BR 1965 Mk 1 Unclassed Restaurant Car, later RBR Built 1961
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| BR 1965 Mk 1 Unclassed Restaurant Car, later RBR Built 1961 |
| Present Location |
Gloucs Warks |
| County Location |
Gloucestershire |
| Designed For |
BR |
| Build Location |
Swindon |
| Built By |
BR |
| Diagram Number |
23 |
| Lot Number |
30632 |
| Type |
RU |
| First Number |
1965 |
| Later Numbers |
E1965, M1965, WGP8805 |
| Present Number |
WGP8805 |
| Gauge |
4ft 8 1/2in |
| Wheel Arrangement |
4-w bogies |
| Original Underframe |
Yes |
| Original Bogies |
Yes |
| Additional Notes |
Changed to Restaurant Buffet Refurbished (Diagram 27). W 07/89. Later in service with the Army at MoD Long Marston, then MoD Bicester. P 10/06 Gloucs Warks. Interior is as original so early restoration intended. 09/16: at Winchcombe. 07/19: restoration being planned. 07/24: restoration work now under way. |
| Owner |
GWSR plc |
| Rarity |
Many |
| Importance |
No Immediate Importance/Not Applicable |
| Storage |
Secure Open |
| Operational |
No |
| Date of Image |
26/07/2024 |
| Photo Taken By |
Peter Wreford |
| At Risk |
No |
| Scrapped |
No |
| Record Last Updated |
02/08/2024 |
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| Steve West 13/04/2017: view from other end |
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| Rod Wells 10/07/2019: interior views |
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