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9220 arrived on the SVR in February 1973 from Leicester, where it had been where it was in use as a guards training vehicle.<ref>SVR Stock Book 9th edition</ref><ref name = SVRT>SVR Charitable Trust</ref>  It received a full overhaul at Bridgnorth after arrival, and is now in Crimson and Cream livery.   
 
9220 arrived on the SVR in February 1973 from Leicester, where it had been where it was in use as a guards training vehicle.<ref>SVR Stock Book 9th edition</ref><ref name = SVRT>SVR Charitable Trust</ref>  It received a full overhaul at Bridgnorth after arrival, and is now in Crimson and Cream livery.   
  
9220 is seen photographed at Bewdley in April 2015. It has been owned by the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | SVR Charitable Trust]] since 2007.<ref name = SVRT/>
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9220 is seen below photographed at Bewdley in April 2015. It has been owned by the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | SVR Charitable Trust]] since 2007.<ref name = SVRT/>
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BR_9220_20150411.jpg|9220 in April 2015
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==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 15:10, 14 November 2019

BRBritish Rail or British Railways 9220 Brake Standard Open
BR 9220 20190720.jpg
BRBritish Rail or British Railways Brake Standard Open 9220
Built By BRBritish Rail or British Railways Doncaster
Status In service
Number E9220
Livery BRBritish Rail or British Railways Crimson & Cream
Other numbers M9220
History
Built 1955
Diagram 183
Lot 30170
Type BSO
TOPS code AE21
Seats 39 standard
1973 Preserved on SVRSevern Valley Railway

Carriages

9220 is a BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mark 1 Brake Standard Open (BSO). Seating capacity is reduced from 64 passengers in the normal ‘Open Second’ to 39 passengers, by provision of a Guard’s compartment and luggage compartment.

Service and preservation

9220 was built at Doncaster in 1955 to diagram number 183 (AE201), It began life in BRBritish Rail or British Railways's Eastern Region but later moved to the Midlands Region in October 1968.[1]

9220 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in February 1973 from Leicester, where it had been where it was in use as a guards training vehicle.[2][3] It received a full overhaul at Bridgnorth after arrival, and is now in Crimson and Cream livery.

9220 is seen below photographed at Bewdley in April 2015. It has been owned by the SVR Charitable Trust since 2007.[3]

See also

References

  1. Longworth (2013) p.83.
  2. SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book 9th edition
  3. 3.0 3.1 SVRSevern Valley Railway Charitable Trust

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