BR 1672 Mk 1 Buffet Restaurant (Refurbished) Built 1960

BR 1672 Mk 1 Buffet Restaurant (Refurbished) Built 1960

Present Location Gloucs Warks
County Location Gloucestershire
Designed For BR
Built By Pressed Steel
Diagram Number 24
Lot Number 30628
Type RBR
First Number 1672
Later Numbers E1672 M1672 W1672
Present Number W1672
Livery BR(W) Chocolate and Cream
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies Yes
Additional Notes Commonwealth bogies. P privately ex EWS Bounds Green 1997 and to Gloucs Warks Railway 1998. Some restoration work during 2001 but then stopped. Repainted from InterCity livery to Maroon by Gloucs Warks 2001, then purchased by them 12/07. Chocolate and Cream livery applied for 2011 season after full refurbishment at G&WR, allowing sister RBR 1675 to be withdrawn for further work. 03/17: returned to traffic after repainting and refurbishment of kitchen area.
Owner GWSR plc
External Structural Condition Fair
Internal Structural Condition Fair
Underframe Condition Good
External Condition Fair
Internal Finish Fair
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 Some Interest
Storage Secure Open
Operational Yes
Date Inspected 10/04/2005
Inspected By Kevin Stroud
Date of Image 13/04/2017
Photo Taken By Steve West
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 09/05/2017

     








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