BR 1682 Restaurant Buffet

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BRBritish Rail or British Railways 1682 Restaurant Buffet
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BRBritish Rail or British Railways Restaurant Buffet 1682
Built By Pressed Steel
Status In service
Number 1682
Other numbers E1682
History
Built 1961
Diagram 24
Lot 30628
Type RB
1981 Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway

Carriages

Unlike the 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 Open First to provide additional seating for diners, having 23 loose chairs themselves.

BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mk 1 Buffet Restaurant carriage (RB) No 1682 was built in 1961 by Pressed Steel to diagram number 24 lot number 30628. It was preserved in 1981, and in 1989 was re-painted into 1957 Maroon livery with black ends. It was photographed at Bridgnorth in March 2015, paired with First Open No 3103 for 'Severn Valley Venturer' catering use. It is owned by the SVR (BR) Buffet Car Fund.[1]

See also

List of carriages

References

Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey

  1. SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book 9th edition

Links

1682 on vintagecarriagestrust.org