LMS 27220 Third Open

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LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway 27220 Third Open
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LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway 27220 Third Open
Built By LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway Wolverton
Status In service
Number 27220
History
Built 1945
Designed By StanierWilliam Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932-1944
Diagram 1999
Lot 1401
Type QF, TO
Seats 56 third
1968 Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway

Carriages

The SVRSevern Valley Railway has three examples of the LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway Third Open (TO), which was designed by Sir William StanierWilliam Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932-1944. Building of this class began in 1938, but the Second Word War delayed the production of later batches. 27220 was built in July 1945 at Wolverton as lot number 1401 to diagram number 1999. The LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway Open Third carriage seats 56 passengers at tables either side of a central aisle.

The SVRSevern Valley Railway’s three LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway Third Opens, 27218, 27220 and 27270, were all rescued intact from Didcot Yard in 1968, arriving on 28 August with other vehicles. 27220 is owned by SVR(H) and forms part of the LMS Maroon set (Set L).

See also

List of carriages

References

Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition


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