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BR 4690 Tourist Standard Open

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|construc = BR York
|status = In service
|carno = 4690E4690|livery = BR Maroon|othernos = E4690NE4690
|designed =
|diagram = 93
|lot = 30735
|cartype = [[:Category: Carriage Type TSO|TSO]]
|topscode = [[:Category: Carriage Type TSO|AC21]]
|seats = 64 standard (as built)
|built = 1957
|years6 =
|events6 =
}}is a BR Mk 1 Tourist Second Open (TSO) No 4690 was built in 1957 . The ‘Open Second’ seats 64 passengers at York tables, with three cross-vestibules to diagram number 93 lot number 30375enable speedier loading and unloading of passengers.<ref>Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey</ref>
==Service and preservation==4690 as built at York in 1957 to diagram number 93 (AC204), lot number 30375. It went into service on the Eastern Region in August 1957, where it remained apart from an allocation to the Northeast region between February 1965 and January 1968.<ref name=Longworth>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] p.59.</ref> It was originally purchased in 1982 by a private owner for use in the SVR, and arriving on the SVR from York on 25 July 1982.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> It operated for some years in crimson and cream livery. The owner then sold the carriage to the [[SVR Wolverhampton Branch]] who began fund raising to convert it to a fully-equipped disabled access coach. The [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd |SVR Rolling Stock Trust]] later became joint owner to assist with this goal, which was achieved following a major body overhaul at Rampart's Carriage Works, Derby in 2007.<ref>SVR Charitable Trust</ref>
4690 is seen photographed in March 2015 as part of the BR Maroon set. It remains jointly owned by the [[SVR Wolverhampton Branch]] and [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | The SVR Charitable Trust]].
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