BR 1963 Mk 1 Unclassed Restaurant Car (later RK) built 1960

BR 1963 Mk 1 Unclassed Restaurant Car (later RK) built 1960

BR 1963 Mk 1 Unclassed Restaurant Car (later RK) built 1960
BR 1963 Mk 1 Unclassed Restaurant Car (later RK) built 1960

 

Present Location Keighley Worth Valley
County Location West Yorkshire
Designed For BR
Build Location Swindon
Built by BR
Diagram number 23
Lot number 30632
Type RU
First Number 1963
Later Numbers W1963 E1963 KWVR 28, DB975948, TEST CAR 11
Present Number E1963
Current Livery BR Maroon
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes P 1987, rebuilt 1989. Standard MK 1 Kitchen Car converted to modern catering standards. Generally on display/stored in Oxenhope Exhibition building.
Owner Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Trust
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 Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Internal Originality Conversion/rebuild/reproduction
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of External Authenticity Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Poor
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Many
Historical Importance Some Interest
Storage Secure Building
Operating Yes
Survey Date 28/08/2006
Surveyor Kevin Stroud
Photo Date 17/07/2022
Photo by Paul Holroyd
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 05/09/2022

Robert Davidson 30/01/2014: earlier view
Robert Davidson 30/01/2014: earlier view


 

 










 





 

 

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