WCJS 186 Travelling Post Office built 1883

WCJS 186 Travelling Post Office built 1883

WCJS 186 Travelling Post Office built 1883
WCJS 186 Travelling Post Office built 1883

 

Present Location NRM York
County Location York
Designed For WCJS
Where built Wolverton
First Number 186
Present Number 186
Other numbers 3234, 30384
Owner National Railway Museum
Diagram number 87
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Very Good
Underframe Condition Very Good
Operating No
Stored Secure Building
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Rarity Unique
Historical Importance Exceptionally Important
Notes 8-wheel radial chassis. Into service 1/7/1885, new u'frame bogies 1896, body rebuilt 1908 and withdrawn March 1934. Underframe replaced by original type for exhibition in 1938. Stored at Wolverton & Lostock Hall until ?; then Clapham until to NRM (1985?).
Inspected by Ian Smith
Date of Inspection 06/09/1998
Photo by Steve West
Photo Date 02/09/2015
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 11/02/2022

As seen 06/12
As seen 06/12

Paul Holroyd 15/01/2022: interior view
Paul Holroyd 15/01/2022: interior view

Paul Holroyd 15/01/2022: interior view
Paul Holroyd 15/01/2022: interior view

  
 
 

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