BR 1679 Mk 1 Buffet Restaurant (Refurbished) Built 1960

BR 1679 Mk 1 Buffet Restaurant (Refurbished) Built 1960

Present Location Peak Rail
County Location Derbyshire
Designed For BR
Built By Pressed Steel
Diagram Number 24
Lot Number 30628
Type RBR
First Number 1679
Later Numbers S1679
Present Number 1679
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies Yes
Additional Notes AJ403. In use as and marked as 'Kitchen Car' for regular Charter trains. Set OC95 (Old Oak Common). Green/cream livery. In store at Old Oak Common until its closure. By 05/12 OOU at Eastleigh TMD, owned by DBS. At Wolverton 07/14. Sold to Locomotive Services Ltd, and to Crewe LNWR Heritage Company 08/15 for refurbishment. By 01/19: moved from Crewe and now in storage at Peak Rail. 05/25: confirmed still in situ.
Owner Locomotive Services Ltd
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Very Good
External Condition Good
Internal Finish 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
Importance No Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operational No
Date Inspected 21/08/2004
Inspected By Mike Stanbury
Date of Image 18/07/2014
Photo Taken By Steve West
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 12/01/2026

     








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