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}}4509 is a '''BR Mark 1 Tourist Standard Second Open ''' (TSO), commonly referred to as an 'Open Second', and later re-named as '''Tourist Standard Open''' when BR rebranded Second class as Standard class during the 1980s. The ‘Open Second’ designation "Tourist" referred to the use of 2+2 seating either side of a central aisle, as opposed to the 'ordinary' Standard Open (SO) which had 3 seats across, arranged 2+1 with an offset aisle. In practice the TSO was BR's default Open Second design with relatively few Mark 1 SOs being built, mainly for use as Second/Third class restaurant cars.<ref group="note">The TSO designation remained in use for Mark 3A and Mark 4 Open Standard carriages, although no 'ordinary' SO coaches were constructed after the Mark 2a in the mid 1960s.</ref>  The 'Open Second' includes 8 'bays', each with two tables seating 4 people, giving a total capacity of 64 passengers at tables. One end of the coach has a larger cross-vestibule than the other in order to incorporate two toilets, with three the external doors at that end being inset from the end of the coach to accommodate these. A third cross-vestibules vestibule was included midway down the coach to enable speedier loading and unloading of passengers.

4509 was built at York in 1956 to diagram number 93, lot number 30243.<ref>Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] p.197.</ref> It was used in the BR Eastern region and carried the number GE4509, the prefix denoting that it was allocated for use on the Great Eastern lines.

4509 arrived on the SVR in June 1982 from Yorkin working order.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> Subsequently overhauled It was originally owned by [[SVR(H)]] as part of volunteer ticket collector Austen 'Pop' White. In September 1985 the coach was repainted from the restoration of 'BR blue and grey' livery in which it had arrived into the set late 1960's version of BR maroon liveried Mark 1 coacheslivery, with red ends and gutters, badges applied only if available, and cream end doors. A shortage of badges at the time meant 4509 is in regular initially had no badge.<ref>SVR News 78</ref> The following year the tables were removed from sister coach 4550 and used to give a full complement to 4690, 4399, 4509 and 4545, the maroon set being regularly used for dining parties at the time.<ref>SVR News 81</ref> In march 1987 4509 was taken out of service and is now normally used completely reupholstered with red tartan cloth (disposed of by Ilford Electric Multiple Unit Depot) in time for the [[Carriages#Set_CDiesel galas|BR Crimson & Cream running setDiesel Weekend]].<ref>SVR News 84</ref> 4509 was withdrawn for overhaul at Bridgnorth in 1990. This took around a year and required the windows to be re-bedded. It also involved re-skinning all six doors and rebuilding their wooden frames which collapsed when the old skins were removed. The door jambs were also renewed and cutting and patching was carried out the bodysides alongside the doors and windows. The inside was completely revarnished or painted as necessary.<ref>SVR News 97, 99, 100, 101</ref> The tartan cloth used in 1987 had proved to be short-lived compared with the traditional moquette,<ref>SVR News 121</ref> and in 1997 4509 was reupholstered in moquette by a professional upholsterer, the materials and labour costing £4,220.<ref>SVR News 124</ref>. During summer 1998, 'Pop' White passed away. Aged almost 90, he was still working as a volunteer at the time.<ref>SVR News 127</ref> 4509 was bequeathed to his colleague and neighbour James Barker.

It In Autumn 2004 4509 was owned sent to Toton in 2004 for many years by tyre turning, and also received a full bogie overhaul<ref>SVR volunteer ticket collector Austen WhiteNews 149</ref> In 2006 the coach was sent away to Ramparts at Derby for welding work, who bequeathed particularly around the lavatory areas and gangways. The Ramparts' staff primed and prepared 4509 and returned it in a 'ready to his colleague run' condition, although still requiring finishing and neighbour James Barkerinterior decoration. Not long after After the seats were refitted it ran throughout the creation of busy August and September months unadorned and in a 'shiny maroon half-gloss condition'; the curtailed overhaul meant that the Rolling Stock Trust charitylavatories were not renovated until winter 2006-07.<ref>SVR News 155, 158</ref> Also during 2006, 4509 was donated to it the SVR Rolling Stock Trust charity (which had been formed in 2001 and so it is now owned by later became the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | SVR Charitable Trust]]). The Trust has provided new batteries and a slow-speed charging device in that year as an additional improvement.<ref>SVR News 156</ref><ref>[http://svrtrust.org.uk/our-vehicles/br/4509-2.html 'BR Rolling Stock', SVR Charitable Trust]</ref> During winter 2011-12 4509 was found to be leaking, requiring the roof vents re-bedded and two sections of damaged ceiling panel replaced. The six door locks were showing signs of wear and were replaced.<ref>SVR News 176</ref> In late 2012 it was arranged that 4509 would be repainted into crimson and cream livery, using 'restricted funds' from the Charitable Trust, in order to balance the seating capacity between sets C and M more evenly. A 'full service' was carried out ahead of this, but it transpired that 4509 would be needed in Set M for that year's '[[Christmas services|Santa Heralds]]' so the coach was returned to traffic. It re-entered the paint shop in mid-January 2013 for the work to be completed.<ref>SVR News 182, 184</ref> 4509 is still owned by the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | SVR Charitable Trust]] It is in regular service and is now normally used in the [[Carriages#Set_C|BR Crimson & Cream running set]].

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