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BR 25498 Corridor Second

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[[File:{{Infobox maroon carriage|image = BR_25498_20150320.jpg |thumbcaption = BR Corridor Second 25498|300pxconstruc = BR York|rightstatus = In service| BR Corridor Second carno = 25498|othernos = M25498|designed = |diagram = 146|lot = 30374|cartype = [[:Category:Carriage Type SK|SK]]|seats = 48|built = 1958|years1 = 1983|events1 = Entered preservation|years2 = |events2 = |years3 = |events3 = |years4 = |events4 = |years5 = |events5 = |years6 = |events6 = }}The BR Mark 1 Corridor Second (SK) was the most prolific class of BR standard coachthe Mark 1 passenger stock, with over 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.<ref name = StockBook>SVR Stock Book 9th edition</ref><ref name = SVRCT>SVR Charitable Trust</ref> No 25498 was built at York in 1958 to diagram number 146 of lot number 30374. <ref>Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey</ref>
25498 arrived on the SVR in May 1983 from Heaton, having been bought by the L.M.S. & B.R. Coach Fund. It was overhauled and received a full repaint in 2000, and is a regular in Set C, the BR Crimson & Cream running set. It is now owned by The [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | SVR Charitable Trust]].
==SourcesSee also==*[[Carriages#BR Designed Coaches | List of carriages]] ==References==Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey<brreferences />SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition
==Links==
*[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=1758 25498 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br>*[http://svrtrust.org.uk/our-vehicles/br/25498-2.html 25498 on svrtrust.org.uk]
==See also==[[Carriages#BR Designed Coaches | List of carriages]]<br>: [[BR 25346 Standard Corridor | Previous ]]<br>: [[BR 25594 Corridor Second | Next ]]{{CarriageNavbox}}
[[Category: Rolling stock owned by The SVR Charitable Trust]]
[[Category: Carriage Type SK]]
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