Difference between revisions of "BR Brake Corridor Composite 21249"
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[[File:BR Brake Corridor Composite 21249.jpg|thumb|300px|right|BR Brake Corridor Composite 21249 at Bewdley in 2015]] | [[File:BR Brake Corridor Composite 21249.jpg|thumb|300px|right|BR Brake Corridor Composite 21249 at Bewdley in 2015]] | ||
| − | + | '''Brake Corridor Composite 21249''' was built at Swindon in 1961. A description of the type can be found on the page for sister BCK vehicle [[BR 21254 Brake Composite Corridor|21254]], which resides on the SVR. | |
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| + | After mainline service, 21249 had a spell in the departmental fleet before preservation in 1981 as part of the SLOA set. It subsequently had spells with Pullman Rail, the Lavender Line, Telford Steam Railway and GCR (Nottingham). | ||
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| + | It was rebuilt in 2008, and is now owned by the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust. It is used as one of their two mainline support coaches for LNER-design A1 class 60163 Tornado. It accompanied Tornado on visits to the SVR in October 2015, September and November 2016, March 2018 and November 2019. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
*[http://www.cs.rhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=1679 21249 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line] | *[http://www.cs.rhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=1679 21249 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line] | ||
| + | *[https://www.a1steam.com/ A1 Steam Locomotive Trust] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:58, 3 June 2023
Brake Corridor CompositeCarriage having more than one class of seating, ie First and Third or latterly First and Standard. 21249 was built at Swindon in 1961. A description of the type can be found on the page for sister BCK vehicle 21254, which resides on the SVRSevern Valley Railway.
After mainline service, 21249 had a spell in the departmental fleet before preservation in 1981 as part of the SLOASteam Locomotive Operators Association, formed in 1975 to bring together and assist operators wishing to run steam on the main line set. It subsequently had spells with Pullman Rail, the Lavender Line, Telford Steam RailwayTelford Horsehay Steam Trust Limited, a Charitable heritage railway located at Horsehay, Telford with proposals for running heritage trains into the Ironbridge Gorge and onto the former GWR Severn Valley branch. and GCRGreat Central Railway (Nottingham).
It was rebuilt in 2008, and is now owned by the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust. It is used as one of their two mainline support coaches for LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway-design A1 class 60163 Tornado. It accompanied Tornado on visits to the SVRSevern Valley Railway in October 2015, September and November 2016, March 2018 and November 2019.
