Difference between revisions of "BR 4509 Tourist Standard Open"
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− | }}BR Mark 1 Tourist Standard Open (TSO) | + | }}4509 is a BR Mark 1 Tourist Standard Open (TSO). The ‘Open Second’ seats 64 passengers at tables, with three cross-vestibules to enable speedier loading and unloading of passengers. |
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+ | ==4509 in service== | ||
+ | 4509 was built at York in 1956 to diagram number 93, lot number 30243.<ref>Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey</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 in preservation== | ==4509 in preservation== | ||
− | 4509 arrived on the SVR in June 1982 from York. Subsequently overhauled by [[SVR(H)]] as part of the restoration of the set of maroon liveried Mark 1 coaches, 4509 is in regular service and is now normally used in the [[Carriages#Set_C|BR Crimson & Cream running set]]. | + | 4509 arrived on the SVR in June 1982 from York.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> Subsequently overhauled by [[SVR(H)]] as part of the restoration of the set of maroon liveried Mark 1 coaches, 4509 is in regular service and is now normally used in the [[Carriages#Set_C|BR Crimson & Cream running set]]. |
It was owned for many years by SVR volunteer ticket collector Austen White, who bequeathed it to his colleague and neighbour James Barker. Not long after the creation of the Rolling Stock Trust charity, 4509 was donated to it and so it is now owned by the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | SVR Charitable Trust]]. The Trust has provided new batteries and a slow-speed charging device as an additional improvement.<ref>[http://svrtrust.org.uk/our-vehicles/br/4509-2.html 'BR Rolling Stock', SVR Charitable Trust]</ref> | It was owned for many years by SVR volunteer ticket collector Austen White, who bequeathed it to his colleague and neighbour James Barker. Not long after the creation of the Rolling Stock Trust charity, 4509 was donated to it and so it is now owned by the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | SVR Charitable Trust]]. The Trust has provided new batteries and a slow-speed charging device as an additional improvement.<ref>[http://svrtrust.org.uk/our-vehicles/br/4509-2.html 'BR Rolling Stock', SVR Charitable Trust]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 14:35, 14 April 2017
BRBritish Rail or British Railways 4509 Tourist Standard Open | |
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BRBritish Rail or British Railways Tourist Standard Open 4509 | |
Built By | BRBritish Rail or British Railways York |
Status | In service |
Number | 4509 |
Other numbers | GE4509 |
History | |
Built | 1956 |
Diagram | 93 |
Lot | 30243 |
Type | TSO |
Seats | 64 standard |
1982 | Preserved on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
4509 in service
4509 was built at York in 1956 to diagram number 93, lot number 30243.[1]. It was used in the BRBritish Rail or British Railways Eastern region and carried the number GE4509, the prefix denoting that it was allocated for use on the Great Eastern lines.
4509 in preservation
4509 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in June 1982 from York.[2] Subsequently overhauled by SVR(H) as part of the restoration of the set of maroon liveried Mark 1 coaches, 4509 is in regular service and is now normally used in the BR Crimson & Cream running set.
It was owned for many years by SVRSevern Valley Railway volunteer ticket collector Austen White, who bequeathed it to his colleague and neighbour James Barker. Not long after the creation of the Rolling Stock Trust charity, 4509 was donated to it and so it is now owned by the SVR Charitable Trust. The Trust has provided new batteries and a slow-speed charging device as an additional improvement.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
- ↑ 'BR Rolling Stock', SVR Charitable Trust
Links
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