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The final Mark 2 carriage was departmental 999550, in 1977. As of 21 November 2020 it is still in service with Network Rail as a Track Recording Coach. The later versions (2D onwards) look somewhat similar to the later Mark 3 design.
British Rail coach type codes; B. Brake gangwayed; Brake Post Office stowage van; Brake Standard Open; ... British Rail Mark 1; British Rail Mark 2; British Rail Mark 3;
It is registered as 8918 on NIR. The vehicle was delivered to Belfast on 26 June 2009, almost 14 months late on its contracted delivery date. The ex-Gatwick coaches were stopped on 19 June (before it was delivered) and have now been withdrawn. In 2015, three were purchased by Direct Rail Services from British American Railway Services. [5]
A Brake Standard Open (Micro-Buffet), often abbreviated to BSOT or BSO(T), is a type of railway carriage used by British Rail. These coaches were converted from a Brake Standard Open (BSO), by replacing one passenger seating bay with a counter for serving food, and space for a trolley for light refreshments. The toilet was removed and the space ...
They were first produced as British Railways Mark 1, and subsequently Mark 2, Mark 3, and Mark 4 variants were produced. This type of carriage is an " open coach " because of the arrangement of the seats inside – other types of carriage may be corridor based variants (FK) or have a brake compartment (BFO or BFK).
British Rail Brake Standard Open; In service: 1955– Manufacturer: Mark 1: BR Doncaster, Wolverton and Gloucester RCW Mark 2: BR Derby: Family name: British Railways Mark 1, British Rail Mark 2: Constructed: Mark 1: 1955–1963 Mark 2: 1966–1974: Number built: 340: Fleet numbers: 9200–9539: Capacity: Mark 1: 39 Mark 2/A–D: 31 Mark 2E/F ...
A mock-up for the British Railways Mark 2 stock was displayed at the Design Centre, 28 Haymarket, London, (the showrooms of the Council of Industrial Design) in 1964. This included many of the features which were later incorporated in the Mark 2 and trialled in an experimental train designated XP64. This mock-up was shown in an orange and grey ...
The Mark 2 family of railway carriages were British Rail's second design of carriages, built between 1964 and 1975. They were of steel construction. The MNR project to create a complete set of coaches in the blue-grey livery introduced in 1964 was a first in preservation. [ 3 ]