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BR Mark 1 Buffet Restaurant carriage (RB) No 1667 was built by Pressed Steel in 1960 to diagram number 24 of lot number 30628. The Buffet Restaurant carriage included a full kitchen facility, unlike the Restaurant Miniature Buffet (RMB) carriage which was only intended to provide quick snacks.  
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|caption    = BR Restaurant Buffet 1667
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|construc  = Pressed Steel
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|status    = In service
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|carno      = W1667
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|livery    = BR(W) Chocolate & Cream
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|othernos  = E1667 NE1667 M1667
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|diagram    = 24
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|lot        = 30628
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|cartype    = [[:Category:Carriage Type RB / RBR|RBR]]
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|topscode  = [[:Category:Carriage Type RB / RBR|AJ41]]
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|seats      =  23 unclassified
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|built      = 1960/61
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|years1    = 1999
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|events2    = Outshopped as a Kitchen Car
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}}BR Mark 1 Buffet Restaurant carriage (RB) No 1667 was built by Pressed Steel in 1960 to diagram number 24 of lot number 30628. Unlike the [[:Category:Carriage Type RMB|Restaurant Miniature Buffet (RMB)]] carriage which was only intended to provide quick snacks, the Buffet Restaurant carriage included a full kitchen facility as well as a buffet counter. In regular service they were normally paired with an [[:Category:Carriage Type FO|Open First]] to provide additional seating for diners, having 23 loose chairs themselves. During service many RB's including 1667 were refurbished (becoming RBR), the modifications including the installation of fluorescent lighting
  
1667 arrived on the SVR in December 1999 ex Rail Charter Services, to replace 1678. By 2007 1667 had been fully restored, and now forms part of the [[Severn Valley Limited]] dining set. It is owned by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]].
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==Service==
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1667 entered service in BR's Eastern region in 1961 as E1667. In May 1965 it was transferred to the North East region, returning to the Eastern region by January 1968 A further reallocation to the Midland region took place by 1972, with a final transfer back to the Eastern region in August 1985<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] p.21.</ref>.  
  
==Sources==
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==Preservation==
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey<br>
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1667 arrived on the SVR in December 1999 ex Rail Charter Services, to replace sister carriage [[Carriages formerly resident on the SVR#Carriages scrapped while at the SVR|1678]].<ref>Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey</ref> Shortly after arrival it received a repaint and had the steam heating reinstated.<ref>SVR News 133</ref> It initially served as spare kitchen car, but was brought into service just before the 2001 Autumn Steam Gala when regular Kitchen Car 1682 was 'red carded' with gas plumbing issues.<ref>SVR News 140</ref>
  
==Links==
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By 2007 1667 had been fully restored, including two years of internal remodeling carried out at Bewdley in 2004-05.<ref>SVR News 153</ref> It was further remodelled in 2022 and branded a Kitchen Car, with the bar and all seating removed.<ref>SVR News 218, Summer 2022, p. 44</ref>
[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=3554 1667 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br>
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It forms part of the [[Severn Valley Limited]] dining set in BR(W) livery as W1667 (a number that it did not carry in service). It is owned by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]].
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
[[Carriages#BR Designed Coaches | List of carriages]]<br>
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[[Carriages#BR Designed Coaches | List of carriages]]
: [[LNER 70759 Gangwayed Full Brake/Pigeon Van |  Previous ]]<br>
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: [[BR 1682 Restaurant Buffet | Next ]]
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==References==
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==Links==
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*[http://www.cs.rhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=3554 1667 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line]
  
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[[Category:Carriage Type RB / RBR]]
 
[[Category:Carriage Type RB / RBR]]
 
[[Category: Rolling stock owned by SVR(H)]]
 
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Revision as of 21:41, 19 June 2022

BRBritish Rail or British Railways 1667 Restaurant Buffet
BR 1667 20150320.jpg
BRBritish Rail or British Railways Restaurant Buffet 1667
Built By Pressed Steel
Status In service
Number W1667
Livery BRBritish Rail or British Railways(W) Chocolate & Cream
Other numbers E1667 NE1667 M1667
History
Built 1960/61
Diagram 24
Lot 30628
Type RBR
TOPS code AJ41
Seats 23 unclassified
1999 Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway
2022 Outshopped as a Kitchen Car

Carriages

BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mark 1 Buffet Restaurant carriage (RB) No 1667 was built by Pressed Steel in 1960 to diagram number 24 of lot number 30628. Unlike the Restaurant Miniature Buffet (RMB) carriage which was only intended to provide quick snacks, the Buffet Restaurant carriage included a full kitchen facility as well as a buffet counter. In regular service they were normally paired with an Open First to provide additional seating for diners, having 23 loose chairs themselves. During service many RB's including 1667 were refurbished (becoming RBR), the modifications including the installation of fluorescent lighting

Service

1667 entered service in BRBritish Rail or British Railways's Eastern region in 1961 as E1667. In May 1965 it was transferred to the North East region, returning to the Eastern region by January 1968 A further reallocation to the Midland region took place by 1972, with a final transfer back to the Eastern region in August 1985[1].

Preservation

1667 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in December 1999 ex Rail Charter Services, to replace sister carriage 1678.[2] Shortly after arrival it received a repaint and had the steam heating reinstated.[3] It initially served as spare kitchen car, but was brought into service just before the 2001 Autumn Steam Gala when regular Kitchen Car 1682 was 'red carded' with gas plumbing issues.[4]

By 2007 1667 had been fully restored, including two years of internal remodeling carried out at Bewdley in 2004-05.[5] It was further remodelled in 2022 and branded a Kitchen Car, with the bar and all seating removed.[6]

It forms part of the Severn Valley Limited dining set in BRBritish Rail or British Railways(W) livery as W1667 (a number that it did not carry in service). It is owned by SVR(H).

See also

List of carriages

References

  1. Longworth (2013) p.21.
  2. Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
  3. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 133
  4. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 140
  5. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 153
  6. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 218, Summer 2022, p. 44

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