BR 25346 Standard Corridor

BRBritish Rail or British Railways 25346 Standard Corridor
BRBritish Rail or British Railways Corridor Second 25346
Built By	BRBritish Rail or British Railways Wolverton
Status	In service
Number	25346
Other numbers	M24839
History
Built	1957
Diagram	146
Lot	30349
Type	SK
Seats	48
1982	Entered preservation
Carriages

The BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mark 1 Corridor Second (SK) was the most prolific of the Mark 1 passenger stock, with more than 2,200 built. Those in the Western and Southern regions seated eight per compartment, while those on Midland and Eastern routes seated six per compartment. Early examples featured veneered walls, while later batches used formica laminates. The SKs were an early candidate for withdrawal, being replaced by Mark 2 Open, HST sets and Networker Turbo units.

BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mk 1 Corridor Second (SK) No 25346 was built in 1957 at Wolverton to diagram number 146 lot number 30349. Lot 30349 was unique in having single-bolster bogies, but 25346 has since been fitted with standard bogies.

It was overhauled at York just before being withdrawn in 1982, from where it was acquired by the LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway and BRBritish Rail or British Railways Coach Fund. It began life on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in InterCity blue and grey livery, before being repainted into its original Carmine and Cream in 1984. A further repaint into Maroon livery took place in 2002.

It was last overhauled in 2010, and is seen photographed in March 2015 as part of the BRBritish Rail or British Railways Maroon set. It is now owned by the SVR Charitable Trust.

Its appearance was improved in mid-2016 by a "quick repaint". It remains in BRBritish Rail or British Railways Maroon livery.

See also

• List of carriages

Links

• 25346 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
• 25346 on svrtrust.org.uk