BR Brake Second Open 9500
BR Mark 2e Brake Second Open (BSO) 9500 was built at Derby in 1972 to diagram number 108 of lot number 30838. It has 32 seats.[1]
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Eastern Rail Services fleet
It is one of a rake of Mark 2 vehicles operated by Eastern Rail Services (ERS) and based on the Mid-Norfolk Railway (MNR), where it is used on services. The rake is also from time-to-time hired to other railways, in particular the Weardale Railway for their Polar Express trains.[2]
9500 at the SVR
One such hire was in May 2017 to the SVR for the Spring Diesel Festival, its air-braking capability being used by visiting mainline locomotives. 9500 was painted in BR Intercity livery.