Mk1 Kitchen Car no.1961 in Carlisle West Sidings.
One of only two Mk1 RU (Restaurant Unclassified) cars still with a mainline certificate is vehicle 1961 owned by the West Coast Railway Co. This vehicle was built as part of Lot No. 30632 by BR Swindon Works in 1961 (running no's 1959 to 1991). It was subsequently modified during its working life by BR when it was rebuilt along with a number of others from the same lot as Mk1 RBR's (Restaurant Buffet Refurbished) with the original 33 seats replaced by 23 rigid polypropylene seats at tables. Subsequent alterations by WCR Co. has seen the seating removed and replaced by a servery area. The kitchen car has thus now become a Mk1 RK (Restaurant/Kitchen), traditionally such vehicles were allocated NPCCS numbers in the 80xxx range as they had no passenger seating although this vehicle and its surviving sister 1953 have retained their original numbers.
Mk1 Kitchen Car no.1961 in Carlisle West Sidings.
One of only two Mk1 RU (Restaurant Unclassified) cars still with a mainline certificate is vehicle 1961 owned by the West Coast Railway Co. This vehicle was built as part of Lot No. 30632 by BR Swindon Works in 1961 (running no's 1959 to 1991). It was subsequently modified during its working life by BR when it was rebuilt along with a number of others from the same lot as Mk1 RBR's (Restaurant Buffet Refurbished) with the original 33 seats replaced by 23 rigid polypropylene seats at tables. Subsequent alterations by WCR Co. has seen the seating removed and replaced by a servery area. The kitchen car has thus now become a Mk1 RK (Restaurant/Kitchen), traditionally such vehicles were allocated NPCCS numbers in the 80xxx range as they had no passenger seating although this vehicle and its surviving sister 1953 have retained their original numbers.