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British Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
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These coaches were converted from a Brake Standard Open
Brake Standard Open
A Brake Standard Open or BSO, is a type of railway carriage used by British Rail. Both Mark 1 and Mark 2 types were built. Each consists of a standard class open passenger saloon with a centre aisle, a guard's compartment with hand brake and a lockable luggage compartment.A number of Mark 1 and...
(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 converted to a steward's prep-room and store.
Two batches of coaches were converted, as shown below.
| Number range | Type |
|---|---|
| 9000-9017 | Mark 1 British Railways Mark 1 British Railways Mark 1 was the family designation for the first standardised designs of railway carriages built by British Railways. Following nationalisation in 1948, BR had continued to build carriages to the designs of the "Big Four" companies , and the Mark 1 was intended to be the... |
| 9100-9107 | Mark 2 British Rail Mark 2 The Mark 2 family of railway carriages were British Rail's second design of carriages. They were built by British Rail workshops between 1964 and 1975... |
These coaches are no longer in scheduled main-line services, the last being withdrawn in the mid-1990s. However, several coaches from both batches have been preserved on heritage railways, or are used by charter companies. These are detailed below:
| Numbers | Built | Location | Condition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSOT | BSO | |||
| 9000 | 9276 | 1956 Doncaster | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway is a volunteer-run heritage railway on the Gloucestershire/Worcestershire/Warwickshire Borders that has reopened the closed railway line between Laverton Halt and Cheltenham Racecourse railway stations in Gloucestershire/Worcestershire., it currently... |
In service |
| 9001 | 9275 | 1956 Doncaster | Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway The Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway is a heritage railway on the former Kingswear branch line between Paignton and Kingswear in Torbay, Devon, England.... |
In service |
| 9003 | 9377 | 1963 Wolverton | Dean Forest Railway Dean Forest Railway The Dean Forest Railway is a long heritage railway that runs between Lydney and Parkend in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. The route was part of the Severn and Wye Railway which ran from Lydney to Cinderford. The society that operates the line started steam locomotive operations in 1971, and... |
In service |
| 9010 | 9369 | 1963 Wolverton | Swindon & Cricklade Railway | In service |
| 9011 | 9370 | 1963 Wolverton | Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway The Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England, . It is part of the former Midland Railway branch from Skipton to Ilkley . The E&BASR currently runs from Embsay via Draughton and Holywell to Bolton Abbey station, a distance of... |
In service |
| 9014 | 9380 | 1963 Wolverton | West Somerset Railway West Somerset Railway The West Somerset Railway is a railway line that originally linked and in Somerset, England.It opened in 1862 and was extended from Watchet to by the Minehead Railway in 1874. Although just a single track, improvements were needed in the first half of the twentieth century to accommodate the... |
In service |
| 9015 | 9229 | 1955 Doncaster | Swanage Railway Swanage Railway The Swanage Railway is a long heritage railway in the Purbeck district of Dorset, England. The railway follows the route of the Purbeck branch line between Norden railway station, Corfe Castle railway station, Harman's Cross railway station, Herston Halt railway station and Swanage... |
In service |
| 9016 | 9237 | 1956 Doncaster | Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway The Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway is a Heritage railway in Falkirk, Scotland. It is operated by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society, and operates some 5 miles of track, virtually the entire Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway that became part of the former North British Railway on the Firth... |
In service |
| 9100 | 9405 | 1966 Derby | Royal Deeside Railway Royal Deeside Railway The Royal Deeside Railway was formed in 1996 with the intention of reclaiming part of the former branch line from Aberdeen to Ballater, constructed between 1853 and 1856 by the Deeside Railway company and closed by British Railways in 1966... |
Static use as a visitor centre |
| 9101 | 9398 | 1966 Derby | Vintage Trains | Mainline charter service |
| 9102 | 9383 | 1966 Derby | Northampton & Lamport Railway Northampton & Lamport Railway The Northampton & Lamport Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway in Northamptonshire, England. It is based at Pitsford and Brampton station, near the villages of Pitsford and Chapel Brampton, roughly north of Northampton.-Overview:... |
In service |
| 9103 | 9389 | 1966 Derby | Nottingham Heritage Centre | In service |
| 9104 | 9401 | 1966 Derby | FM Rail, Derby FM Rail FM Rail Limited was a railway spot-hire and charter company based at Derby, United Kingdom. The company was formed in January 2005 following the merging of spot-hire company Fragonset Railways Limited with charter train operating company Merlin Rail Limited... |
Mainline charter service |
| 9105 | 9404 | 1966 Derby | Peak Rail Peak Rail Peak Rail is a preserved railway in Derbyshire, England, which operates a steam service for tourists and visitors to both the Peak District and the Derbyshire Dales.... |
In service |