BR 25771 Corridor Second
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Built By | BRBritish Rail or British Railways Derby |
Status | In service |
Number | 25771 |
Other numbers | M25771, 18771 |
History | |
Built | 1961 |
Diagram | 146 |
Lot | 30685 |
Type | SK |
Seats | 48 |
1986 | Entered preservation |
2015 | Overhauled and repainted |
25771 in service
25771 was built at Derby in 1961 to diagram number 146 of lot number 30685.[1] The SKs were an early candidate for withdrawal, being replaced by Mark 2 Open, HST sets and Networker Turbo units.[2][3]
25771 in preservation
25771 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in September 1986 from London’s Old Oak Common, courtesy of The 75069 Fund. It was formerly part of the BR Maroon running set.
It spent some time in Kidderminster Carriage Works, having been photographed there in 2007 for the Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey.
In 2015 25771 was thoroughly overhauled at Kidderminster Carriage Works, having been photographed there in in May 2015 on Facebook, and outshopped in a later variant of BRBritish Rail or British Railways maroon livery-with maroon ends. Appropriately the interior is typical of latter day Mk 1, being clad with light grey patterned Formica. For the present its primary function is to replace vehicles from Set N that are withdrawn in turn for overhaul, but once that programme is completed this very useful carriage is certain quickly to find other work.
See also
References
- ↑ Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book 9th edition
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway Charitable Trust
Links
- 25771 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
- Photos from Richard Herington's post
- Photos from Sharpo's World 2002 and 2005
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