LNER 52255 Open Third
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Third Open (TO) 52255 was built at York in 1935 to Diagram Number 186 Lot number 594. It was renumbered as 13547 in 1946, and in 1961 it was withdrawn for DepartmentalRolling stock used for the railway’s own functions (engineering etc.) rather than for general passenger or goods traffic. use as an Office Coach in a Control Train, numbered DE321005.
52255 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway from Doncaster in April 1980, having been purchased by an individual. External restoration to 1935 livery was undertaken in the mid-1980s with the assistance of the LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway (SVRSevern Valley Railway) Coach Fund, although the interior still consisted of BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mark 1 seating.
52255 was purchased by the SVRSevern Valley Railway Rolling Stock Trust (now The SVR Charitable Trust in June 2011. It was withdrawn from use at the end of 2014 for the interior to undergo a high class upgrade to LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway appearance, similar to that recently completed on 43600. As of 11/15 the interior had been dismantled and many components refurbished or replaced. Much progress had been made by the volunteer upholsterer with the re-covering of the seats in new LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway red & black patterned moquette. Its expected to enter the Paintshop early in 2016 for further repair, reassembly and revarnishing.
Sources
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway (SVRSevern Valley Railway) Coach Fund
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
Links
52255 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
52255 on lnersvrcoachfund.org.uk
52255 on svrtrust.org.uk
