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BR Mark 2f Tourist Second Open (TSO) 6059 was built at Derby in 1973 to diagram number 109 of lot number 30860. It has 64 seats.<ref>[https://www.rcts.org.uk/features/preservedcoaches/Preserved%20Coaching%20Stock%20of%20British%20Railways%20-%20Part%20One%20-%20Jan%202015.pdf Preserved Coaching Stock of British Railways - Part One - Jan 2015]</ref>
==6059 in preservation==
After BR service it was purchased by 2012. It is one of a of a rake of Mark 2 vehicles operated by Eastern Rail Services (ERS) and based on the Mid-Norfolk Railway (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.<ref>[http://www.easternrailservices.co.uk/ Eastern Rail Services]</ref><ref>[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=6324 6059 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]</ref>
===6059 at the SVR===
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. 6059 was painted in BR Intercity livery.
==See also==
[[Carriages visiting the SVR]]
==References==
<references />
==Links==
[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=6324 6059 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br>
[http://www.jamessteward.plus.com/ers/fleet.htm Eastern Rail Services' fleet list]
==6059 in preservation==
After BR service it was purchased by 2012. It is one of a of a rake of Mark 2 vehicles operated by Eastern Rail Services (ERS) and based on the Mid-Norfolk Railway (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.<ref>[http://www.easternrailservices.co.uk/ Eastern Rail Services]</ref><ref>[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=6324 6059 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]</ref>
===6059 at the SVR===
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. 6059 was painted in BR Intercity livery.
==See also==
[[Carriages visiting the SVR]]
==References==
<references />
==Links==
[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=6324 6059 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br>
[http://www.jamessteward.plus.com/ers/fleet.htm Eastern Rail Services' fleet list]
