Carriage 2000

Carriage 2000 is a railway carriage owned by Tri-ang Railways (TR). It was built in 1999 to commemorate the new millennium (2000).

History
Carriage No: 2000 was built by Metro-Cammell on the Mainland to show that TR is now buying newer, more modern rolling stock to replace its ageing fleet. It was aslo built to an unusual design resembling the British Rail Mark 4 carriage also built by Metro-Cammell. It was delivered to TR via modern traction in late 1999 and was the replacement of the much hated (and haunted) Carriage 1963 (built by Rogers in 1889 and scrapped in 2000).

Basis
Carriage 2000 is based on the British Rail Mark 4 Tourist Second Open (TSO) model carriage. These carriages were built by Metro-Cammell, GEC-Alsthom and Washwood Heath for the InterCity 225 class HSTs (High Speed Trains) made of nine Mark 4s, one Mark 4 DTV, and one British Rail 91 class electric locomotive. These carriages were built from 1989 to 1992 and are still in service today.