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Virgin Trains MK2 BSO - Brake Open Standard. An unidentified BSO (i forgot to note down the number) stands at Stafford while at the rear of an unidentified Northbound Virgin Trains service on Friday 24th September 1999. Photo and scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk) Website: http://wkweb4.cableinet.co.uk/aos/photography

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Mk2 BSO (Brake Standard Open) car seen at London Euston, awaiting departure to the Far North, on the Scotrail Caledonian Sleeper London-Aberdeen/Inverness/Fort William. These cars were rebuilt in 2000 from normal daytime cars, so as to offer budget seated-accommodation on Anglo-Scotish Sleepers. They have a brake/service compartment (off-pic, on the left). BSO Brake is primarily used on the steep Highland lines to Fort William and Inverness. 8th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Interiors of a Mk2 BSO (Brake Standard Open) car, awaiting departure at London Euston to the Far North, on the Scotrail Caledonian Sleeper London-Aberdeen/Inverness/Fort William. These cars were rebuilt in 2000 so as to offer budget seated-accommodation on Anglo-Scotish Sleepers. 2+1 seating layout, as on the stillborn Nightstars, but unlike seated-accommodation on the Night Riviera Sleeper operated by First Great Western on London-Penzance. 9th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Reclinable (yet not sleeperette) seats fitted on seated-accommodation BSO cars on the Caledonian Sleepers of Scotrail between London and Scotland. Seats are very close to those fitted in First Class on TGV Réseau/Thalys/Eurostar sets or Enterprise cars. Although Scotrail operates Caledonian Sleepers, one can spot the reservation cards of Virgin on top of the headrests... 9th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Mk2 Standard Class BSO (Brake Standard Open) car seen on the Night Riviera Sleeper of First Great Western, awaiting departure to Penzance at London-Paddington. This car has retained daytime interiors, though being used on a Sleeper to offer Standard seated-accommodation. 9th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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A loco-hauled carriage in a more pinkish than normal Wessex Trains livery carrying Heart of Wessex line branding. Before I saw this I was not aware that Wessex trains had any rolling stock other than DMUs. Photographed by Chris McKenna at Bristol Temple Meads station 02/08/2004.