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 |
Other numbers | M27270M |
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 |
Length | 57ft |
Weight | 30T |
Seats | 56 third |
1968 | Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
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Service
27270 was built in March 1946 at Wolverton as lot number 1402 to diagram number 1999.[1] It saw service with the LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway and later the BRBritish Rail or British Railways London Midland Region as M27220M[2].
Preservation
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.[3] 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
- ↑ Jenkinson & Essery (1977) p. 131.
- ↑ Longworth (2019) p.285.
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
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