BR 16169 Composite Corridor

BR 16169 Composite Corridor
BR Composite Corridor 16169 (centre)
Built By	BR Derby
Status	Overhaul in progress
Number	M16169
Livery	n/a (was BR Maroon)
Other numbers	M7169, SC7169
History
Built	1961
Diagram	126
Lot	30665
Type	CK
TOPS code	AA31
Seats	24 first, 18 standard
1989	Preserved on SVR
Carriages

16169 is a BR Mark 1 Corridor Composite (CK) carriage. The term 'composite' refers to the use of more than one class of seating, in this case four first class compartments and three second class compartments. For the second class compartments, BR followed the seating plans used by the pre-nationalisation companies in each region, with LMR and ER carriages generally having seats with arm rests allowing six passengers per compartment while WR and SR carriages had no arm rests permitting 8 passengers per compartment.

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16169 in service

16169 was built at Derby in 1961 to diagram number 126 (AA201), lot number 30665. It entered service in the Midland region. In 1983 it was renumbered as M7169, being reallocated to the Scottish region in January 1986. 16169 was withdrawn from service by BR at Heaton, Newcastle in 1988, where it had been in use on cross-country services.

16169 in preservation

It arrived on the SVR in August 1989 been purchased by SVR(H). It saw use in the BR Maroon set, but by 2006 was described by the Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey as "externally very shabby and due for refurbishment". In 2007 it was withdrawn from service and moved to Arley for use during the 1940s events to provide additional shelter for children should it rain. In 2011 it was reported as still being there, looking "extremely tatty".

Overhaul from 2013

By 2013 work had started, as it was reported as undergoing a light repair. It was however photographed in July 2015 stored in the carriage shed awaiting further work. It had developed into a heavy overhaul by 2017, albeit as events permitted. In March 2017 16169 was moved outside Kidderminster Carriage Works, initially for welding repairs, and Spring 2018 saw it outside the Kidderminster paintshop after work to make it waterproof with a newly painted roof.

See also

• List of carriages
• Rolling stock currently under restoration

Links

• 16169 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line