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}}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.<ref name=Stockbook>SVR Stock Book 9th Edition</ref>
==Service and preservation16169 in service==16169 was built at Derby in 1961 to diagram number 126 (AA201), lot number 30665. It entered service in the Midland region.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] p.112.</ref> In 1983 it was renumbered as M7169, being reallocated to the Scottish region in January 1986.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] p.80.</ref> 16169 was withdrawn from service by BR at Heaton, Newcastle in 1988, where it had been in use on cross-country services.
==16169 was withdrawn from service by BR at Heaton, Newcastle in 1988, where it had been in use on cross-country services. It preservation==16169 arrived on the SVR in on 16 August 1989 having been purchased by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]]as one of two carriages acquired to increase the available first class accommodation.<ref name=Stockbook/><ref>SVR News 92</ref> It has seen 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 that year, while nominally still in service, a number of windows were removed and refurbished ahead of a planned overhaul and return to the maroon set.<ref>SVR News 156</ref> However in 2007 it was withdrawn from service and was photographed in July 2015 stored in moved to [[Arley]] for use during the 1940s events to provide additional shelter for children should it rain. It became trapped at Arley by the [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed2007 Storm Damage]] awaiting overhaul, finally being moved to Kidderminster in late 2008 for a health check before returning to availability as spare vehicle for the LMS set. During that time it received some attention to compartment ceilings and veneers.<ref>SVR News 164</ref> In 2011 it was reported as being back at Arley, looking "extremely tatty".<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=2219 SVR Forum, 23 August 2011]</ref>
===Overhaul from 2013===By 2013 work had started, as it was reported as undergoing a light repair.<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=2738&highlight=16169 GM's monthly round up March 2013]</ref> It was however photographed in July 2015 stored in [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed|the carriage shed]] awaiting further work. It had developed into a heavy overhaul by 2017, albeit as events permitted.<ref>SVR News 200, Winter 2017</ref> In March 2017 16169 was moved outside [[Carriage Repair Works|Kidderminster Carriage Works]], initially for welding repairs. A heavy overhaul is underway, and Spring 2018 saw it outside the [[Carriage Repair Works|Kidderminster paintshop]] after work to make it waterproof with a hoped for conclusion in 2018newly painted roof.<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3461 SVR News 200Forum, Winter 201719 April 2018)</ref> In September 2019 it was in the paint shop receiving further repairs before proper painting can begin.
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