BR 81013 Brake Gangwayed
BRBritish Rail or British Railways 81013 Brake Gangwayed | |
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BRBritish Rail or British Railways Gangwayed Full Brake 81013 | |
Built By | BRBritish Rail or British Railways York |
Status | In service |
Number | 81013 |
Other numbers | E81013, E84013 |
History | |
Built | 1956 |
Diagram | 711 |
Lot | 30173 |
Type | BG |
Seats | None |
1987 | Entered preservation |
2011 | Bodywork modified |
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Service
Full Gangwayed Brake (BG) E81013 was built at York in 1956 to diagram number 711 of lot 30173.[1] It was renumbered E84013 in June 1983, before being withdrawn from service in July 1986.[2]
Preservation
84013 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway from Thornton Fields via Ely in November 1987 having been acquired by SVRSevern Valley Railway(H) in response to a request from Arley for two BGs to be converted for use as Santa's Grottos.[3][4]
It was repainted in winter 1996/97 into its as-new 1957 livery of all over carmine unlined,[5] and received a further repaint in Spring 2002.[6]
It was re-modelled and repainted in 2011, including removal and plating over of two pairs of double doors on each side. It is in Post Office Maroon livery, and is normally stored at Kidderminster, being used as Santa's Grotto at Arley during December. It is owned by SVR(H).
See also
References
- ↑ Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
- ↑ Longworth (2013) p.197.
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book 9th Edition
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 87/88
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 121
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 139
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