BR 4550 Tourist Standard Open

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BRBritish Rail or British Railways 4550 Tourist Standard Open
BR 4550 20150307.jpg
BRBritish Rail or British Railways Tourist Standard Open 4550
Built By BRBritish Rail or British Railways York
Status In service
Number 4550
Other numbers E4550
History
Built 1956
Diagram 93
Lot 30243
Type TSO
Seats 64 standard
1984 Preserved on SVRSevern Valley Railway

Carriages

BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mk 1 Tourist Second Open (TSO) No 4550 was built in 1956 at York to diagram number 93 lot number 30243.


Preservation

It was preserved in 1984 and is seen photographed in March 2015 as part of the BRBritish Rail or British Railways Maroon set. It was moved into the Kidderminster Carriage Works for attention in September 2016 in what turned out to be a major repair to one of the toilet floors, to doors and paintwork, which was completed in February 2017.

It is owned by The 75069 Fund.

See also

List of preservation groups
The 75069 Fund
List of carriages

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References

Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey


Links

4550 on vintagecarriagestrust.org