BR 1649 Mk 1 Buffet Restaurant (Refurbished) built 1960

BR 1649 Mk 1 Buffet Restaurant (Refurbished) built 1960

BR 1649 Mk 1 Buffet Restaurant (Refurbished) built 1960
BR 1649 Mk 1 Buffet Restaurant (Refurbished) built 1960

 

Present Location Great Central (Northern)
County Location Nottinghamshire
Designed For BR
Built by Pressed Steel
Diagram number 24
Lot number 30628
Type RBR
First Number 1649
Present Number 1649
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes Design Code AJ402. InterCity livery. Withdrawn 03/94. Formerly leased from Forward Trust, then stored at Kineton. Purchased ex HSBC by Denbigh & Mold Society, now stored for private owner in the Station yard at Oswestry. Change of ownership (again, private) 04/12 and to Great Central Railway by 08/12. Restored and again operational by 06/15. By 08/20: moved to Great Central Railway (Nottingham).
Owner Private
External Structural Condition Satisfactory
Internal Structural Condition Poor and Incomplete
Underframe Condition Satisfactory
External Finish Fair
Internal Finish Poor and Incomplete
Degree of External Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Internal Originality Poor and Incomplete
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 Good
Rarity Many
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operating Yes
Survey Date 30/07/2007
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 21/06/2015
Photo by Stephen Godber
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 17/09/2020

Alan Tagg 07/2013: earlier condition
Alan Tagg 07/2013: earlier condition


 

 

















 

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