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LNER 24105 Open Third

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LNER Gresley Tourist Open Third (TTO) No 24105 was built 1936 by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and
Wagon Company (BRCW). It seated 64 passengers in one large saloon, with an entrance vestibule at each end and two toilets at one end. Officially these carriages were meant for excursion work, but most of them seem to have quickly gravitated into general passenger service. In the early 1960s the carriage was modified to act as the control and apparatus car in a mobile control train for use in the event of war and was based at York with 43600. The modification included the blanking out of many windows and the fitting of double doors to one side. 
==24105 in Preservation==
24105 was originally purchased for preservation by VSOE, then based at Carnforth, but arrived on the SVR in 1982, having been swapped for [[LNER 4236 Gangwayed Passenger Brake ]]. It spent many years in static use at Bewdley , in maroon livery and serving as The Erlestoke Manor Fund's sales shop, before . In the early 1990s ownership transferred to the LNER(SVR) Coach Fund for restoration and traffic as a wheelchair accessible open third. The restoration was made possible by much commercial and private sponsorship, a large public contribution raised via sales and sponsored walks, and substantial donations from Bewdley Round Table, The SVR Company and the SVR Association.
Modifications ===Restoration 1993 to its 1997===Control Train modifications to 24105's original Diagram 186 were retained and gave access for up to four wheelchairs, (with 46 ordinary seats) by retaining via the control train existing double door modification and the fitting addition of an extra half-door on the opposite side to facilitate access. A single toilet, described by a wheelchair user as "tight but manageable" completed the interior. The missing windows were reinstated and much new teak paneling fitted to the exterior. The entirely new but authentic looking interior included a new floor, ceiling and green and grey Rexine wall cladding. It was completed with tables, oval mirrors, coathooks, BR pattern wall lamps and luggage racks. It was also equipped with fairly accurate reproductions of the Gresley "High Backed" seats. It entered traffic early in 19971998. The restoration was made possible by much commercial and private sponsorship, a large public contribution raised via sales and sponsored walks, plus substantial donations from Bewdley Round Table, The SVR Company and the SVR Association.
24105 was owned for many years by [[The LNER (SVR) Coach Fund]] who donated it, in March 2016 to the SVR Charitable Trust for future safekeeping as part of the SVR's operating carriage fleet.
===2017 overhaul===
A major overhaul commenced on 3rd January 2017 and is expected to take 6 months. Roof board refastening will mean has meant a complete strip-down then which will be followed by rebuilding with new canvass, rainstrips and tacking covers. Also necessary underway is the obligatory window re-sealing, some . A section of frame was found to be rotten due to a leaking window seal and panel repair which will result in new beading this frame, together with consequent lining some panels have been repaired. Most of the old varnish has been removed, the woodwork restored to its original colour and sanded, prior to re-varnishing , lining and lettering of the exterior. Internally there will be lighting improvements (including reproduction LNER wall lamps), cleaning and patch replacement of Rexine and refurbishing of the now rather tired tables and seating. New seat frames and ends will be needed have been constructed to bring it the latter up to standard. The toilet is to be remodeled to improve its ambiance, construction of which began in August 2016 with trial fitting of one bay in Feb 2017increase available space, and simplify the plumbing.
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