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[[File:{{Infobox carriage|image = GWR E159 BCK 6562 at Highley.jpg|thumbcaption = GWR 6562 Brake Composite|300pxconstruc = GWR Swindon|rightstatus = Overhaul in progress|GWR carno = 6562 Brake Composite|othernos = 99238|designed = Collett|diagram = E159|lot = 1589|cartype = [[:Category:Carriage Type BCK|BCK]]|built = 1938|seats = 12 first, 32 third|years1 = 1967|events1 = Preserved on SVR|years2 = |events2 = |years3 = |events3 = |years4 = |events4 = |years5 = |events5 = |years6 = |events6 = }}GWR Brake Composite (BCK) 6562 was built at Swindon in October 1938 as lot number 1589 to diagram E159. The term ‘composite’ refers to a carriage having more than one class of seating, in this case two first class and four third class compartments, together with two lavatories and a small guard’s compartment.

6562 was bought by [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc. | The Great Western (SVR) Association]] in 1967. It is the longest serving coach on the SVR, being the only survivor of first 4 to arrive on the SVR on 25 March 1967 behind locomotive [[GWR 2251 Class 3205 | GWR 3205]] (the other 3 coaches, numbers 3755, 3756 and 7285, [[Carriages formerly resident on the SVR | left the SVR]] in 1976 and are now at Didcot). Apart from repaints, it has also seen almost continuous service since' including being 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]] in the 1970s, although by 2015 it was at Bewdley awaiting an overhaul which began following the completion of [[GWR 650 Brake Third Open (Excursion) | 650]]. {{As of|20162017|1101}} it was is at [[Bewdley Carriage & Wagon Department]], externally nearly complete, with some interior work still underway.<ref>[http://forum.svra.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3461&start=30 SVR Forum]</ref>

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