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[[Carriages| List of carriages]]<br>
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[[File:GWR Brake Third 5883.JPG|thumb|200px300px|right|GWR 5883 Brake Third]]
5883 is a 57ft Corridor Brake Third (BTK) with seating for 32 passengers in 4 compartments, in addition to a large luggage compartment and Guards compartment. It was designed by CB Collett, the CME of the GWR, and built in 1934. Earlier GWR coaches were notable for their bow-ended design, but Collett discontinued this feature in 1933.
5833 was bought by the [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc. | The Great Western (SVR) Association]] in 1973 from Briton Ferry in South Wales, where it had been in use as an engineers vehicle. Following restoration, it entered service in 1976, when for a time it was used as part of the [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line#SVR Carriages used on the main line | GWR rake of carriages used on the main line]] as well as on the SVR itself. In a later overhaul, 5883 was one of the first SVR coaches to have the seating renewed with reproduction GWR-pattern upholstery.
==SourcesSee also==[[Carriages| List of carriages]]<br>: [[GWR 5804 Brake Third | Previous ]]<br>: [[GWR 6045 Bow-end Composite | Next ]] ==References==
SVR Stock Book 9th Edition<br>
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/5883.html 5883 on www.gw-svr-a.org.uk]<br>
[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=217 5883 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org]
[[Category: Carriage Type BTK]]
[[Category: Rolling stock owned by the Great Western (SVR) Association]]
