BR Brake Second Open 9497
BR Mark 2e Brake Second Open (BSO) 9497 was built at Derby in 1972 to diagram number 108 of lot number 30838. It has 32 seats.[1]
9497 in preservation[edit | edit source]
After BR service it was purchased by 2012 by Northumbria Rail for use at the Waverley Route's site at Whitrope Summit. However, by arrangement it went to Mid-Norfolk Railway (MNR) with 9538 instead going to Whitrope. It is one of a rake of Mark 2 vehicles operated by Eastern Rail Services (ERS) and based on the MNR, where it is used on services. The rake is also from time-to-time hired to other railways, in particular the Weardale Railway for their Polar Express trains.[2][3]
9497 at the SVR[edit | edit source]
One such hire was in May 2017 to the SVR for the Spring Diesel Festival, its air-braking capability being used by visiting mainline locomotives. 9497 was painted in BR Intercity livery.