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
Livery BR Maroon
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies 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 Condition Satisfactory
Internal Finish 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
Importance Some Interest
Storage Secure Building
Operational Yes
Date Inspected 28/08/2006
Inspected By Kevin Stroud
Date of Image 09/06/2025
Photo Taken By Paul Holroyd
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 22/09/2025

Robert Davidson 30/01/2014: earlier view of other side

     








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