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|carno = E3083|livery = BR 3083Maroon|othernos = W3083

}}[[File: BR_3083_20180602.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Interior view of 3083]]First Open (FO) No 3083 is one of 14 experimental BR Mk1 carriages built in 1957 by a variety of contractors and BR workshops to trial new designs, evaluate public opinion and test the durability of new fittings.

==3083 in service and preservationService==Built Prototype Open First 3083 was built at the former LNER workshops at Doncasterin 1957 to diagram 74, the interior design Lot 30372. As built it had a weight of 3083 incorporated LNER style teak matchboard linings 33 tons and aluminium trim, was fitted with reclining rotating seatsBR1 bogies. The Externally, the window spacing is also different from standard Mk 1.

Withdrawn from BR service at London's Old Oak Common in 1972The interior design incorporated LNER style teak matchboard linings and aluminium trim, it was put with 36 reclining rotating seats in to service immediately upon its arrival on 2+1 arrangement and two lavatories at one end of the SVR in February 1973, still in InterCity blue & grey liverycarriage. Since then it has been repainted in BR Crimson & Cream (1974)Although classed as a ‘Gangwayed Open’, BR Western Region Chocolate & Cream (1980), BR Maroon (1990), BR Eastern Region Mock Teak (1999) and BR Maroon again (2009)the seating areas are separated from the centre vestibule by swing doors.<ref>Information panel inside Fluorescent lighting is used within the carriage</ref><ref>SVR Stock Book 9th Edition</ref> .

The carriage entered service in BR’s Eastern Region in June 1957 numbered E3083. In July 1965 it was renumbered W3083 with a transfer to the Western Region. It was finally withdrawn from BR service at London's Old Oak Common in August 1972<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013) p. 42.]]</ref><ref name=SB9>SVR Stock Book 9th Edition</ref>.  ==Preservation==3083 arrived from Old Oak Common on 12 February 1973 and was put into service immediately after arrival, still in InterCity blue & grey livery.<ref name=panel>Information panel inside carriage</ref> It was repainted into BR Crimson & Cream in 1974-75, initially at Hampton Loade and completed at Bridgnorth.<ref>SVR News 36</ref> 3083 was withdrawn from service again in March 1978 to be repainted into BR Western Region brown and cream livery for use with the dining car train.<ref>SVR News 50</ref> It returned to service in early 1979 and continued until Spring 1985 when it was withdrawn requiring attention to leaking windows and re-covering of the seats. A quick repaint into BR Maroon was envisaged,<ref>SVR News 75</ref> but in the event an extended heavy general repair was undertaken which began in December 1985<ref>SVR News 79</ref> and was finally completed during 1990 with the carriage re-entering service in BR Maroon livery.<ref>SVR News 97</ref> In 1999 3083 was reallocated for a period of use in the LNER Teak set. In summer of that year the carriage was repainted in BR Eastern Region Mock Teak using a process known as ‘scumble-graining’. This type of finish was used on LNER steel-bodied Thompson coaches towards the end of the LNER era in 1946-48.<ref>SVR News 129/132</ref> 3083 received a further overhaul in mid-2009, reverting to 1957 BR Maroon livery with black ends and gutters but without the ‘roundels’ which were introduced later by BR.<ref>SVR News 169</ref> It moved to [[Bridgnorth Loco Works|Bridgnorth Loco Works paint shop]] during 2020 for a repaint.<ref>SVR News 210</ref>  For current SVR use, the coach has been declassified (i.e. is now 'standard' class), and the seats have been locked so they no longer rotate. 3083 is often used to extend one of the regular carriage sets. The carriage is owned by [[SVR(H)]]<ref name=SB9/>.

*[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=1218 3083 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org in mock teak liveryRailway Heritage Register On-Line]