LBSCR 270 Perishable traffic van ('Grande Vitesse Traffic') built 1908
 | | LBSCR 270 Perishable traffic van ('Grande Vitesse Traffic') built 1908 |
| Present Location | Bluebell | | County Location | West Sussex | | Designed For | LBSCR | | Where built | Brighton | | First Number | 270 | | Present Number | 270 | | Other numbers | SR 2178, 1525S, DS1525 | | Owner | Bluebell Railway | | Diagram number | 232, SR 975 | | External Structural Condition | Fair | | Internal Structural Condition | Fair | | Underframe Condition | Fair | | Operating | No | | Stored | In the open | | Gauge | 4ft 8 1/2in | | Rarity | Unique | | Historical Importance | of some Importance | | Notes | 'Grande Vitesse Traffic' London/Newhaven. Perishable traffic van. P 5/64: now S&T workshop. 13T. By 9/07 under restoration in own plastic "tent" adjacent to Horsted Keynes carriage shed. Later into workshop. By 08/15: restoration complete. During 2018: new braking system fitted - all manufactured in-house. | | Inspected by | Kevin Stroud | | Date of Inspection | 25/08/2004 | | Photo by | Steve West | | Photo Date | 08/08/2015 | | At Risk | No | | Date Record Last Updated | 14/09/2019 |
 | | As seen 1 Nov 11: photo, Steve West |
 | | RIchard Salmon 01/03/1997 Pre-restoration condition |
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