BR 1880 Mk 1 Restaurant Miniature Buffet built 1962

BR 1880 Mk 1 Restaurant Miniature Buffet built 1962

BR 1880 Mk 1 Restaurant Miniature Buffet built 1962
BR 1880 Mk 1 Restaurant Miniature Buffet built 1962

 

Present Location North Yorkshire Moors
County Location North Yorkshire
Designed For BR
Build Location Wolverton
Built by BR
Diagram number 99
Lot number 30702
Type RMB
First Number 1880
Later Numbers W1880
Present Number None
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes P 1993. Stored OOU at Buckley Wells sidings. Bodywork deteriorating - ELR advise long term restoration project. By 7/10 in grey undercoat except ends. Fitted with EMU-style windows. By 05/12 had donated some interior fittings (seating, tables etc.), which had been restored and were in good condition, to RMB 1837 (q.v.). 04/19: from East Lancashire Railway to North Yorkshire Moors Railway where it will be restored for operational use - in BR crimson lake and cream livery - so that all three Whitby sets will have an RMB.
Owner North Yorkshire Moors Railway
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Poor and Incomplete
Underframe Condition Good
External Finish Poor but Substantially Complete
Internal Finish Poor and Incomplete
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 As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of External Authenticity Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Many
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operating No
Survey Date 29/08/2006
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 10/08/2022
Photo by Steve West
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 23/11/2022

Byron Chamberlain 27/04/2005: other side -earlier condition and livery
Byron Chamberlain 27/04/2005: other side -earlier condition and livery


 

 










 






 

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