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[[File: BR_3109_GarethPrice.jpg|thumb|300px|right|BR First Open 3109 (Photo: Gareth Price)]]
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{{Infobox carriage
BR Mk 1 First Open (FO) No 3109 was built 1961 at Swindon to diagram number 73 lot number 30697.  It was initially preserved in 1984 as part of Waterman Railways charter fleet at Bounds Green.  It came to the SVR in 1996, initially on lease, but was subsequently purchased by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]].
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|image      = BR_3109_GarethPrice.jpg
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|caption    = BR First Open 3109 (Gareth Price)
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|construc  = BR Swindon
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|status    = In use
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|carno      = W3109
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|livery    = BR Chocolate & Cream
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|othernos  = M3109, 99123, 123 'Grace'
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|designed  =
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|diagram    = 73
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|lot        = 30697
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|cartype    = [[:Category: Carriage Type FO|FO]]
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|topscode  = [[:Category: Carriage Type FO|AD11]]
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|seats      =
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|built      = 1961
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|years1    = 1984
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|events1    = Preserved
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|years2    = 1996
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|events2    = Arrived on SVR
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}}[[File:Seating_bay,_3109.jpg|thumb|300px|right|3109 in use as a Restaurant Car in the Severn Valley Limited.]]
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BR Mk 1 First Open (FO) No 3109 was built 1962-3 at Swindon to diagram number 73 (AD103), lot number 30697.   
  
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.
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==Service and preservation==
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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)]].  
  
==Sources==
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It has regularly been used by the SVR as a restaurant vehicle, having formed part of both the Severn Valley Limited and Severn Valley Venturer dining sets. {{As of|2019}} it has been de-classified and transferred into general passenger service.
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==See also==
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*[[Carriages#BR Designed Coaches | List of carriages]]
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*[[Severn Valley Venturer]]
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==References==
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<references/>
 
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey<br>
 
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey<br>
 
SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition
 
SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=1228 3109 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br>
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*[http://www.cs.rhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=1228 3109 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line]
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==See also==
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[[Carriages#BR Designed Coaches | List of carriages]]<br>
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[[Category: Carriage Type FO]]
: [[BR 3103 First Open |  Previous ]]<br>
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[[Category: Rolling stock owned by SVR(H)]]
: [[BR 4345 Tourist Standard Open |  Next ]]
 

Revision as of 17:02, 14 May 2019

BRBritish Rail or British Railways 3109 First Open
BR 3109 GarethPrice.jpg
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

Carriages

3109 in use as a Restaurant Car in the Severn Valley Limited.

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 has regularly been used by the SVRSevern Valley Railway as a restaurant vehicle, having formed part of both the Severn Valley Limited and Severn Valley Venturer dining sets. As of 2019 it has been de-classified and transferred into general passenger service.

See also

References

  1. Longworth (2013) p.44.

Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition

Links