BR 81013 Brake Gangwayed

BR 81013 Brake Gangwayed
BR Gangwayed Full Brake 81013
Built By	BR York
Status	In service
Number	E81013
Livery	BR Maroon
Other numbers	E84013
History
Built	1956
Diagram	711
Lot	30173
Type	BG
TOPS code	NBV
Seats	None
1987	Entered preservation
2011	Bodywork modified
Carriages

The BR Mark 1 Full Brake (BG) did not contain passenger seating. The central Guard's area was flanked by large luggage compartments at each end of the carriage. Passengers could pass through the carriage via a gangway along one side.

Service and preservation

81013 was built at York in 1956 to Diagram 711 (NB501), Lot 30173. The 'NB' signified a Gangwayed Brake used for BRUTE purposes. It entered service in the Eastern region in August 1956, being renumbered E84013 in June 1983 as part of a modification to the TOPS numbering system, before being withdrawn from service in July 1986.

84013 arrived on the SVR from Thornton Fields via Ely in November 1987 having been acquired by SVR(H) in response to a request from Arley for two BGs to be converted for use as Santa's Grottos.

It was repainted in winter 1996/97 into its as-new 1957 livery of all over carmine unlined, and received a further repaint in Spring 2002.

It was re-modelled and repainted in 2011, including removal and plating over of two pairs of double doors on each side. It is in Post Office Maroon livery, and is normally stored at Kidderminster, being used as Santa's Grotto at Arley during December. It is owned by SVR(H).

See also

• List of carriages

Links

• 81013 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line

British Rail or British Railways

British Railways Utility Trolley Equipment, a wire caged trolley with a low floor developed by BR to replace existing luggage trucks and mail bag trolleys.

Total Operations Processing System, an American computer system adopted by BR from the late 1960s to number and manage rolling stock.

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