BR Mk1 BSK
35481

BR Mk1 BSK 35481

Vehicle Name / Number(s): 35481
Other number(s): 99153
Build Year: 1963
Lot Number: 30721
Diagram: 181
Builder: British Railways - Wolverton Works
Classification: originally Brake Second Corridor (SK)
Withdrawn: 1998

Train Brake System: Vacuum
Bogie Type: BR1 bogies
Weight: 33 tons
Length: 64ft 6in (approx. 19.6m)
Train Heat: Steam heat
Livery: Grey
Status: in use as volunteer mess

35481 was built in 1963 at Wolverton Works as a Brake Second Corridor (SK) coach. Later on its life, it was converted to a nuclear waste escort vehicle along with four other carriages of this type, however it was never used for this purpose. The carriage was withdrawn from service in 1998

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