BR 4399 Tourist Standard Open

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BR 4399 Tourist Standard Open
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BR Tourist Standard Open 4399
Built By BR Doncaster
Status Restoration in progress
Number BR 3083
History
Built 1957
Diagram 93
Lot 30319
Type TSO
Seats 64 standard
1983 Preserved on SVR

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4399 in service

BR Mark 1 Tourist Standard Open (TSO) 4399 was built in 1956 to diagram number 93 of lot number 30219. Interestingly, it was built in two separate locations. The chassis was one of a job lot constructed in Swindon, which was then moved, like flat goods wagons, down to Ashford in Kent, where the rest of the body was added.[1] The established practice of building coaches for the home region was coming to an end, and 4399 went into service on the Eastern Region. It lasted in British Rail service until 1983 when the new Inter-City high-speed trains made it redundant. The ‘Open Second’ seats 64 passengers at tables, with three cross-vestibules to enable speedier loading and unloading of passengers.

4399 in preservation

4399 arrived on the SVR in May 1983 from Heaton, being at that time privately owned by D Randall and P Fitzwater. 4399 ran for several years in BR blue and grey livery, until the Carriage & Wagon gang at Bridgnorth took it back to 1950s maroon with a quick repaint. However, it soon came out of service and languished in storage for many years. It is now owned by the SVR Charitable Trust. As of 2017 it is at Bridgnorth undergoing restoration and modification to include disabled access in a similar manner to 4690, for which it was recently awarded grant funding.[2] 4399 will be finished in the early BR livery of crimson and cream, as built, and will run in Set C.

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For 101 years between 1862 and 1963, the Severn Valley Railway formed part of the national railway network, running for 40 miles between Hartlebury and Shrewsbury. Established as a separate company, it was mainly operated by the Great Western Railway (GWRGreat Western Railway) and later by British Railways (BRBritish Rail or British Railways).

The present day Severn Valley Railway (SVRSevern Valley Railway) was established in 1965 to preserve part of the line as a heritage railway. Today it has six stations and two halts and runs for 16 miles along the Severn Valley between Bridgnorth in Shropshire and Kidderminster in Worcestershire, following the course of the River Severn for much of its route. Operations involve a mixture of steam and heritage diesel-hauled services.

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