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BR Mark 1 Brake Second Corridor (BSK) 34606 was built at Gloucester in 1955 to diagram number 181, lot number 30141.  
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BR Mark 1 Brake Second Corridor (BSK) 34606 was built at Gloucester in 1955 to diagram number 181, lot number 30141. It was later given the Departmental number DB 975481.
  
34606 arrived on the SVR in 2012 from the Great Central Railway, Newcastle having been purchased by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]].  It is converted with roller shutter doors and is used on the Santa Grotto train.
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34606 arrived on the SVR in 2012 from the Great Central Railway, Newcastle having been purchased by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]].  It is converted with roller shutter doors and is used in conjunction with the Santa services.  As of October 2015 it is located in the bay platform next to Kidderminster Railway Museum, and carries the Departmental number above.
  
 
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Revision as of 19:22, 11 October 2015

BRBritish Rail or British Railways 34606 (Photo: Gareth Price)

BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mark 1 Brake Second Corridor (BSK) 34606 was built at Gloucester in 1955 to diagram number 181, lot number 30141. It was later given the DepartmentalRolling stock used for the railway’s own functions (engineering etc.) rather than for general passenger or goods traffic. number DB 975481.

34606 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in 2012 from the Great Central Railway, Newcastle having been purchased by SVR(H). It is converted with roller shutter doors and is used in conjunction with the Santa services. As of October 2015 it is located in the bay platform next to Kidderminster Railway Museum, and carries the DepartmentalRolling stock used for the railway’s own functions (engineering etc.) rather than for general passenger or goods traffic. number above.

Sources

Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey

Links

34606 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
Gareth Price Flickr

See also

List of carriages

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