Difference between revisions of "BR 3109 First Open"
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|construc = BR Swindon | |construc = BR Swindon | ||
|status = In use | |status = In use | ||
− | |carno = | + | |carno = W3109 |
− | |othernos = M3109, | + | |livery = BR Chocolate & Cream |
+ | |othernos = M3109, 99123, 123 'Grace' | ||
|designed = | |designed = | ||
|diagram = 73 | |diagram = 73 | ||
|lot = 30697 | |lot = 30697 | ||
|cartype = [[:Category: Carriage Type FO|FO]] | |cartype = [[:Category: Carriage Type FO|FO]] | ||
+ | |topscode = [[:Category: Carriage Type FO|AD11]] | ||
|seats = | |seats = | ||
|built = 1961 | |built = 1961 | ||
|years1 = 1984 | |years1 = 1984 | ||
− | |events1 = Preserved | + | |events1 = Preserved |
− | |years2 = | + | |years2 = 1996 |
− | |events2 = | + | |events2 = Arrived on SVR |
|years3 = | |years3 = | ||
|events3 = | |events3 = | ||
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}}[[File:Seating_bay,_3109.jpg|thumb|300px|right|3109 currently runs as a Restaurant Car in the Severn Valley Limited.]] | }}[[File:Seating_bay,_3109.jpg|thumb|300px|right|3109 currently runs as a Restaurant Car in the Severn Valley Limited.]] | ||
− | BR Mk 1 First Open (FO) No 3109 was built | + | BR Mk 1 First Open (FO) No 3109 was built 1962-3 at Swindon to diagram number 73 (AD103), lot number 30697. |
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+ | ==Service and preservation== | ||
+ | 3109 entered service as M3109 in BR's Midland region in January 1963.<ref name=Longworth>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] p.44.</ref> In November 1984 it received a Private Owner number, PULR99123, later shortened to 123 and named 'Grace' as part of Waterman Railways charter fleet at Bounds Green. It was one of three carriages, together with [[Carriages formerly resident on the SVR#Carriages formerly at the SVR but later moved elsewhere | FO 3106]] and [[Carriages formerly resident on the SVR#Carriages scrapped while at the SVR | RBR 1678]], which were acquired from there by the SVR in 1996, initially on lease but subsequently purchased by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]]. | ||
It is usually used by the SVR as a restaurant vehicle, having seen use in both the Severn Valley Limited and Severn Valley Venturer dining sets. | It is usually used by the SVR as a restaurant vehicle, having seen use in both the Severn Valley Limited and Severn Valley Venturer dining sets. |
Revision as of 15:25, 31 August 2018
BRBritish Rail or British Railways 3109 First Open | |
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BRBritish Rail or British Railways First Open 3109 (Gareth Price) | |
Built By | BRBritish Rail or British Railways Swindon |
Status | In use |
Number | W3109 |
Livery | BRBritish Rail or British Railways Chocolate & Cream |
Other numbers | M3109, 99123, 123 'Grace' |
History | |
Built | 1961 |
Diagram | 73 |
Lot | 30697 |
Type | FO |
TOPS code | AD11 |
1984 | Preserved |
1996 | Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mk 1 First Open (FO) No 3109 was built 1962-3 at Swindon to diagram number 73 (AD103), lot number 30697.
Service and preservation
3109 entered service as M3109 in BRBritish Rail or British Railways's Midland region in January 1963.[1] In November 1984 it received a Private Owner number, PULR99123, later shortened to 123 and named 'Grace' as part of Waterman Railways charter fleet at Bounds Green. It was one of three carriages, together with FO 3106 and RBR 1678, which were acquired from there by the SVRSevern Valley Railway in 1996, initially on lease but subsequently purchased by SVR(H).
It is usually used by the SVRSevern Valley Railway as a restaurant vehicle, having seen use in both the Severn Valley Limited and Severn Valley Venturer dining sets.
See also
References
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
Links
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- ↑ Longworth (2013) p.44.