BR 1006 Mk 1 Restaurant Second Open (now EMU Barrier Coach) built 1951

BR 1006 Mk 1 Restaurant Second Open (now EMU Barrier Coach) built 1951

BR 1006 Mk 1 Restaurant Second Open (now EMU Barrier Coach) built 1951
BR 1006 Mk 1 Restaurant Second Open (now EMU Barrier Coach) built 1951

 

Present Location Burton upon Trent (Nemesis Rail)
County Location Staffordshire
Designed For BR
Build Location York
Built by BR
Diagram number 56
Lot number 30014
Type RSO
First Number 1006
Later Numbers S1006 ADB975867 (in Set T1)
Present Number ADB975867
Current Livery BR Rail Blue and Pearl Grey
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets No
Additional Notes One of earliest surviving Mk 1s, having started as part of the restaurant triple in the 'Royal Wessex' set (along with RK No S80009 and RFO No S9) and then spending the last thirteen years of passenger service as the dining saloon in the 'Night Ferry' set (with special Continental coupling and gangway adaptations at one end). 2018: to GCR from Departmental service as EMU barrier coach / translator vehicle (QSA) (Set T1) on Comonwealth bogies. 04/19: left GCR. By 08/19: at Nemesis Rail, Burton upon Trent - confirmed still in situ 03/24.
External Structural Condition Fair
Internal Structural Condition Derelict/Not Present
Underframe Condition Satisfactory
External Finish Satisfactory
Internal Finish Derelict/Not Present
Degree of External Originality As left Departmental service
Degree of Internal Originality Conversion/rebuild/reproduction
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As left Departmental service
Degree of External Authenticity Poor
Degree of Internal Authenticity Poor
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Fair
Rarity Few
Historical Importance Some Interest
Storage Secure Open
Operating Yes
Survey Date 25/01/2019
Surveyor Steve West
Photo Date 25/01/2019
Photo by Steve West
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 04/04/2024


 

 










 



 

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