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{{Infobox maroon carriage
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|image      = LMS 12992 20150718.jpg
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|caption    = LMS 12992 Corridor Third
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|construc  = BRCW for BR
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|status    = In service
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|carno      = 12992
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|designed  = Stanier
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|diagram    = 2119
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|lot        = 1484
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|cartype    = [[:Category:BR Carriage classification codes#LMS Codes|CF]], [[:Category: Carriage Type TK|TK]]
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|length    = 57ft
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|weight    = 30T
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|seats      = 42 third
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|built      = 1949
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|years1    = 1972
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|events1    = Arrived on SVR
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}}Although the LMS was active in building Open carriages following the appointment of W A (later Sir William) Stanier as CME, they continued to build some Corridor Thirds at the same time.  Corridor Third (TK) 12992 was built for BR to Stanier’s design in 1949 by BRC&W at Smethwick, as lot number 1484 to diagram number 2119 and entered service in BR Crimson & Cream livery.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Jenkinson & Essery (1977)]] p. 109.</ref>.
  
12992 was built in 1949 and is owned by [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | The SVR Charitable Trust]].
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==12992 in preservation==
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Following service, 12992 was purchased in working order, arriving on the SVR from Plymouth on 9 December 1972.  It ran on SVR services until 1984, when it was withdrawn for a full rebuild.  It also received a repaint at [[Carriage Repair Works|Kidderminster Carriage Repair Works]] in 1997.
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The former owning group, the ‘LMS & BR Coach Fund’ donated all its vehicles to [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | The SVR Charitable Trust]] in 2007.
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12992 forms part of [[Carriages#Set_L|Set L]], the LMS Maroon set in pre-War LMD livery, notwithstanding that it was not built until after nationalisation.
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==See also==
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[[Carriages| List of carriages]]
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==References==
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<references />
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SVR Stock Book 9th Edition<br>
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Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
[http://www.gwr813.org/LMS12992.htm 12992 on www.gwr813.org]<br>
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*[http://www.cs.rhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=696 12992 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line]
[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=696 12992 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br>
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*[http://svrtrust.org.uk/our-vehicles/lms/12992-2.html 12292 on svrtrust.org.uk]
[http://svrtrust.org.uk/our-vehicles/lms/12992-2.html 12292 on svrtrust.org.uk]
 
  
==See also==
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[[Carriages| List of carriages]]<br>
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[[Category: Rolling stock owned by The SVR Charitable Trust]]
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[[Category: Carriage Type TK]]

Revision as of 16:46, 12 November 2019

LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway 12992 Corridor Third
LMS 12992 20150718.jpg
LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway 12992 Corridor Third
Built By BRCWBirmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company for BRBritish Rail or British Railways
Status In service
Number 12992
History
Built 1949
Designed By StanierWilliam Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932-1944
Diagram 2119
Lot 1484
Type CF, TK
Length 57ft
Weight 30T
Seats 42 third
1972 Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway

Carriages

Although the LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway was active in building Open carriages following the appointment of W A (later Sir William) StanierWilliam Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932-1944 as CMEChief Mechanical Engineer, they continued to build some Corridor Thirds at the same time. Corridor Third (TK) 12992 was built for BRBritish Rail or British Railways to StanierWilliam Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932-1944’s design in 1949 by BRC&WBirmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company at Smethwick, as lot number 1484 to diagram number 2119 and entered service in BRBritish Rail or British Railways Crimson & Cream livery.[1].

12992 in preservation

Following service, 12992 was purchased in working order, arriving on the SVRSevern Valley Railway from Plymouth on 9 December 1972. It ran on SVRSevern Valley Railway services until 1984, when it was withdrawn for a full rebuild. It also received a repaint at Kidderminster Carriage Repair Works in 1997.

The former owning group, the ‘LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway & BRBritish Rail or British Railways Coach Fund’ donated all its vehicles to The SVR Charitable Trust in 2007.

12992 forms part of Set L, the LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway Maroon set in pre-War LMD livery, notwithstanding that it was not built until after nationalisation.

See also

List of carriages

References

  1. Jenkinson & Essery (1977) p. 109.

SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book 9th Edition
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey

Links