BR 40304 Mk 3 HST TRUKB, then TFKB Built 1978

BR 40304 Mk 3 HST TRUKB, then TFKB Built 1978

Present Location Mid Norfolk
County Location Norfolk
Designed For BR
Build Location Derby
Built By BREL
Diagram Number 697/GK401
Lot Number 30921
Type TRUKB
First Number 40304
Later Numbers 40704
Present Number 40704
Livery LNER - East Coast (2018)
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies Yes
Additional Notes Built as Mk 3 HST Trailer Unclassified Buffet (with Kitchen)(TRUKB); converted in 1988 to Trailer Kitchen Buffet First (TFKB). P Great Central Railway. By 03/25: moved from Great Central Railway to Reid Freight Services, Cockshute Sidings, Stoke-on-Trent. To Mid Norfolk Railway by 05/25.
Owner Great Central Railway
Rarity Many
Importance No Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operational Yes
Date of Image 20/03/2022
Photo Taken By John Casingena
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 13/11/2025

     








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