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[[File: BR_3083_20150307.jpg |thumb|200px|right| BR Experimental Open 3083]]
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|caption    = BR 3083 in 2015
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|construc  = BR Doncaster
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|status    = In use
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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.
 
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.
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Built at the former LNER workshops at Doncaster, the interior design of 3083 incorporated LNER style teak matchboard linings and aluminium trim, with reclining rotating seats.  The window spacing is also different from standard Mk 1.
 
Built at the former LNER workshops at Doncaster, the interior design of 3083 incorporated LNER style teak matchboard linings and aluminium trim, with reclining rotating seats.  The window spacing is also different from standard Mk 1.
  
 
Withdrawn from BR in 1972, it was put in to service immediately upon its arrival on the SVR in February 1973, still in InterCity blue & grey livery. Since then it has been repainted in BR Crimson & Cream (1974), BR Western Region Chocolate & Cream (1980), BR Maroon (1990), BR Eastern Region Mock Teak (1999) and BR Maroon again (2009)<ref>Information panel inside carriage</ref>. In SVR use the coach has been declassified (i.e. is now 'standard' class), and the seats locked so they no longer rotate.
 
Withdrawn from BR in 1972, it was put in to service immediately upon its arrival on the SVR in February 1973, still in InterCity blue & grey livery. Since then it has been repainted in BR Crimson & Cream (1974), BR Western Region Chocolate & Cream (1980), BR Maroon (1990), BR Eastern Region Mock Teak (1999) and BR Maroon again (2009)<ref>Information panel inside carriage</ref>. In SVR use the coach has been declassified (i.e. is now 'standard' class), and the seats locked so they no longer rotate.
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==See also==
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[[Carriages#BR Designed Coaches | List of carriages]]<br>
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: [[BR 1856 Restaurant Miniature Buffet |  Previous ]]<br>
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: [[BR 3103 First Open |  Next ]]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=1218 3083 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org in mock teak livery]
 
[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=1218 3083 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org in mock teak livery]
  
==See also==
 
[[Carriages#BR Designed Coaches | List of carriages]]<br>
 
: [[BR 1856 Restaurant Miniature Buffet |  Previous ]]<br>
 
: [[BR 3103 First Open |  Next ]]
 
  
 
[[Category: Carriage Type FO]]
 
[[Category: Carriage Type FO]]

Revision as of 20:52, 28 June 2016

BRBritish Rail or British Railways 3083 Experimental Open
BR 3083 20150307.jpg
BRBritish Rail or British Railways 3083 in 2015
Built By BRBritish Rail or British Railways Doncaster
Status In use
Number BRBritish Rail or British Railways 3083
History
Built 1957
Type FO
1972 Withdrawn by BRBritish Rail or British Railways
1973 Entered service on SVRSevern Valley Railway

Carriages

First Open (FO) No 3083 is one of 14 experimental BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mk1 carriages built in 1957 by a variety of contractors and BRBritish Rail or British Railways workshops to trial new designs, evaluate public opinion and test the durability of new fittings.

Built at the former LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway workshops at Doncaster, the interior design of 3083 incorporated LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway style teak matchboard linings and aluminium trim, with reclining rotating seats. The window spacing is also different from standard Mk 1.

Withdrawn from BRBritish Rail or British Railways in 1972, it was put in to service immediately upon its arrival on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in February 1973, still in InterCity blue & grey livery. Since then it has been repainted in BRBritish Rail or British Railways Crimson & Cream (1974), BRBritish Rail or British Railways Western Region Chocolate & Cream (1980), BRBritish Rail or British Railways Maroon (1990), BRBritish Rail or British Railways Eastern Region Mock Teak (1999) and BRBritish Rail or British Railways Maroon again (2009)[1]. In SVRSevern Valley Railway use the coach has been declassified (i.e. is now 'standard' class), and the seats locked so they no longer rotate.

See also

List of carriages

Previous
Next

References

  1. Information panel inside carriage

Links

3083 on www.gwr813.org in BR Maroon
3083 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org in mock teak livery