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|construc = BR Derby
|status = In service
|carno = 21254E21254|livery = BR Maroon|othernos = W21254, E21254NE21254
|designed =
|diagram = 171
|lot = 30731
|cartype = [[:Category: Carriage Type BCK|BCK]]
|topscode = [[:Category: Carriage Type BCK|AB31]]
|seats = 12 first, 18 standard
|built = 1963
}}21254 is a BR Mk 1 Brake Corridor Composite (BCK) carriage, having two first class and three second class compartments as well as a small guard's compartment. Only 276 of this type were built; they were often used on overnight sleeper trains.<ref name=StockBook>SVR Stock Book 9th Edition</ref>
==Service and preservation==21254 was built at Derby in 1963 to diagram number Diagram 171 lot number (AB301), Lot 30731. It entered service in the Eastern region in February 1964, where it remained apart from an allocation to the Northeast region between July 1966 and January 1968.<refname=Longworth>Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] pp.127-8.</ref> Prior to withdrawal from service in 1981 it was noted in use on the "Night Scotsman" services into Kings Cross. ==21254 in preservation==It arrived on the SVR in August 1981, having been purchased by a trustee of [[The Erlestoke Manor Fund]].<ref name=StockBook/>
In May 2017 it was undergoing restoration with all 10 doors, including locks, serviced, plus a full repaint.<ref>SVR 'Branch Lines' e-newsletter May 2017</ref>
