BR 25498 Corridor Second

BRBritish Rail or British Railways 25498 Corridor Second
BRBritish Rail or British Railways Corridor Second 25498
Built By	BRBritish Rail or British Railways York
Status	In service
Number	25498
Other numbers	M25498
History
Built	1958
Diagram	146
Lot	30374
Type	SK
Seats	48
1983	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.

No 25498 was built at York in 1958 to diagram number 146 of lot number 30374.

25498 in preservation

25498 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in May 1983 from Heaton, having been bought by the L.M.S. & B.R.British Rail or British Railways 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. It is a regular in Set C, the BRBritish Rail or British Railways Crimson & Cream running set. It is now owned by The SVR Charitable Trust.

See also

• List of carriages

References

Links

• 25498 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
• 25498 on svrtrust.org.uk