LMS 27270 Third Open
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LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway 27270 Third Open | |
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LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway Third Open 27270 | |
Built By | LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway Wolverton |
Status | In service |
Number | 27270 |
History | |
Built | 1946 |
Designed By | StanierWilliam Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932-1944 |
Diagram | 1999 |
Lot | 1402 |
Type | QF, TO |
Seats | 56 third |
1968 | Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
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. 27270 received a major rebuild in 1997/8. It is owned by SVR(H) and forms part of the LMS Maroon set (Set L).
See also
References
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
Links
27270 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
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