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BR Mk 1 Restaurant Miniature Buffet (RMB) No 1855 was built in 1961 at Wolverton to diagram number 99 lot number 30670.   
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|construc  = BR Wolverton
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|status    = In use
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|carno      = 1855
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|othernos  = SC1855
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|diagram    = 99
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|lot        = 30670
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|cartype    = [[:Category:Carriage Type RMB|RMB]]  
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|seats      = 44 standard
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|built      = 1961
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}}The BR Mk 1 Restaurant Miniature Buffet coach (RMB) 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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==1855 in service and preservation==
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1855 was built at Wolverton in 1961 to diagram number 99 of lot number 30670. It saw service in Scotland, the carriage number being displayed as SC1855. 
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1853 arrived on the SVR in 1983 from Inverness, having been purchased by the [[The SVR (BR) Buffet Car Fund|SVR (BR) Buffet Car Fund]].<ref>SVR Stock Book 9th edition</ref> It was fully refurbished by 2006, and sees regular use as buffet car in the BR Maroon set.
  
It was preserved in 1983.  It was fully refurbished by 2006, and sees regular use as buffet car in the BR Maroon set.  It is owned by the [[The SVR (BR) Buffet Car Fund|SVR (BR) Buffet Car Fund]]<ref>SVR Stock Book 9th edition</ref>.
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==See also==
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[[Carriages#BR Designed Coaches | List of carriages]]
  
==Sources==
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==References==
 
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey<br>
 
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey<br>
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==Links==
 
==Links==
 
[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=1151 1855 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br>
 
[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=1151 1855 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br>
  
==See also==
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[[Carriages#BR Designed Coaches | List of carriages]]<br>
 
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Revision as of 16:55, 14 February 2017

BRBritish Rail or British Railways 1855 Restaurant Miniature Buffet
BR 1855 20150307.jpg
BRBritish Rail or British Railways 1855 in 2015
Built By BRBritish Rail or British Railways Wolverton
Status In use
Number 1855
Other numbers SC1855
History
Built 1961
Diagram 99
Lot 30670
Type RMB
Seats 44 standard
1989 Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway

Carriages

The BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mk 1 Restaurant Miniature Buffet coach (RMB) 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.

1855 in service and preservation

1855 was built at Wolverton in 1961 to diagram number 99 of lot number 30670. It saw service in Scotland, the carriage number being displayed as SC1855.

1853 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in 1983 from Inverness, having been purchased by the SVR (BR) Buffet Car Fund.[1] It was fully refurbished by 2006, and sees regular use as buffet car in the BRBritish Rail or British Railways Maroon set.

See also

List of carriages

References

Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey

  1. SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book 9th edition

Links

1855 on vintagecarriagestrust.org