SR Four-wheel Covered Carriage Truck (body only) Built 1955

SR Four-wheel Covered Carriage Truck (body only) Built 1955

Present Location Longhope
County Location Gloucestershire
Designed For SR
Build Location Lancing
Built By BR
First Number 2543
Later Numbers S2543
Owner Private
Diagram Number 3101
Lot Number 3764
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Satisfactory
Underframe Condition Not Applicable
Operating No
Stored In the open
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Rarity Many
Importance No Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Additional Notes Withdrawn 2/83 - Not preserved. Used as store shed near Lynders Wood, Ross-on-Wye from c.2004. Moved around 02/09 to Gorsley Common (SO 66176 25959). 10/18: confirmed still in situ. By 2022 removed from site and presumed scrapped however by 05/26 located at Harts Barn Craft Centre, Longhope and in use as holiday accommodation.
Grid Reference SO 67530 18426
Inspected By Andrew Jenkins
Date Inspected 20/09/2026
Main Photo Taken By Andrew Jenkins
Date of Image 20/09/2026
At Risk No
Record Last Updated 27/09/2026

At Gorseley, Peter Wreford - 15/10/2018

Previous Condition, Gorseley - 30/08/2008, Andrew Jenkins

     








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