DB Deutsche Bundesbahn 518008-40-001-3 (West) German Restaurant/Kitchen Car

DB Deutsche Bundesbahn 518008-40-001-3 (West) German Restaurant/Kitchen Car

DB Deutsche Bundesbahn 518008-40-001-3 (West) German Restaurant/Kitchen Car
DB Deutsche Bundesbahn 518008-40-001-3 (West) German Restaurant/Kitchen Car

 

Present Location Paull
County Location East Riding of Yorkshire
Designed For DB Deutsche Bundesbahn
Type RK
First Number 518008-40-001-3
Present Number 518008-40-001-3 The Berliner
Current Livery DB blue and cream
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes Military train dining car. DB blue/cream livery, lettered "Royal Corps of Transport" and carrying the RCT coat of arms. Used in "Berliner" train between Braunschweig and Berlin, through East Germany: last run 07/02/91. Presented to British Army by Berlin Senate. To Beverley via RCT landing craft 1992. Now at Fort Paull, near Hull. 19/09/20: auction of this item closed (at the same time as the auction of the Fort Paull site).
External Structural Condition Very Good
Internal Structural Condition Very Good
Underframe Condition Very Good
External Finish Satisfactory
Degree of External 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 Very Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Very Good
Rarity n/a
Historical Importance Some Interest
Storage Secure Open
Operating No
Survey Date 23/03/1999
Surveyor John Nicholson
Photo Date 27/09/2008
Photo by Mike Haddon
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 19/09/2020



 

 

















 

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