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BR 9220 Brake Standard Open

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{{Infobox crimson and cream carriage
|image = BR_9220_20150411BR 9220 20190720.jpg
|caption = BR Brake Standard Open 9220
|construc = BR Doncaster
|status = In service
|carno = 9220E9220|livery = BR Crimson & Cream|othernos = E9220, M9220
|designed =
|diagram = 183
|lot = 30170
|cartype = [[:Category: Carriage Type BSO|BSO]]
|topscode = [[:Category: Carriage Type BSO|AE21]]
|seats = 39 standard
|built = 1955
|years6 =
|events6 =
}}9220 is a BR Mark 1 Brake Standard Open (BSO) 9220 was built at Doncaster in 1955 to diagram number 183 of lot number 30170.<ref>Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey</ref> 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 BR's Eastern Region but later moved to the Midlands Region. It arrived on the SVR in February 1973 from Leicester, where it had been where it was in use as a guards training vehicleOctober 1968.<ref>SVR Stock Book 9th edition</ref><ref name = SVRTLongworth>SVR Charitable Trust[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] p.83.</ref> It received a full overhaul at Bridgnorth after arrival, and is now in Crimson and Cream livery.
9220 arrived on the SVR on 12 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 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/><gallery>BR_9220_20150411.jpg|9220 in April 2015</gallery>
==See also==
==Links==
*[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=1522 9220 on vintagecarriagestrust.orgRailway Heritage Register On-Line]
*[http://svrtrust.org.uk/our-vehicles/br/9220-2.html 9220 on svrtrust.org.uk]
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