BR 1690 Mk 1 Buffet Restaurant (Refurbished) built 1961

BR 1690 Mk 1 Buffet Restaurant (Refurbished) built 1961

BR 1690 Mk 1 Buffet Restaurant (Refurbished) built 1961
BR 1690 Mk 1 Buffet Restaurant (Refurbished) built 1961

 

Present Location Carnforth
County Location Lancashire
Designed For BR
Built by Pressed Steel
Diagram number 24 / AJ402
Lot number 30628
Type RBR
First Number 1690
Later Numbers 80041
Present Number 80041
Current Livery BR Maroon
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes In Old Oak Common rail charter formations in BR Maroon livery. Then in store at Old Oak Common until its closure in 2009 - then to Eastleigh Arriva TrainCare and later to Eastleigh Works. 02/22: offered for sale. 11/22 to Nemesis, Burton on Trent. By 12/23: sold by Riviera Trains to West Coast Railway Company and moved from Nemesis Rail to Carnforth.
Owner West Coast Railway Company
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 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 Some Interest
Storage Secure Open
Operating Yes
Survey Date 07/04/2004
Surveyor Byron Chamberlain
Photo Date 07/06/2008
Photo by Kevin Stroud
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 21/11/2024


 

 














 

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