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[[File:{{Infobox maroon carriage|image = BR_25498_20150320.jpg |thumbcaption = BR Corridor Second 25498|300pxconstruc = BR York|rightstatus = In service|carno = M25498| livery = BR Corridor Second 25498Crimson & Cream|othernos = E25498|designed = |diagram = 146|lot = 30374|cartype = [[:Category:Carriage Type SK|SK]]|topscode = [[:Category:Carriage Type SK|AA21]]|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. No 25498 was built at York Those in 1958 to diagram number 146 of lot number 30374the 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>.

==Service and preservation==25498 arrived on the SVR was built at York in May 1983 from Heaton1958 to Diagram 146 (AA201), having been bought by the L.M.SLot 30374. & B.R. Coach Fund. It was overhauled and received a full repaint entered service in 2000, and is a regular the Eastern region in Set C1958, the where it remained throughout BR Crimson & Cream running setservice. It is now owned by The <ref>[[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd Bibliography#Other References| SVR Charitable TrustLongworth (2013)]]p.142.</ref>

25498 arrived on the SVR on 16 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 in early 2017 it underwent restoration at [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed]] (rather than the [[Carriage Repair Works]]), including roof repairs, overhauling of door locks and repaint.<ref>'Branch Lines' May 2017 e-newsletter</ref> It is a regular in [[Carriages#Set_C|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

*[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=1758 25498 on vintagecarriagestrustRailway Heritage Register On-Line]*[http://svrtrust.org.uk/our-vehicles/br/25498-2.html 25498 on svrtrust.org.uk]<br>

==See also=={{CarriageNavbox}} [[Carriages#BR Designed Coaches | List of carriagesCategory: Rolling stock owned by The SVR Charitable Trust]]<br>: [[BR 25346 Standard Corridor | Previous ]]<br>Category: [[BR 25594 Corridor Second | Next Carriage Type SK]]