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BR Mark 2f Brake Second Open (BSO) 9513 was built at Derby in 1974 to diagram number 189 of lot number 30861. It has 32 seats.<ref>[https://www.rcts.org.uk/features/preservedcoaches/Preserved%20Coaching%20Stock%20of%20British%20Railways%20-%20Part%20One%20-%20Jan%202015.pdf Preserved Coaching Stock of British Railways - Part One - Jan 2015]</ref>
==9500 at 9513 in preservation==9513 was moved to the Epping Ongar Railway in 2010 and by 2013 to the Battlefield Line. By September 2016 it moved to the SVR=Mid Norfolk Railway.<ref>[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=5196 9513 on Vintage Carriages Trust database]</ref> By April 2017 it was owned by Eastern Rail Services (ERS) and moved to Washwood Heath. It is one of several Mark 2 vehicles operated by ERS whose main rakes were based at the Mid-Norfolk Railway. With other ERS vehicles, in May 2017 ERS they hired 9513 to the SVR for the Spring Diesel Festival, its air-braking capability being used by visiting mainline locomotives. 9513 was remained painted in BR Blue Pullman livery.
==See also==
==Links==
[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=6322 9500 5196 9513 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br>
[http://www.jamessteward.plus.com/ers/fleet.htm Eastern Rail Services' fleet list]
