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Do mark 1 rolling stock still out number mark 3 stock?

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PaxmanValenta

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Despite a lot of BR Mk1 coaches being withdrawn and scrapped there is still a surprising number still in existence. For instance:
Preserved MK 1s on our many heritage railways,
Departmental stock with Network rail, eg barrier vans.
Coaches in museums,
camping coach stock like at Dawlish,
privately owned coaches in peoples gardens
Coaches used on farmland to accommodate animals

I know that far more mark 1 coaches were built than mark 3 coaches.
Is it true that there is probably still a lot more MK 1 stock left compared to MK3?
 
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theblackwatch

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Definitely - there are a huge number of Mk.1 coaches in preservation, not forgetting those still on the main line with the likes of WCRC, Riviera etc.
 

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Quite a lot of mark 1 or mark 1 derived stock abandoned on the railways too. The rake of derelict mail stock near Wembley must be around 15 - 20 by itself!
 

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Are there any Mk1 EMUs (VEPS, CIGS, etc) outside of preservation left abandoned or have they all been cut up?
 
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