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}}'''W1667''' is a '''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. Unusually an 'emergency exit' door was provided in the seating area which can be seen between the first and second windows in the pictures. During service many RB's including 1667 were refurbished (becoming RBR), the to fit in with BR's new corporate InterCity image and blue/grey 'raspberry ripple' livery. The modifications including included the installation of fluorescent lightingand the removal of bulkheads to improve illumination levels, and the use of brighter colours and 'wipe-clean' surfaces and seating. Doors were also installed between bars, pantries and kitchens which allowed for manning by fewer staff.<ref>[https://www.gaugemasterretail.com/hornby-r4974.html Gaugemaster Retail]</ref> A Hornby model of 1667 in the InterCity livery has been produced; a picture of the coach in service in this livery also exists [https://www.gaugemasterretail.com/hornby-r4974.html (external link]).

BR Mark 1 Buffet Restaurant carriage (RB) No 1667 was built by Pressed Steel in to Diagram 24 as part of Lot 30628. 1667 entered service in BR's Eastern North East region in 1961 as . It originally carried the number E1667. In , becoming NE1667 in May 1965 it was transferred when that region received its own prefix. It then reverted to E1667 in January 1968 when the North East region, returning to and Eastern Regions were amalgamated. By 1972 the Eastern region by January 1968 A further reallocation coach had been reallocated to the Midland region took place by 1972Region, with a becoming M1667. A final transfer back to the Eastern region as E1667 took place in August 1985<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] p.21.</ref>.

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 as part of the [[Severn Valley Venturer]] just before the 2001 [[Autumn Steam Gala ]] when regular Kitchen Car [[BR 1682 Restaurant Buffet|1682]] was 'red carded' with gas plumbing issues.<ref>SVR News 140</ref> 1667 entered the Bewdley paint shop in November 2003 with the intention of creating a backup restaurant car for [[GWR 9615 Kitchen Diner First|GWR Diner 9615]]. By this time 1667 was in a very poor condition, requiring major bodywork repairs and a totally new kitchen including a newly designed roof-mounted water tank. The BR-era ETH equipment was also removed and replaced by steam heating. With the bodywork complete, it left the paint shop in September 2004 while work continued on the kitchen refurbishment. It returned to the paint shop between November 2005 and January 2006 for external painting and varnishing.<ref>SVR News 163</ref> A move to the [[Carriage Repair Works|Kidderminster carriage repair works]] followed where further work was carried out including the removal of redundant under-floor equipment and welding to make good BR-era corrosion of the solebars. By 2007 1667 had been fully restored.<ref>SVR News 153</ref>  1667 then became a regular part of the [[Severn Valley Limited]] set. In summer 2010 it returned to Kidderminster for an upgrade to the kitchen area. The loose floor mats were replaced by proper non-slip flooring, a custom-designed catering cupboard was installed to replace various loose catering tables, and a new linen cupboard was also fitted.<ref>SVR News 170</ref> Minor work in 2012 included plumbing repairs following frozen pipes during the previous winter and the fitting of new set of higher amp/hour batteries more suitable for a catering vehicle.<ref>SVR News 179</ref> <gallery mode=packed heights=200px style="text-align:left">BR_1667_20150320.jpg|BR 1667 in March 2015</gallery>  A few days before Mother's Day in 2016, 1667 suffered a cracked seam in a stainless-steel tank, resulting in water flooding down the wall. A contractor with specialist welding equipment was brought in to carry out a temporary repair in situ, with a more permanent repair planned for the following winter, involving the tank being taken down for an in-depth welding session and improvements to the bracing supporting the floor of the tank.<ref>SVR News 194</ref>

By 2007 1667 had been fully restored, including continued as the Severn Valley Limited kitchen car until use of the dining train was halted for two years by the [[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic|Covid pandemic]]. At the start of 2022 it entered the Kidderminster paint shop to be restored to useable condition. External work lasted until March and included overhauls of internal remodeling carried out at Bewdley in 2004-05door hinges, locks, and window mechanisms and repairs to both gangways, followed by repainting.<ref>SVR News 153217</ref> It Internally it was further remodelled in 2022 and branded a Kitchen Car, with the bar and all seating removed.<ref>SVR News 218</ref> New linoleum flooring was fitted and the kitchen completely cleaned by a combination of volunteers and a specialist contract cleaning company. The work was completed in time for a test cooking run in mid-July on the rear of a service set, Summer 2022, pwith 56 working volunteers acting as 'guinea pigs' in Diner Third 9654 on the day. 44<ref>SVR News 219</ref>

It 1667 forms part of the [[Severn Valley Limited]] dining set in 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)]].