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|construc = BR Wolverton
|status = In use
|carno = 3103M3103|livery = BR Maroon|othernos = M3103SC3103
|designed =
|diagram = 73
|lot = 30648
|cartype = [[:Category: Carriage Type FO|FO]]
|topscode = [[:Category: Carriage Type FO|AD11]]
|seats =
|built = 1961
|years6 =
|events6 =
}}BR Mk 1 First Open (FO) No 3103 was built in 1961 at Wolverton to diagram number 73 (AD103), lot number 30648<ref name=Longworth>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] p. 42.</ref>
==Service and preservation==It was preserved entered service in 19841961 as SC3103 in BR's Scottish region, becoming M3103 in the Midland region in February 1964.<ref name=Longworth/> Prior to preservation, and was formerly 3103 had been used as an SAS training vehicle (evidenced by broken table legs and a seat scorched by a stun grenade).<ref>vintagecarriagestrust.org</ref> It arrived on the SVR from Oxley, Wolverhampton on 23 July 1984, and was originally overhauled at Bewdley in 1997, with another overhaul and repaint in 2011 (the tyres were turned at Bristol at the same time).
3103 is painted into 1957 Maroon livery with black ends, and is seen paired with [[BR 1682 Restaurant Buffet | Buffet Restaurant carriage (RB) No 1682]] for 'Severn Valley Venturer' catering use and special services. It is owned by the [[The SVR (BR) Buffet Car Fund|SVR (BR) Buffet Car Fund]]<ref>SVR Stock Book 9th edition</ref>.
