BR 1525 Mk 1 Buffet Kitchen built 1959

BR 1525 Mk 1 Buffet Kitchen built 1959

BR 1525 Mk 1 Buffet Kitchen built 1959
BR 1525 Mk 1 Buffet Kitchen built 1959

 

Present Location Great Central
County Location Leicestershire
Designed For BR
Built by Cravens
Diagram number 25
Lot number 30514
Type RKB
First Number 1525
Later Numbers NE1525
Present Number NE1525
Current Livery Pullman (pseudo)
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets No
Additional Notes P 1983. Livery red/cream (never carried in BR service). Converted back from air to vacuum 1983. Had B5 bogies for some time, now back to BR1s. Has awaited overhaul since before 1998. Sold to MSLT group. Asbestos removed 2006. Now gutted shell, OOU at Swithland. To Ramparts at Derby by 01/10 for complete overhaul and redesign. By 12/10 back to Great Central and in service as the kitchen car for GCR's Pullman-liveried Pullman-style dining train. 09/20: still in operational use in GCR dining train.
Owner Great Central Railway
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
External Finish Good
Internal Finish Good
Degree of External Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Internal Originality Much replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of External Authenticity Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Poor
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Fair
Rarity Few
Historical Importance Some Interest
Storage Secure Open
Operating Yes
Survey Date 08/09/2007
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 18/02/2017
Photo by Steve West
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 29/09/2020


 

 














 

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