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|construc = BR Wolverton
|status = In use
|carno = 1855SC1855|livery = BR Maroon|othernos = SC1855E1855, M1855
|designed =
|diagram = 99
|lot = 30670
|cartype = [[:Category:Carriage Type RMB|RMB]]
|topscode = [[:Category:Carriage Type RMB|AN21]]
|seats = 44 standard
|built = 1961
|years6 =
|events6 =
}}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==
1855 was built at Wolverton in 1961 to diagram number 99 of lot number 30670. It saw entered service in ScotlandFebruary 1962 in BR's Eastern region, the numbered E1855. The carriage number being displayed later saw service in other regions as :*M1855 from June 1964 in the Midland region*SC1855from 1977 in the Scottish region<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] p.24.</ref>. 1853 1855 arrived on the SVR in March 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 [[Carriages#Set_M|BR Maroon set]].
==See also==
==Links==
*[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=1151 1855 on vintagecarriagestrust.orgRailway Heritage Register On-Line]<br>
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[[Category: Carriage Type RMB]]
