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|carno = 1667W1667|othernos = E1667 W1667 NE1667 M1667

|cartype = [[:Category:Carriage Type RB / RBR|RBRBR]]

|seats = 23 unclassified|built = 1960/61

}}BR Mark 1 Buffet Restaurant carriage (RB) No 1667 was built by Pressed Steel in 1960 to diagram number 24 of lot number 30628. Unlike the [[:Category:Carriage Type RMB|Restaurant Miniature Buffet (RMB)]] carriage which was only intended to provide quick snacks, the Buffet Restaurant carriage included a full kitchen facility as well as a buffet counter. In regular service they were normally paired with an [[:Category:Carriage Type FO|Open First]] to provide additional seating for diners, having 23 loose chairs themselves.During service many RB's including 1667 were refurbished (becoming RBR), the modifications including the installation of fluorescent lighting

==Service==1667 entered service in BR's Eastern region in 1961 as E1667. In May 1965 it was transferred to the North East region, returning to the Eastern region by January 1968 A further reallocation to the Midland region took place by 1972, with a final transfer back to the Eastern region in August 1985<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] p.21.</ref>.  ==Preservation==1667 arrived on the SVR in December 1999 ex Rail Charter Services, to replace sister carriage [[Carriages formerly resident on the SVR#Carriages scrapped while at the SVR|1678]]. <ref>Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey</ref> Shortly after arrival it received a repaint and had the steam heating reinstated.<ref>SVR News 133</ref> It initially served as spare kitchen car, but was brought into service just before the 2001 Autumn Steam Gala when regular Kitchen Car 1682 was 'red carded' with gas plumbing issues.<ref>SVR News 140</ref> By 2007 1667 had been fully restored, and including two years of internal remodeling carried out at Bewdley in 2004-05.<ref>SVR News 153</ref> It now forms part of the [[Severn Valley Limited]] dining setin BR(W) livery as W1667 (a number that it did not carry in service). It is owned by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]].