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==16169 in preservation==
 
==16169 in preservation==
16169 arrived on the SVR in August 1989 been purchased by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]] as one of two carriages acquired to increase the available first class accommodation.<ref name=Stockbook/><ref>SVR News 92</ref>  It saw use in the BR Maroon set, but by 2006 was described by the Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey as "externally very shabby and due for refurbishment".  In that year, while nominally still in service, a number of windows were removed and refurbished ahead of a planned overhaul and return to the maroon set.<ref>SVR News 156</ref> However in 2007 it was withdrawn from service and moved to [[Arley]] for use during the 1940s events to provide additional shelter for children should it rain. It became trapped at Arley by the [[2007 Storm Damage]], finally being moved to Kidderminster in late 2008 for a health check before returning to availability as spare vehicle for the LMS set. During that time it received some attention to compartment ceilings and veneers.<ref>SVR News 164</ref> In 2011 it was reported as being back at Arley, looking "extremely tatty".<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=2219 SVR Forum, 23 August 2011]</ref>  
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16169 arrived on the SVR on 16 August 1989 having been purchased by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]] as one of two carriages acquired to increase the available first class accommodation.<ref name=Stockbook/><ref>SVR News 92</ref>  It saw use in the BR Maroon set, but by 2006 was described by the Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey as "externally very shabby and due for refurbishment".  In that year, while nominally still in service, a number of windows were removed and refurbished ahead of a planned overhaul and return to the maroon set.<ref>SVR News 156</ref> However in 2007 it was withdrawn from service and moved to [[Arley]] for use during the 1940s events to provide additional shelter for children should it rain. It became trapped at Arley by the [[2007 Storm Damage]], finally being moved to Kidderminster in late 2008 for a health check before returning to availability as spare vehicle for the LMS set. During that time it received some attention to compartment ceilings and veneers.<ref>SVR News 164</ref> In 2011 it was reported as being back at Arley, looking "extremely tatty".<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=2219 SVR Forum, 23 August 2011]</ref>  
  
===Overhaul from 2013===
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===Overhaul 2013 to 2021===
By 2013 work had started, as it was reported as undergoing a light repair.<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=2738&highlight=16169 GM's monthly round up March 2013]</ref> It was however photographed in July 2015 stored in [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed|the carriage shed]] awaiting further work. It had developed into a heavy overhaul by 2017, albeit as events permitted.<ref>SVR News 200, Winter 2017</ref> In March 2017 16169 was moved outside [[Carriage Repair Works|Kidderminster Carriage Works]], initially for welding repairs, and Spring 2018 saw it outside the [[Carriage Repair Works|Kidderminster paintshop]] after work to make it waterproof with a newly painted roof.<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3461 SVR Forum, 19 April 2018)</ref> In May 2019 it still resided there, awaiting its turn.
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By 2013 work had started, as it was reported as undergoing a light repair.<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=2738&highlight=16169 GM's monthly round up March 2013]</ref> It was however photographed in July 2015 stored in [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed|the carriage shed]] awaiting further work. It had developed into a heavy overhaul by 2017, albeit as events permitted.<ref>SVR News 200, Winter 2017</ref> In March 2017 16169 was moved outside [[Carriage Repair Works|Kidderminster Carriage Works]], initially for welding repairs, and spring 2018 saw it outside the [[Carriage Repair Works|Kidderminster paintshop]] after work to make it waterproof with a newly painted roof. In September 2019 it was in the paint shop receiving further repairs before proper painting could begin, which were completed by the end of the year. In March 2020 16169 was going onto accommodation bogies to allow its commonwealth bogies to be worked on<ref>SVR News 210, [https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3461&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=60 'Kidderminster Carriage Works update, 'SVR Online Forum]</ref><ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/blsep20 Branch Lines newsletter, September 2020] (Retrieved 29 August 2020)</ref>.
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*[[Carriages#BR Designed Coaches | List of carriages]]
 
*[[Carriages#BR Designed Coaches | List of carriages]]
*[[Rolling stock currently under restoration]]
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 22:19, 23 April 2021

BRBritish Rail or British Railways 16169 CompositeCarriage having more than one class of seating, ie First and Third or latterly First and Standard. Corridor
BR 16169 20150718.jpg
BRBritish Rail or British Railways CompositeCarriage having more than one class of seating, ie First and Third or latterly First and Standard. Corridor 16169 (centre)
Built By BRBritish Rail or British Railways Derby
Status Overhaul in progress
Number M16169
Livery n/a (was BRBritish Rail or British Railways Maroon)
Other numbers M7169, SC7169
History
Built 1961
Diagram 126
Lot 30665
Type CK
TOPS code AA31
Seats 24 first, 18 standard
1989 Preserved on SVRSevern Valley Railway

Carriages

16169 is a BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mark 1 Corridor CompositeCarriage having more than one class of seating, ie First and Third or latterly First and Standard. (CK) carriage. The term 'composite' refers to the use of more than one class of seating, in this case four first class compartments and three second class compartments. For the second class compartments, BRBritish Rail or British Railways followed the seating plans used by the pre-nationalisation companies in each region, with LMR and ER carriages generally having seats with arm rests allowing six passengers per compartment while WR and SRSouthern Railway carriages had no arm rests permitting 8 passengers per compartment.[1]

16169 in service

16169 was built at Derby in 1961 to diagram number 126 (AA201), lot number 30665. It entered service in the Midland region.[2] In 1983 it was renumbered as M7169, being reallocated to the Scottish region in January 1986.[3] 16169 was withdrawn from service by BRBritish Rail or British Railways at Heaton, Newcastle in 1988, where it had been in use on cross-country services.

16169 in preservation

16169 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway on 16 August 1989 having been purchased by SVR(H) as one of two carriages acquired to increase the available first class accommodation.[1][4] It saw use in the BRBritish Rail or British Railways Maroon set, but by 2006 was described by the Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey as "externally very shabby and due for refurbishment". In that year, while nominally still in service, a number of windows were removed and refurbished ahead of a planned overhaul and return to the maroon set.[5] However in 2007 it was withdrawn from service and moved to Arley for use during the 1940s events to provide additional shelter for children should it rain. It became trapped at Arley by the 2007 Storm Damage, finally being moved to Kidderminster in late 2008 for a health check before returning to availability as spare vehicle for the LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway set. During that time it received some attention to compartment ceilings and veneers.[6] In 2011 it was reported as being back at Arley, looking "extremely tatty".[7]

Overhaul 2013 to 2021

By 2013 work had started, as it was reported as undergoing a light repair.[8] It was however photographed in July 2015 stored in the carriage shed awaiting further work. It had developed into a heavy overhaul by 2017, albeit as events permitted.[9] In March 2017 16169 was moved outside Kidderminster Carriage Works, initially for welding repairs, and spring 2018 saw it outside the Kidderminster paintshop after work to make it waterproof with a newly painted roof. In September 2019 it was in the paint shop receiving further repairs before proper painting could begin, which were completed by the end of the year. In March 2020 16169 was going onto accommodation bogies to allow its commonwealth bogies to be worked on[10][11].

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book 9th Edition
  2. Longworth (2013) p.112.
  3. Longworth (2013) p.80.
  4. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 92
  5. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 156
  6. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 164
  7. SVR Forum, 23 August 2011
  8. GM's monthly round up March 2013
  9. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 200, Winter 2017
  10. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 210, 'Kidderminster Carriage Works update, 'SVR Online Forum
  11. Branch Lines newsletter, September 2020 (Retrieved 29 August 2020)

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