BR 4509 Tourist Standard Open

BRBritish Rail or British Railways 4509 Tourist Standard Open
BRBritish Rail or British Railways Tourist Standard Open 4509
Built By	BRBritish Rail or British Railways York
Status	In service
Number	4509
Other numbers	GE4509
History
Built	1956
Diagram	93
Lot	30243
Type	TSO
Seats	64 standard
1982	Preserved on SVRSevern Valley Railway
Carriages

BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mark 1 Tourist Standard Open (TSO) 4509 was built at York in 1956 to diagram number 93 of lot number 30243. The ‘Open Second’ seats 64 passengers at tables, with three cross-vestibules to enable speedier loading and unloading of passengers.

4509 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in June 1982 from York. It is normally used in the BRBritish Rail or British Railways Crimson & Cream running set, and is owned by the SVR Charitable Trust.

See also

• List of carriages

References

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

Links

• 4509 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
• 4509 on svrtrust.org.uk