| LMS 27218 Third Open | |
|---|---|
 LMS 27218 Third Open | |
| Built By | LMS Wolverton |
| Status | In service |
| Number | 27218 |
| Other numbers | M27218M |
| History | |
| Built | 1945 |
| Designed By | Stanier |
| Diagram | 1999 |
| Lot | 1401 |
| Type | QF, TO |
| Length | 57ft |
| Weight | 30T |
| Seats | 56 third |
| 1968 | Arrived on SVR |
The SVR has three examples of the LMS Third Open (TO), which was designed by Sir William Stanier. Building of this class began in 1938, but the Second Word War delayed the production of later batches. The LMS Open Third carriage seats 56 passengers at tables either side of a central aisle.
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27218 in service
27218 was built in July 1945 at Wolverton as lot number 1401 to diagram number 1999.[1] It saw service with the LMS and later the BR London Midland Region as M27218M[2][3]
27218 in preservation
The SVR’s three LMS Third Opens, 27218, 27220 and 27270, were all rescued intact from Didcot Yard in 1968, arriving on 28 August with other vehicles. 27218 was originally preserved by the Warwickshire Railway Society and by 1974 was in use as the relief catering vehicle at Bridgnorth.[4]
It is now owned by SVR(H) and forms part of the LMS Maroon set (Set L).
See also
References
- ↑ Jenkinson & Essery (1977) p. 131.
- ↑ SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition
- ↑ Longworth (2019) p.284.
- ↑ SVR News 31
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