LNER 4236 Gangwayed Passenger Brake
| LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway 4236 Gangwayed Passenger Brake | |
|---|---|
 LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway 4236 Gangwayed Passenger Brake | |
| Built By | York |
| Status | Scrapped |
| Number | 4236 |
| Other numbers | 70459, E70459E |
| History | |
| Built | 1938 |
| Designed By | GresleySir Nigel Gresley, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London & North Eastern Railway 1923-1941 |
| Diagram | 245 |
| Type | BGP |
| Seats | None |
| 1975 | Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
| 1983 | Left SVRSevern Valley Railway |
LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway 4236 Gangwayed Passenger Brake (bogie Pigeon Van) was resident on the SVRSevern Valley Railway between 1975 and 1983. It has since been scrapped.
4236 in service
4236 was an example of the varnished teak rolling stock designed by Nigel GresleySir Nigel Gresley, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London & North Eastern Railway 1923-1941 for the LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway. It was built at York in 1938 to diagram 245. It was renumbered 70459 in 1946, and ended service in 1974 having been renumbered E70459E and repainted in BRBritish Rail or British Railways Blue livery.
4236 in preservation
4236 was purchased by a member of the Erlestoke Manor Fund, arriving on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in April 1975. It was repainted in LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway brown "imitation varnished teak" livery in time to attend the Rainhill 150 Celebrations at Shildon in that year. On return to the SVRSevern Valley Railway it became The Erlestoke Manor Fund's shop at Bewdley, a role it retained until 1983 when it was swapped for LNER 24105 Open Third.
The Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey reports that 4236 has been scrapped since leaving the SVRSevern Valley Railway.
4236 in LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway brown livery is seen posed with GWR 813. Photo taken in 1975 by D Massey
Model
Hornby released an OO gauge model between 2008 and 2011 (catalogue R.4333), and as part of a Flying Scotsman Carriages Coach set with 2356, 4237 and 22357[1][2].
See also
References
- ↑ Hornby Raliways Collectors Guide (Retrieved 26 October 2022)
- ↑ Hattons (Retrieved 26 October 2022)
- SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Sixth Edition
- Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
- LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway (SVRSevern Valley Railway) Coach Fund
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