BR 40504 Mk 3 HST TRUK, later Mk 3a Kitchen Buffet First built 1977
 | | BR 40504 Mk 3 HST TRUK, later Mk 3a Kitchen Buffet First built 1977 |
| Present Location | Mid Norfolk | | County Location | Norfolk | | Designed For | BR | | Build Location | Derby | | Built by | BREL | | Diagram number | 696 / GL402 | | Lot number | 30884 | | Type | TRUK | | First Number | 40504 | | Later Numbers | 10202 | | Present Number | M10202 | | Current Livery | BR Rail Blue and Pearl Grey | | Gauge | 4ft 8 1/2in | | Wheel Arrangement | 4-w bogies | | Original Underframe | Yes | | Original Bogies/Wheelsets | Yes | | Additional Notes | HST trailer restaurant unclassified (with kitchen) (TRUK), converted in mid-1980s to locomotive-hauled stock as Mk 3A kitchen buffet first (RFB). One of the ex Cargo D railtour carriages, it was (05/12) in store at Barrow Hill, owned by DB Regio/Arriva UK Trains. By 11/13: in store at Long Marston. 07/18: purchased by 125 Group to provide additional catering capacity for their Prototype HST operations, as backup to the existing RFM catering carriage 10206 (qv). Aim is to have this vehicle in traffic in late 2018, following electrical and air systems testing and commissioning, replacement wheelsets and deep internal and external cleaning. 07/22: confirmed still in situ. Moved to Mid Norfolk Railway 09/24. | | Owner | 125 Group | | Rarity | Several | | Historical Importance | no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable | | Storage | Secure Open | | Operating | No | | Photo Date | 26/02/2012 | | Photo by | Mike Haddon | | At Risk | No | | Date Record Last Updated | 26/09/2024 |
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