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|events2 = Refitted as Bar Car149|years3 = 1996|events3 = Operated in chocolate and cream as 9355|years4 = 2006|events4 = Reverted to maroon and 149

LMS Open Third (TO) 9355 was designed by W A (later Sir William) Stanier following his appointment as CME to the LMS. It was built by the BRC&W at Smethwick in 1936 as lot number 954 to Diagram 1915, with 7½ seating bays giving 56 seats.

==Post-service==After service with the LMS and BR, 9355 was one of two carriages acquired by Gilt Edge Carpets of Kidderminster for use as a mobile carpet showroom, the train being hauled by former SVR resident [[61994 The Great Marquess]].

==Preservation==Gilt Edge Carpets donated it to the SVR in August 1971. On arrival it had no internal fittings and was initially used as a Bar Car with loose tables and chairs, and later with fixed seats and a counter. A major refit in 1985-86 saw a conversion to the design of a 1930s LMS Buffet Carwith 27 seats, following which it was given the fictitious number 149 as a continuation of the original 1932 145 - 148 Bar Car series. In 1996 it was repainted in GWR livery, for use in the SVR Dining Car set.

In 1996 it was repainted in GWR livery for use in the SVR Dining Car set. It has now been remained in this condition, numbered 9355, for ten years. In 2006 it was again repainted in LMS livery as 149 and now is regularly used in [[Carriages#Set_L|the LMS Maroon set (Set L)]]. With the exception of the half-bay near the vestibule, it is fitted with the same style of table lamps as fitted to [[LMS 7511 Restaurant First Open]].

[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=688 9355 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br>[http://www.sharpos-world.co.uk/blog/?page_id=1067 Sharpo's World blog, 16 February 2005] (Retrieved 1 January 2019)