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|image = TK LMS 12992 Severn Valley Railway20150718.jpg

|othernos = M12992M|designed = Stanier/Ivatt

|years2 = 1991-92|events2 = Major overhaul

}}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 Stanier was succeeded as CME by Charles Fairburn in 1944 and then H G (TKGeorge) 12992 was built for Ivatt in 1946. After nationalisation in 1948, BR continued to Stanier’s design in 1949 receive carriages already ordered by BRC&W at Smethwick, as lot number 1484 the constituent companies with some further build runs continuing up to diagram number 2119 and entered service the introduction of Mk 1 stock in BR Crimson & Cream livery.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Jenkinson & Essery (1977)]] p. 109.</ref>the early 1950s.

==12992 in preservationService==Following service, '''Corridor Third (TK) 12992 ''' was purchased built for BR in working order1949 as part of lot number 1484 to diagram number 2119 by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (BRC&W) at Smethwick, arriving on that company being a contractor who regularly built coaches for the SVR from Plymouth on 9 December 1972LMS. It ran followed the basic Stanier Period III design of a 57ft coach seating 42 passengers in 7 compartments together with two toilets, but included some post-War modifications made under George Ivatt, among them an all welded roof, the provision of two extra doors on SVR services until 1984, when it was withdrawn for a full rebuildthe corridor side and changes to the style of sliding ventilators. It also received a repaint at <ref name=JE>[[Carriage Repair WorksBibliography#Other References|Kidderminster Carriage Repair WorksJenkinson & Essery (1977)]] in 1997p. 109.</ref>

The former owning group, the ‘LMS 12992 entered service in BR Crimson & Cream livery<ref name=JE/> with BR Coach Fund’ donated all its vehicles to London Midland Region numbering M12992M.<ref name=Longworth>[[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd Bibliography#Other References| The Longworth Volume 2 (2019)]] p.302.</ref> Before the end of its working life it was repainted in the mid-1960s blue and grey livery. It continued in passenger service until 1971, outlasting the end of steam.<ref>SVR Charitable Trust]] in 2007</ref> It was never renumbered from M12992M, although at one point it was allocated a subsequently cancelled Departmental number DM396006.<ref name=Longworth/> It eventually became redundant at Tavistock Junction, Plymouth, an unusual final location for an LMS carriage<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>.

==Preservation==12992 was purchased from Plymouth by the [[L.M.S. & B.R. Coach Fund]] after a "£1 per head" appeal.<ref>SVR News 26</ref> The only other surviving BRC&W example of the type, 13045, was acquired from Derby St Mary's by a Fund member and both carriages arrived on the SVR on 9 December 1972.<ref>SVR News 26</ref> It was tentatively arranged for 12992 to visit the Derby Litchurch Lane Carriage Works Open Day on 11 August 1973, together with [[48773|8F 8233]], [[LMS 26986 Brake Third Corridor|corridor brake third 26986]] and [[LMS 2886 Six-wheel Passenger Brake (later 32919) |"Stove R" 32919]]. Work was underway at Bewdley, but by July 12992 was still in need of new corner posts and rebuilding at one end, so [[LMS 24617 Corridor Composite|24617]] was sent instead.<ref>SVR News 29</ref> The restoration was completed in early 1974 with 12992 being turned out in LMS 1947 livery.<ref>SVR News 31</ref> In summer 1974 12992 was one of the items of rolling stock requested for the following year's [[Rail 150]] event at Shildon,<ref>SVR News 32</ref> but in the event did not take part. It continued in use on SVR services, although by late 1982 was reported as needing stop-gap attention to the doors and floor.<ref>SVR News 63,66</ref> It was withdrawn from services pending a major overhaul in 1984, spending a period in storage at Kidderminster.<ref>SVR News 90,99</ref> In 1991 12992 was taken out of storage at Kidderminster and moved into the [[Carriage Repair Works]] for repairs to begin. The seats were removed, some in a "''highly dubious state''". While in the Works, two corner posts and a door fell off! The carriage was hastily tied together and sent to Bewdley, where the last of the steel sheets also came adrift. A large quantity of timber was required to replace the corner posts and stringers together with sections of the floor. The carriage was completely re-panelled and welded up and the bottom twelve inches of the roof were also replaced. All the doors were also rebuilt.<ref>SVR News 99</ref> 12992 returned to Kidderminster where it was given two overhauled vacuum cylinders, the drawgear was tightened up and a number of steam-heat problems were sorted out. By spring 1992 12992 had returned to Bewdley for repainting in LMS livery and interior work<ref>SVR News 102</ref> The interior was in poor condition and was stripped out. Some timber could be salvaged, with the rest being replaced by new parts made from Brazilian mahogany. The old veneered panels which had disintegrated were replaced with mahogany veneer. In autumn 1992 another return to Kidderminster saw the toilet floors replaced, the seats refitted, the linoleum flooring laid and the doors rehung.<ref>SVR News 104</ref> Following this major overhaul, 12992 returned to service. In 1997 the [[Carriage Repair Works# Carriage works facilities |Kidderminster Carriage Works paint shop]] was commissioned, giving the opportunity to tidy up the LMS set with a number of repaints including 12992. The carriage's roof with an area of 570 sq. ft. required two-and-a-half litres of paint and 4 hour to complete. On this occasion the corridor side was rubbed down and fully repainted, while the compartment side only needed washing down with sugar soap, touching in small holes and re-varnishing. Once lined, lettered and numbered, the glass and brass was polished to complete the repaint. The set also received attention to its upholstery, with 12992 having the armrests recovered.<ref>SVR News 122, 124</ref>  In September 2002 12992 was again at Kidderminster, where the plumbing hoses were renewed and a frost damaged lavatory recommissioned. On this occasion the compartment side was fully repainted while the corridor side which was fully repainted in 1997 only required some colour patching and two coats of varnish.<ref>SVR News 139</ref> 12992 was re-varnished at Bewdley in 2006.<ref>SVR News 163</ref> In 2007 the former owning group, the L.M.S. & B.R. Coach Fund, donated all its vehicles to the SVR Rolling Stock Trust (now the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust]]), becoming a department of the Trust from that time. In summer 2008 12992 returned to Kidderminster Carriage works for a planned brake overhaul and bogie work. Brake pins and linkages were renewed and machined. At the same time the seats were re-covered by the regular contractor using reproduction 1949 LMS moquette provided by the Trust. Paint shop staff re-bedded all the sliding window glasses and fitted or adjusted skates and springs on the windows. 12992 was completed but not required for that year's Santa Services so spent winter 2008-09 in the [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed|carriage shed]].<ref>SVR News 164</ref><ref>SVR Charitable Trust</ref> 12992 regularly forms part of [[Carriages#Set_L|Set L]], the LMS Maroon set in pre-War LMD LMS livery, notwithstanding that it was not built until after nationalisation.

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