Unidentified Mk3 derived EMU coach at Oracle Parkway, Reading

[Non Multi]

I noticed that Oracle at Thames Valley Park, Reading have a new addition to their site in the form of an old BR Mk3 EMU coach, and they've also constructed a new 'platform' with canopy next to it. Seems to be a novelty meeting space.

It's not physically connected to the railway in any way, only adjacent to it. I caught a brief glimpse of the thing on my way into Reading, but I recall it being in a white and red horizontal stripe livery.

It's located adjacent to the Great Western Main Line on the northern side heading west from London on the approach into Reading station.

 

[fgwrich]

How intriguing. Looking at Google Maps, it appears to be an ex 317 toilet coach:

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[JonathanH]

Is that the trailer coach 71621 from 317345 which was initially reported as moving to Caxton?

It is depicted in this blog post from November 2021 so seems it is - https://blogs.oracle.com/uki/post/oracle-accelerates-transition-to-low-carbon-economy1

While the Chicago lab is a single building, its counterpart in Reading will resemble a town center, complete with electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, wind turbines, and a small urban farm showing humans and nature living in balance. The facility will even host a simulated train station, featuring a sustainably built railcar—repurposed from an existing train using green materials.

The materials for the facility—from carpeting and wood to concrete and steel—are sourced in ways that reduce carbon. By saving so much carbon, the site will offset its emissions—and demonstrate carbon reduction strategies for customers.

 

[Non Multi]

Is that the trailer coach 71621 from 317345 which was initially reported as moving to Caxton?

It is depicted in this blog post from November 2021 so seems it is - https://blogs.oracle.com/uki/post/oracle-accelerates-transition-to-low-carbon-economy1

The coach definitely had the same style of windows and hopper ventilators as the one on the low-loader in that blog post.

 

[Defiance149]

It is 71621. arrived there last summer.