Railway carriage, London & North Western Railway, 1st class corridor brake, No 5155, Royal Support Vehicle, built 1906 to diagram 127 no. 310, converted and transferred to royal duty in 1925, remained in service until 1977, restored by BREL Wolverton in 1979. Comprises the service compartment, two seating compartments, the control cab, and three WCs. London & North Western Railway 1st class corridor brake no. 5155 1906
Sack barrow [hotel and luggage truck], London & North Western Railway. Small wooden barrow with two metal wheels marked "Tare 316" M 51265 Ex-Marton. Wheels marked "Wol TW 12", indicating manufacture at Wolverton Works. Evidence in the Wolverton Archive suggests this is actually a hotel and luggage truck built around 1912. Sack Barrow, London & North Western Railway 1912
Railway wagon, open carriage truck, London & North Western Railway, No 11275 (British Railways No 021424) of 1908. London & North Western Railway open carriage truck 1908
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