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|lot = 1514
|cartype = [[:Category:Carriage Type BTK|BTK]]
|length = 57ft 0in
|weight = 29t 17cwt
|built = 1934
|seats = 32 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 Actress Joan Hickson travelled in one of the compartments during filming of [[Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: 4:50 from Paddington]] in 1987.<ref name=SVR149>SVR News 149</ref> 5883 underwent an overhaul in 1991-92 and again in 2004.<ref name=SVR149/> During a later overhaul, 5883 it was one of the first SVR coaches to have the seating renewed with reproduction GWR-pattern upholstery.
==See also==
==Links==
*[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/5883.html 5883 on www.gw-svr-a.org.uk]<br>*[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=217 5883 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.orgRailway Heritage Register On-Line]
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