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|status = In service
|carno = E1682
|livery = BR Maroon
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==Service==
BR Mk 1 Buffet Restaurant carriage (RB) No 1682 was built in 1961 by Pressed Steel to diagram number 24 lot number 30628. As built it had a weight of 39 tons and was fitted with Commonwealth bogies. It carried the number E1682 throughout a working life spent on BR's Eastern Region and unlike the majority of the RBs, was never refurbished to become an [[:Category:Carriage Type RB / RBR|RBR]]. It was withdrawn from service in October 1980<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]]p.21.</ref>.
==Preservation==
1682 arrved on the SVR on 11 April 1981 from Thornton Fields Carriage Sidings in East London.<ref name=SB9>SVR Stock Book 9th edition</ref> In 1989 it was re-painted into 1957 Maroon livery with black ends.<ref>Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey</ref>
In 2005 the [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries|SVRA raffle]] 'Carry on Noshing' raised around £10,000 towards the forthcoming 'C1' overhaul.<ref>SVR News 142</ref> In late 2007 the carriage was sent to Rampart in Derby for renovation, using the proceeds from the sale of [[Carriages formerly resident on the SVR|BR Mk 1 Buffet Car 1883]].<ref>SVR News 160</ref>
The photograph shows 1682 at Bridgnorth in March 2015, paired with [[BR 3103 First Open | First Open No 3103]] for '[[Severn Valley Venturer]]' catering use. It is owned by the [[The SVR (BR) Buffet Car Fund|SVR (BR) Buffet Car Fund]].<ref name=SB9/>
==See also==
[[Carriages#BR Designed Coaches | List of carriages]]<br>[[Severn Valley Venturer]]
==References==
==Links==
*[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=1123 1682 on vintagecarriagestrust.orgRailway Heritage Register On-Line]<br>
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