BR 1649 Mk 1 Buffet Restaurant (Refurbished) Built 1960

BR 1649 Mk 1 Buffet Restaurant (Refurbished) Built 1960

Present Location Burton upon Trent (National Brewery Centre)
County Location Staffordshire
Designed For BR
Built By Pressed Steel
Diagram Number 24
Lot Number 30628
Type RBR
First Number 1649
Present Number 1649
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies Yes
Additional Notes Design Code AJ402. InterCity livery. Withdrawn 03/94. Formerly leased from Forward Trust, then stored at Kineton. Purchased ex HSBC by Denbigh & Mold Society, now stored for private owner in the Station yard at Oswestry. Change of ownership (again, private) 04/12 and to Great Central Railway by 08/12. Restored and again operational by 06/15. By 08/20: moved to Great Central Railway (Nottingham). To Nemesis Burton On Trent 03/24.
Owner Private
External Structural Condition Satisfactory
Internal Structural Condition Poor and Incomplete
Underframe Condition Satisfactory
External Condition Fair
Internal Finish Poor and Incomplete
Degree of External Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Internal Originality Poor and Incomplete
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of External Authenticity Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Poor
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Many
Importance No Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operational Yes
Date Inspected 30/07/2007
Inspected By Kevin Stroud
Date of Image 21/06/2015
Photo Taken By Stephen Godber
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 04/04/2025

Alan Tagg 07/2013: earlier condition

     








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