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|othernos = SC2300M, W2300M|designed = WM Stanier / HG Ivatt

|built = 19361946|years1 = 19781966|events1 = Arrived on SVRWithdrawn|years2 = 1978|events2 = Arrived on SVR|years3 = 1984|events3 = Entered SVR service

}}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 (LMS: CF, BR: TK) at the same time. '''LMS Corridor Third (TK) 2300 ''' was a Stanier design, although by the time it was built in 1946 , Stanier had been succeeded as CME by Charles Fairburn in 1944 and then H G Ivatt had become in 1946. Weighing 31 tons and with a 57ft length, the CME of the LMS. It features coach provides seating for 42 third class passengers in seven third class compartments, and plus two lavatoriestoilets, with a one at each end of the side corridor. One postPost-war modification design modifications saw the introduction of an all-welded roof.and the provision of four external doors rather than two on the corridor side<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> .

2300 was built at Derby in 1946 to diagram number 2119 , lot number 1407.<ref>Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey[[Bibliography#Other References|Jenkinson & Essery (1977)]] p. 109.</ref> After nationalisation it initially carried the number W2300MSC2300M, the prefix indicating a carriage allocated to the BR Western 's Scottish Region and the suffix indicating that it originated with the denoting its LMSorigin. It was later renumbered W2300M after being transferred to BR's Western Region, and was withdrawn from BR service in January 1966<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth Vol. 2 (2019)]] p.299.</ref>.

2300 was originally purchased acquired by Bass Charrington in Plymouth where, after being internally stripped, it was used for the next 11 years as a store room by the barrel-making department. In mid-1977 it was identified as a candidate for acquisition by the SVR . At the time it appeared virtually complete externally with the bodywork in good condition, although a decision had yet to be taken on whether the carriage would ultimately be restored or stripped for parts for use in the SVR's other LMS carriages.<ref>SVR News 35</ref> 2300 arrived on the SVR on 9 February 1978 as an empty shell having been donated by Bass Charrington; its owner on the SVR was subsequently recorded as a member of the [[L.M.S. & B.R. Coach Department Sales Coach | LMS & BR Coach Fund]]. It arrived <ref>SVR Stock Book Eighth Edition</ref> By late 1978 restoration at Bridgnorth was due to begin in earnest using the internal panelling from BRCW-built [[Carriages formerly resident on the SVR as an empty shell #Carriages scrapped while at the SVR| LMS Corridor Third 13045]] whose bodywork was badly corroded and was later cut up.<ref>SVR News 50</ref> By June 1980 the partitions from Bass Charrington in Plymouth13045 had been installed and the windows re-bedded along one side, where it while work on stripping and priming the roof had been used begun. Work then stopped for 11 years as a store room three months while 13045 received attention. After resuming, the carriage was rewired with the work funded by the barrel-making departmentLMS Coach Fund.<ref>SVR News 4559</ref> In By summer 1983 the carriage was mounted on a sixnew set of bogies, with 2300's bogies destined for [[LMS 27218 Third Open|27218]] after refurbishment.<ref>SVR News 68</ref>  The five-year plus restoration was finally completed when 2300 entered traffic on the 2.30 p.m. train ex [[Bridgnorth]] on Sunday 21 July 1984. As well as being one of the most comprehensive rebuilds undertaken at the time, it was fitted out also largely responsible for establishing the [[Carriage Repair Works#Other_facilities|Bridgnorth C&W]] team, which began with an interior salvaged from coach 13045 which five people at its start and had become a close team of around thirty by late 1983.<ref>SVR News 70, 73</ref> By 1989 the carriage was still in good condition. The roof received attention to ensure it remained watertight, and later in the same year the carriage was repainted.<ref>SVR News 92,94</ref> During 1992 the LMS set was scrappedin limited use. After assessment of the whole set, 2300's bogies were found to be in the worst condition and the carriage was transferred onto a newly refurbished set originally intended for 12992.<ref>SVR News 102</ref> In spring 1997 the LMS set received attention to its upholstery. 2300 was re-upholstered with original LMS seats which had been in store at [[Carriage Repair Works#Kidderminster_Carriage_Repair_Works|Kidderminster Carriage Repair Works]]. Most of the set also required repairs and repainting. 2300 underwent a period ten week overhaul which involved a number of repairs including replacing a ten foot rotten strip of use it was ash wood under one end of the roof, half of the floor in one vestibule and two step boards. The door locks were all removed and renovated. Finally 2300 became the first carriage to be repainted in the then new newly opened [[Carriage Repair Works|Kidderminster Carriage Works paint-shop during 1997]]. <ref>SVR News 122, 124</ref>  In September 2002 2300 underwent a three week overhaul. Some 1200 external screws (mostly 1946 originals) were changed as they were coming loose and allowing the curved steel skin to return to a straight steel sheet. The windows were also re-bedded, having last been done during restoration. Frost-damaged plumbing in one lavatory was re-instated and some collapsed seat rails were reinforced. 2300 was not required on that year's [[Christmas services]] so spent the winter in the [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed|Carriage Shed]] where the opportunity was taken to replace a ripped gangway bellows.<ref>SVR News 139</ref> In 2007 the LMS & BR Coach Fund donated all its vehicles to the then [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | The SVR Charitable Rolling Stock Trust]] . The LMS set was in the course of overhaul and repainting, with 12992 completed at [[Carriage Repair Works#Bewdley_Carriage_and_Wagon_Department|Bewdley Carriage and Wagon Department]] and 149 and 27220 at Kidderminster, when the June [[2007Storm Damage]] closed the line. The LMS set was trapped at Bridgnorth where it remained in the open for the next nine months. When the railway reopened on Good Friday 2008, following the set returned to Kidderminster Carriage Shed. 2300 was found to have the floor of its battery box collapsed which was stripped out and rebuilt.<ref>SVR News 161</ref> The overhauls resumed with 27270 in mid-2008. 2300 received a further repaint 's overhaul finally began in September 2008. A section of roof gutter was taken down to allow seven patches to be welded in. The seat bases were reversed to even out wear and extend their life. The ceilings were sugar-soaped and repainted, while all of the veneered walls re-varnished. Ten panels of veneer-faced plywood in the corridor were renewed, the old ones having delaminated due to damp incurred at Charrington's Brewery. One gangway also had its canvas bellow renewed. 2300 was fully repainted and returned to traffic in time to take part in the 2008Christmas services.<ref>SVR News 164</ref>

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