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|seats = 44 standard
|built = 1961
|years1 = 19891999
|events1 = Arrived on SVR
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}}BR Mk 1 Restaurant Miniature Buffet (RMB) 1853 was built at Wolverton in 1961 to diagram number 99 of lot number 30670, one of 82 such vehicles built in five lots from 1957 to 1962. One of the later lots, 1853 was built with Commonwealth bogies. The Miniature Buffet coach was designed to provide quick snacks, being staffed by only one attendant in service. The coach seats 44 passengers at tables, and also has bench seats opposite the serving area.
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*SC1853 from June 1977 in the Scottish region
*W1853 from October 1983 in the Western region<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] p.24.</ref>.
Until 1999 it was operated by Rail Charter Services.<ref>[http://www.cs.rhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=3419 1853 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line] (Retrieved 9 September 2020)</ref>
==Preservation==
Many RMBs have survived in mainline use or with heritage railways. 1853 arrived on the SVR in 1989 1999 from Bounds Green Carriage Depot (London) via Holyhead, having been purchased by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC|SVR(H)]].<ref>SVR News 129</ref> It is used in [[Carriages#Set_C|Set C]], the BR Crimson & Cream running set. ==Models==Hornby (model R4067) and [https://www.bachmann.co.uk/product/br-mk1-rmb-restaurant-miniature-buffet-br-maroon/39-261b Bachmann] produced OO models of the RMB in Maroon, the Hornby version as E1863 and Bachmann models capable of carrying that number.
==See also==
