Mk 3a Convertible Sleeper
BR Mk 3a coaching stock entered service between 1975 and 1988. It featured a monocoque construction with an all-welded mild steel stressed skin, and was air-braked. These features make it unsuitable for operational use on a heritage railway such as the SVR. However the SVR has acquired a number of Mk 3a Convertible Sleeper carriages which are used as temporary accommodation. They are of two varieties, the Sleeper Either class (SLE) and the Sleeper Either class with Pantry (SLEP).
| Number | Version | Built | Build location | To SVR by | Current or usual location | Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10569 | SLEP | 1982 | Derby | May 2007 | Bewdley | 10569 on vintagecarriagestrust.org |
| 10606 | SLEP | 1982 | Derby | Kidderminster | 10606 on vintagecarriagestrust.org | |
| 10696 | SLE | 1983 | Derby | April 2007 | Bewdley | 10696 on vintagecarriagestrust.org |
| 10713 | SLE | 1983 | Derby | April 2007 | Kidderminster Diesel Depot | 10713 on vintagecarriagestrust.org |
10569 was first used in preservation on the VSOE set at Stewarts Lane. By 2005 it had transferred to the Northern Belle fleet, based at Crewe Carriage Shed. It is in chocolate and cream livery and bears the name “Leviathan”.
All the Mk 3a carriages listed are owned by SVR(H).
Scrapped Mk 3a Convertible Sleeper No. 10677
This vehicle reportedly arrived on the SVR circa 2010.[1]. It was stripped for spares at Kidderminster, the body leaving by low loader in April 2014.[2]
Gallery
10569
10606
10696
10713
