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BR 16169 Composite Corridor

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[[File: {{Infobox maroon carriage|image = BR_16169_20150718.jpg |thumb|300px|right| caption = BR Composite Corridor 16169 (centre)|construc = BR Derby|status = Stored|carno = 16169|othernos = M16169, 7169|designed = |diagram = 126|lot = 30665|cartype = [[:Category: Carriage Type CK|CK]]|seats = 24 first, 18 standard|built = 1961|years1 = 1989 |events1 = Preserved on SVR|years2 = |events2 = |years3 = |events3 = |years4 = |events4 = |years5 = |events5 = |years6 = |events6 = }}16169 is a BR Mark 1 Corridor Composite (CK) 16169 was built at Derby in 1961 carriage. The term 'composite refers to diagram number 126the use of more than one class of seating, lot number 30665in this case four first class compartments and three second class compartments. In 1984 it was renumbered as 7169For 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>
16169 arrived on the SVR was built at Derby in August 1989 from Heaton1961 to diagram number 126, Newcastle having been purchased by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]]lot number 30665. It has seen use in the BR Maroon set, but by 2006 was described by the <ref>Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey </ref> In 1984 it was renumbered as "externally very shabby and due for refurbishment"7169.
16169 was withdrawn from service by BR at Heaton, Newcastle in 1988, where it had been in use on cross-country services. It arrived on the SVR in August 1989 been purchased by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]].<ref name==Sources==Stockbook/> It has seen use in the BR Maroon set, but by 2006 was described by the Railway Heritage Register Carriage Surveyas "externally very shabby and due for refurbishment". When photographed in July 2015 it was stored in [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed]] awaiting overhaul. ==See also==*[[Carriages#BR Designed Coaches | List of carriages]] ==References==<brreferences />SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition
==Links==
*[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=1644 16169 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br>
==See also==
[[Carriages#BR Designed Coaches | List of carriages]]<br>
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