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Brake Third Corridor (BTK) No 26921 was built by BR at Wolverton in 1950 to an LMS design. The port-holed stock was intended to imitate the style of the 1930s streamliners. The livery when new in service was BR Crimson and Cream. | Brake Third Corridor (BTK) No 26921 was built by BR at Wolverton in 1950 to an LMS design. The port-holed stock was intended to imitate the style of the 1930s streamliners. The livery when new in service was BR Crimson and Cream. | ||
| − | The coach ran in service between 1968 and 1984, but suffered damage to a bogie due to steel left on the track by vandals<ref>vintagecarriagestrust.org</ref>. As of March 2015, the coach is at Bridgnorth. | + | The coach ran in service between 1968 and 1984, but suffered damage to a bogie due to steel left on the track by vandals<ref>vintagecarriagestrust.org</ref>. As of March 2015, the coach is undergoing an overhaul at Bridgnorth following which it will be used as a sales coach<ref> SVR News Spring 2015 - Bridgnorth Carriage Notes</ref>. |
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey<br> | Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey<br> | ||
SVR Stock Book Eighth Edition | SVR Stock Book Eighth Edition | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=719 LMS 26921 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br> | [http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=719 LMS 26921 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
[[Carriages#LMS Designed Coaches | List of carriages]] | [[Carriages#LMS Designed Coaches | List of carriages]] | ||
Revision as of 17:24, 25 March 2015
Brake Third Corridor (BTK) No 26921 was built by BRBritish Rail or British Railways at Wolverton in 1950 to an LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway design. The port-holed stock was intended to imitate the style of the 1930s streamliners. The livery when new in service was BRBritish Rail or British Railways Crimson and Cream.
The coach ran in service between 1968 and 1984, but suffered damage to a bogie due to steel left on the track by vandals[1]. As of March 2015, the coach is undergoing an overhaul at Bridgnorth following which it will be used as a sales coach[2].
Sources
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Eighth Edition
Links
LMS 26921 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
