Current number:
70000
Any other previous number(s):
S353S
Notes:
Isle of Wight Steam Railway
Livery:
BLACK
Preserved Railway / Museum:
Isle of Wight Steam Railway
Category:
Preserved vehicles
DS series
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| Location | Date | Observer |
|---|---|---|
| Isle Of Wight Steam Railway | ** *** **** | Roger Harris |
| Isle Of Wight Steam Railway | ** *** **** | Peter Wreford |
| Isle Of Wight Steam Railway | ** *** **** | kenneth spence |
| Havenstreet | ** *** **** | David Burgess |
| Isle Of Wight Steam Railway | ** *** **** | Andrew Martin |
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DS 70000
2 November 2007 - ian saunders
is this a conversion from a queen mary bogie brake van
DS 70000
2 November 2007 - colin brock
It's the underframe from LSWR Third 353 converted to a rail carrier
DS 70000
5 December 2008 - Mr Walmesley
Its made from a LBSCR overhead electric unit's underframe
DS 70000
5 December 2008 - kev
nearly 100 years old then - and still in use, !!
DS 70000
28 February 2009 - Martin Allen
In BR days, this wagon was commonly known as Britannia, a (kind of) unofficial Fishkind code (she who "ruled the waves" !) and a reference to 70000 "Britannia", the 4-6-2 version! It was also the first Departmental wagon on the Southern Region to be numbered in the BR-derived series DS 70XXX. All previous departmental vehicles had been in the old Southern Railway listing which ran from DS1 to DS 3202.
The yellow painted crane jibs in the photo are a modern addition. The original purpose of this wagon was as a mobile air compressor.
5 November 2024 - Richard Salmon
Kev - the underframe was new in 1935 when LSWR 353 was lengthened from 48' to 58'.