LMS Brake Third Corridor 26880 | |
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LMS Brake Third Corridor 26880 | |
Built By | BR Derby |
Status | In service |
Number | 26880 |
Other numbers | E26880M, DM 395979, TEST CAR NO. 9 |
History | |
Built | 1950 |
Designed By | Stanier |
Diagram | 2161 |
Lot | 1501 |
Type | CH, BTK |
Length | 57ft |
Weight | 30T |
Seats | 24 third |
1973 | Arrived on SVR |
2011-12 | Restoration completed |
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Service
LMS Brake Third Corridor (BTK) 26880 was built in 1950 by BR at Derby to diagram number 2161 lot number 1501.[1][2] It is known to have carried the number E26880M, the mixed prefix and suffix denoting a coach of LMS design allocated to BR’s Eastern region.[3] After passenger service, it was converted in 1966 into a test car.[4] 26880 saw departmental use as DM 395979.
Preservation
26880 arrived on the SVR in January 1973 from Chaddesdon. It spent a period of use as a store; it was while serving that function at Eardington in 1989 that the original number E26880M was discovered under the later DM number.[3] 26880 then underwent a 20 year restoration at Bridgnorth cattle dock which was completed circa 2011-12. It included provision for wheelchairs.
It forms part of the LMS Maroon set (Set L), notwithstanding that it was not built until after nationalisation and first carried Carmine and Cream livery.
See also
References
- ↑ Jenkinson & Essery (1977) p. 110.
- ↑ SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition incorrectly states Wolverton
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 SVR News 93
- ↑ LMS Carriage Association (Retrieved 25 August 2019)
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