LMS 27220 Third Open

LMS 27220 Third Open
LMS 27220 Third Open
Built By	LMS Wolverton
Status	In service
Number	27220
Other numbers	M27220M
History
Built	1945
Designed By	Stanier
Diagram	1999
Lot	1401
Type	QF, TO
Length	57ft
Weight	30T
Seats	56 third
1968	Arrived on SVR
Carriages

The SVR has three examples of the LMS Third Open (TO), which was designed by Sir William Stanier. Building of this class began in 1938, but the Second Word War delayed the production of later batches. The LMS Open Third carriage seats 56 passengers at tables either side of a central aisle.

Contents

Service

27220 was built in July 1945 at Wolverton as lot number 1401 to diagram number 1999. It saw service with the LMS and later the BR London Midland Region as M27220M.

Preservation

The SVR’s three LMS Third Opens, 27218, 27220 and 27270, were all rescued intact from Didcot Yard in 1968, arriving on 28 August with other vehicles. 27220 is owned by SVR(H) and forms part of the LMS Maroon set (Set L).

See also

List of carriages

References

• SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition
  

Links

• 27220 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line