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{{As of|2017}} 4345 is normally used in the BR Crimson & Cream running set.
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|construc = BRCW
|status = In use
|carno = 4345E4345|livery = BR Crimson & Cream
|othernos = M4345, GE4345
|designed =
|lot = 20207
|cartype = [[:Category:Carriage Type TSO|TSO]]
|topscode = [[:Category:Carriage Type TSO|AC21]]
|seats = 64 standard
|built = 1957
==Service==
4345 was built by BRCW in 1957 to diagram number 93 of (AC204), lot number 20207. In It entered service as E4345 in March 1957, briefly becoming W4345 in September 1985 before returning to the Eastern region as E4345 in April 1986.<ref name=Longworth>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] p.54.</ref> During time in the Eastern region it carried the numbers M4345 and may have been numbered GE4345, signifying allocation to BR’s London Midland and Great Eastern lines.<ref>Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey</ref>
In 1985, 4345 and class mate [[BR 4593 Tourist Standard Open|4593]] formed part of the GW 150 exhibition set used by BR, for which they received commemorative tables and other modifications to the interior decor.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>
4345 received a repaint at Kidderminster on arrival, retaining the BR(W) chocolate and cream livery which it had carried in the Exhibition train.<ref>SVR News 89</ref> It remained in this livery until April 1994 when, at the request of owners the [[Arley Station Fund]], it was repainted into BR crimson and cream livery during a three month overhaul in Bewdley Paint Shop.<ref>SVR News 112</ref>
4345 was used between 1995 and 1997 in the filming of the BBC comedy series [[Oh, Doctor Beeching!]] along with [[BR 9220 Brake Standard Open|BSO 9220]], [[BR 1853 Restaurant Miniature Buffet|RMB 1853]] and [[46521|Ivatt 2MT 46521]].<ref>[httphttps://forum.svrasvr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3372 SVR-Online forum]</ref>
On [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2000-2009#2009|Monday 28 September 2009]], 4345 was the coach next to [[43106| LMS 43106]] when the locomotive’s tender became [[Accidents#Hampton_Loade_derailment|derailed]] at [[Hampton Loade]]. One of 4345’s buffers was trapped under the derailed tender and had to be removed on site. Other damage to 4345 was relatively minor, although the steam heat shut-off cock on the buffer beam was smashed to pieces while the buckeye coupling and draw bar were also affected. Repairs were carried out at [[Carriage Repair Works|Kidderminster]] in time for the carriage to be available for traffic the following weekend.<ref>SVR News 168</ref>
==See also==
==Links==
*[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=1323 4345 on vintagecarriagestrust.orgRailway Heritage Register On-Line]<br>
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