BR 1816 Mk 1 Restaurant Miniature Buffet built 1960

BR 1816 Mk 1 Restaurant Miniature Buffet built 1960

BR 1816 Mk 1 Restaurant Miniature Buffet built 1960
BR 1816 Mk 1 Restaurant Miniature Buffet built 1960

 

Present Location Battlefield
County Location Leicestershire
Designed For BR
Build Location Wolverton
Built by BR
Diagram number 99
Lot number 30520
Type RMB
First Number 1816
Present Number 1816
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets No
Additional Notes ? Built 1960? P 1993 at East Lancs. To Battlefield by July 1998. Generally complete but in need of general tidying inside. Commonwealth bogies. When seen 05/12 and 06/15 appeared to be in use as a store, with very little left of seating or buffet area. 06/21: confirmed still in situ and in use as a store.
Owner Shackerstone Railway Society Ltd
External Structural Condition Satisfactory
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
External Finish Fair
Internal Finish Fair
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 Very Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Very Good
Rarity Many
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operating No
Survey Date 05/07/1998
Surveyor Simon Evans
Photo Date 06/06/2015
Photo by Steve West
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 01/01/2025


 

 














 

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