BR S80972 Mk 1 Gangwayed Full Brake Built 1956

BR S80972 Mk 1 Gangwayed Full Brake Built 1956

Present Location Midsomer Norton
County Location Somerset
Designed For BR
Build Location York
Built By BR
First Number 80972
Present Number S80972
Owner Somerset and Dorset Railway Heritage Trust
Diagram Number 711
Lot Number 30173
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
Operating Yes
Stored Secure Open
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Rarity Many
Importance No Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Additional Notes P 1990, used as stores/workshop for West Somerset Railway Association S&T Department. Stabled alongside Platform 1 at Bishops Lydeard with Quantock Belle set. Faded red-oxide livery. B4 bogies fitted. 03/10: in storage at Dunster. By 05/13: at Minehead. By 02/21: moved to Washford (Somerset and Dorset Railway Trust). By 02/22: moved to Mid-Hants Railway. 08/25: sold by the Somerset and Dorset Railway Trust to the Somerset and Dorset Railway Heritage Trust and moved to Midsomer Norton station.
Inspected By Andrew Jenkins
Date Inspected 24/01/2026
Main Photo Taken By Andrew Jenkins
Date of Image 24/01/2026
At Risk No
Record Last Updated 13/02/2026

     








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