BR 1658 Mk 1 Buffet Restaurant (Refurbished) Built 1960

BR 1658 Mk 1 Buffet Restaurant (Refurbished) Built 1960

Present Location Peak Rail
County Location Derbyshire
Designed For BR
Built By Pressed Steel
Diagram Number AJ403
Lot Number 30628
Type RBR
First Number 1658
Later Numbers W1658
Present Number 1658
Livery BR Rail Blue and Pearl Grey
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies Yes
Additional Notes Set OC94 (Old Oak Common). BR Blue/Grey livery. Stored at Esso Fawley (near Southampton) since 2009 after closure of Old Oak Common. To Totton 07/13. At Wolverton 07/14. Owned by DBS. To Crewe LNWR Heritage Company 08/15 for refurbishment, now owned by Locomotive Services Ltd. By 07/21: moved from Crewe LNWR Heritage Company site to Peak Rail for storage. 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 21/09/2002
Inspected By Mike Stanbury
Date of Image 08/06/2019
Photo Taken By Steve West
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 12/01/2026

Steve West 08/10/2018: earlier view from other side

     








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