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|lot = 1281
|cartype = Snake C, [[:Category:Carriage Type BG|BG]]
|length = 56ft 11¼in
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|seats = None
|built = 1922
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}}GWR Churchward toplight 'Snake C' Passenger Brake (BG) No 261 was built in 1922. Sister [[GWR 1145 Toplight 'Snake C' Passenger Brake|1145]] is also on the SVR. Accommodation consisted of a guard’s compartment situated between two luggage vans, with a corridor along one side to allow passengers to pass through.
It was first preserved in 1982 by the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway for potential use as a catering vehicle. It moved to the SVR in , arriving on 19 March 1996, and was then privately owned. It is now situated adjacent to [[Highley Signal Boxsignal box]], where it is used for temporary overnight accommodation.
==See also==
==Links==
*[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=62 261 on vintagecarriagestrust.orgRailway Heritage Register On-Line]<br>
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[[Category: Carriage Type BG]]
