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| − | LMS Brake Third Corridor (BTK) 26921 is an example of the port-hole stock designed by Stanier before the War but implemented by his successors C E Fairburn and H G Ivatt. It was built in 1951 by BR at Wolverton as lot number 1506 to diagram number 2161. Unlike the [[LMS 24617 Corridor Composite | Corridor Composite]] version, the Brake Third Corridor continued the use of timber framing with steel top, bottom and corner members. The livery when new in service was BR Crimson and Cream. | + | |image = LMS_26921_20150307.jpg |
| + | |caption = LMS Brake Third Corridor 26921 in March 2016 | ||
| + | |construc = BR Wolverton | ||
| + | |status = Under overhaul | ||
| + | |carno = 26921 | ||
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| + | |designed = Stanier | ||
| + | |diagram = 2161 | ||
| + | |lot = 1506 | ||
| + | |cartype = [[:Category:BR Carriage classification codes#LMS Codes|CH]], [[:Category: Carriage Type BTK|BTK]] | ||
| + | |seats = 24 third | ||
| + | |built = 1951 | ||
| + | |years1 = 1968 | ||
| + | |events1 = Arrived on SVR | ||
| + | |years2 = 1980 | ||
| + | |events2 = Attended Rocket 150 at Rainhill | ||
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| + | }}LMS Brake Third Corridor (BTK) 26921 is an example of the port-hole stock designed by Stanier before the War but implemented by his successors C E Fairburn and H G Ivatt. It was built in 1951 by BR at Wolverton as lot number 1506 to diagram number 2161. Unlike the [[LMS 24617 Corridor Composite | Corridor Composite]] version, the Brake Third Corridor continued the use of timber framing with steel top, bottom and corner members. The livery when new in service was BR Crimson and Cream. | ||
26921 arrived on the SVR from Didcot in August 1968, having been acquired by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]]. It entered service in 1968, and was one of three SVR coaches which attended the Rocket 150 celebrations at Rainhill in [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989#1980 | May 1980]]. SVR service continued until 1984 when 26921 suffered damage to a bogie due to steel left on the track by vandals<ref>vintagecarriagestrust.org</ref>. {{As of|2017}}, the coach is undergoing an overhaul at Bridgnorth following which it will be used as a sales coach.<ref> SVR News Spring 2015 - Bridgnorth Carriage Notes</ref>. | 26921 arrived on the SVR from Didcot in August 1968, having been acquired by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]]. It entered service in 1968, and was one of three SVR coaches which attended the Rocket 150 celebrations at Rainhill in [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989#1980 | May 1980]]. SVR service continued until 1984 when 26921 suffered damage to a bogie due to steel left on the track by vandals<ref>vintagecarriagestrust.org</ref>. {{As of|2017}}, the coach is undergoing an overhaul at Bridgnorth following which it will be used as a sales coach.<ref> SVR News Spring 2015 - Bridgnorth Carriage Notes</ref>. | ||
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[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=719 LMS 26921 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br> | [http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=719 LMS 26921 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br> | ||
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[[Category: Carriage Type BTK]] | [[Category: Carriage Type BTK]] | ||
[[Category:Rolling stock, other than locomotives, at Bridgnorth]] | [[Category:Rolling stock, other than locomotives, at Bridgnorth]] | ||
[[Category: Rolling stock owned by SVR(H)]] | [[Category: Rolling stock owned by SVR(H)]] | ||
Revision as of 17:16, 3 February 2017
| LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway Brake Third Corridor 26921 | |
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 LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway Brake Third Corridor 26921 in March 2016 | |
| Built By | BRBritish Rail or British Railways Wolverton |
| Status | Under overhaul |
| Number | 26921 |
| History | |
| Built | 1951 |
| Designed By | StanierWilliam Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932-1944 |
| Diagram | 2161 |
| Lot | 1506 |
| Type | CH, BTK |
| Seats | 24 third |
| 1968 | Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
| 1980 | Attended Rocket 150 at Rainhill |
26921 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway from Didcot in August 1968, having been acquired by SVR(H). It entered service in 1968, and was one of three SVRSevern Valley Railway coaches which attended the Rocket 150 celebrations at Rainhill in May 1980. SVRSevern Valley Railway service continued until 1984 when 26921 suffered damage to a bogie due to steel left on the track by vandals[1]. As of 2017[update], the coach is undergoing an overhaul at Bridgnorth following which it will be used as a sales coach.[2].
See also
References
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Eighth Edition
Links
LMS 26921 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
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