BR 1852 Mk 1 Restaurant Miniature Buffet built 1960

BR 1852 Mk 1 Restaurant Miniature Buffet built 1960

BR 1852 Mk 1 Restaurant Miniature Buffet built 1960
BR 1852 Mk 1 Restaurant Miniature Buffet built 1960

 

Present Location Burton upon Trent (Nemesis Rail)
County Location Staffordshire
Designed For BR
Build Location Wolverton
Built by BR
Diagram number 98
Lot number 30507
Type RMB
First Number 1852
Later Numbers E1852 S1852
Present Number S1852
Current Livery BR(S) Green
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets No
Additional Notes P 07/1983 GCR, as body only ex-Birds, Long Marston (B5 bogies): now on uncompensated BR1 bogies with modified brakework. Re-upholstered in non-authentic material. Sold to GCR 198? Restored to authentic SR Green livery by 7/04. By 04/16: at Burton upon Trent (Nemesis Rail) for overhaul; will return to the Great Central in due course.
Owner Great Central Railway plc
External Structural Condition Very Good
Internal Structural Condition Very Good
Underframe Condition Very Good
External Finish Very Good
Internal Finish Very Good
Degree of External Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Internal Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of External Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Several
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operating No
Survey Date 08/09/2007
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 18/05/2013
Photo by Walter Plinge
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 28/07/2017


 

 














 

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