BR 25771 Corridor Second

BR 25771 Corridor Second
BR Corridor Second 25771 (Gareth Price)
Built By	BR Derby
Status	In service
Number	25771
Other numbers	M25771, 18771
History
Built	1961
Diagram	146
Lot	30685
Type	SK
Seats	48
1986	Entered preservation
Carriages

The BR 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.

BR Mark 1 Corridor Second (SK) 25771 was built at Derby in 1961 to diagram number 146 of lot number 30685.

25771 arrived on the SVR in September 1986 from London’s Old Oak Common, courtesy of the 75069 Fund. It was formerly part of the BR Maroon running set but has spent some time in Kidderminster Carriage Works, having been photographed there in 2007 for the Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey and in May 2015 on Facebook.

In 2015 25771 was thoroughly overhauled at Kidderminster Carriage works and outshopped in a later variant of BR maroon livery-with maroon ends. Appropriately the interior is typical of latter day Mk 1, being clad with light grey patterned Formica. For the present its primary function is to replace vehicles from Set N that are withdrawn in turn for overhaul, but once that programme is completed this very useful carriage is certain to quickly find other work.

See also

• List of carriages

Links

• 25771 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
• Photos from Richard Herington's post
• Photos from Sharpo's World 2002 and 2005