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[[File:{{Infobox maroon carriage|image = BR_3103_20150307.jpg |thumbcaption = BR First Open 3103|300pxconstruc = BR Wolverton|status = In use|rightcarno = M3103| livery = BR First Open 3103Maroon|othernos = SC3103|designed = |diagram = 73|lot = 30648|cartype = [[:Category: Carriage Type FO|FO]]|topscode = [[:Category: Carriage Type FO|AD11]]|seats = |built = 1961|years1 = 1984 |events1 = Preserved on SVR|years2 = |events2 = |years3 = |events3 = |years4 = |events4 = |years5 = |events5 = |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> 128 of these vehicles were built 1954-1964, the earliest open to diagram 71 had end doors only, but this diagram had two saloons separated by a cross gangway with centre doors. It was fitted with Commonwealth bogies from new.
==See also==
[[Carriages#BR Designed Coaches | List of carriages]]<br>
: [[BR 3083 Experimental Open | Previous ]]<br>
: [[BR 3109 First Open | Next ]]
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==Service and preservation==It was preserved entered service in 1961 as SC3103 in BR's Scottish region, becoming M3103 in the Midland region in 1984February 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>.
==SourcesSee also==*[[Carriages#BR Designed Coaches | List of carriages]]*[[Severn Valley Venturer]] ==References==
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey<br>
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==Links==
*[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=1224 3103 on vintagecarriagestrust.orgRailway Heritage Register On-Line]<br>
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[[Category: Carriage Type FO]]
