LMS 45048 Inspection Saloon | |
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LMS Inspection Saloon 45048 (Gareth Price) | |
Built By | LMS Wolverton |
Status | Stored awaiting overhaul |
Number | 45048 |
Other numbers | M45048 |
History | |
Built | 1940 |
Designed By | Stanier |
Diagram | 2046 |
Lot | 1264 |
Type | INSP |
Length | 50ft |
Weight | 31T |
Seats | n/a |
1981 | Preserved |
2015 | Arrived on SVR |
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Service
45048 was one of three inspection saloons built at Wolverton in 1940 as lot 1264 to Diagram 2046.[1] It was later numbered M45048M by BR and saw service until February 1981[2].
Preservtion
It was purchased for preservation in 1981, initially at Steamport (Southport) before moving to the Gloucester Warwickshire Steam Railway in 1983. Following a lengthy restoration it carried HRH The Princess Royal to open the GWSR’s Cheltenham Racecourse Station. It was withdrawn from service suffering from water ingress via a leaky roof, and offered for sale in 2012.
It was acquired by David Postle and moved to the SVR by August 2013.[3] As of January 2018[update] it was stored at Bewdley awaiting restoration at the owner’s expense.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Jenkinson & Essery (1977) p. 185. and Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey. Longworth gives the Lot as 1246.
- ↑ Longworth (2019) p.294.
- ↑ Railway Heritage Register On-Line
- ↑ SVR News
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