo: Gareth Price | |
+ | </gallery> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
[[Carriages| List of carriages]] | [[Carriages| List of carriages]] | ||
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+ | ==References== | ||
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+ | ==Links== | ||
+ | *[http://www.cs.rhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=2358 31420 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line] | ||
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+ | {{CarriageNavbox}} | ||
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+ | [[Category: Carriage Type BG]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Rolling stock owned by SVR(H)]] |
Latest revision as of 15:15, 11 October 2019
LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway 31420 Gangwayed Full Brake | |
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LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway Gangwayed Brake 31420 | |
Built By | BRBritish Rail or British Railways Wolverton |
Status | Static use |
Number | 31420 |
Other numbers | M31420M, XDB977023 |
History | |
Built | 1950 |
Designed By | IvattHenry George Ivatt, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1946-1948. CME of BR (London Midland Region) 1948-1951 |
Diagram | 2171 |
Lot | 1588 |
Type | BG |
Length | 50ft 1in |
Weight | 25T |
Seats | None |
1992 | Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
Contents
Service
31420 was built by BRBritish Rail or British Railways at Wolverton in 1950 to LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway Diagram 2171, lot 1588.[1] It later carried the BRBritish Rail or British Railways number M31420M.[2] After main line service ended in 1981, 31420 was used as a stationery stores vehicle at the BRBritish Rail or British Railways printing works at Crewe, where it was given the departmental number XDB 977023[3].
Preservation
It arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway from Stonebridge Park, North London on 29 October 1992, initially intended as a source of bogie spares.[4] However it has remained intact, being mainly used as a components store at Kidderminster Carriage Works. Unlike the other SVRSevern Valley Railway's other LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway-designed but BRBritish Rail or British Railways-built carriages, 31420 was in the BRBritish Rail or British Railways Crimson and Cream livery which it would have carried when entering service until a repaint in March 2017.
See also
References
- ↑ Jenkinson & Essery (1977) p. 174.
- ↑ Longworth (2019) pp.313-314.
- ↑ Longworth (2019) p.466.
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
Links
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