| LMS 26986 Brake Third Corridor | |
|---|---|
 LMS 26986 Brake Third Corridor | |
| Built By | BR Wolverton |
| Status | In service |
| Number | 26986 |
| Other numbers | M26986M |
| History | |
| Built | 1951 |
| Designed By | Stanier |
| Diagram | 2161 |
| Lot | 1506 |
| Type | CH, BTK |
| Length | 57ft |
| Weight | 30T |
| Seats | 24 third |
| 1971 | Arrived on SVR |
| 1975 | Attended Rail 150 at Shildon |
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Service
It was built in 1951 by BR at Wolverton as lot number 1506 to diagram number 2161.[1] Unlike the Corridor Composite version, the Brake Third Corridor continued the use of timber framing with steel top, bottom and corner members. The livery when new in service was BR Crimson and Cream. The later BR number M26986M indicates continued use in the BR London Midland region[2].
Preservation
26986 arrived on the SVR from Worcester on 20 September 1971, having been privately purchased. After refurbishment, it was one of the three SVR carriages which attended the Rail 150 celebrations at Shildon in 1975, travelling there behind 8233 and 43106. It is the only one of the three carriages still based at the SVR.
26986 forms part of the LMS Maroon set (Set L), notwithstanding that it was not built until after nationalisation.
In 2016 its future as part of the SVR's LMS carriage fleet was assured through its purchase by the SVR Charitable Trust.
See also
References
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
SVR Stock Book Eighth Edition
SVR News 37
- ↑ Jenkinson & Essery (1977) p. 110.
- ↑ Longworth (2019) p.310.
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