Restaurant Miniature Buffet
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The Restaurant Miniature Buffet (or RMB) is a British Railways Mark 1
railway coach. It is a Tourist Standard Open
(TSO) coach with two full seating bays next to the centre transverse vestibule removed and replaced with a buffet counter and customers standing space, and one bay on one side (same side as the buffet counter) removed and replaced with a store cupboard on the other side of the centre vestibule. They were built in five lots from 1957 to 1962.
Quite a few still operate on the national network on Railtours, but not on service trains. A lot have made it into railway preservation and are used by many heritage railway
s in the UK.
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...
railway coach. It is a Tourist Standard Open
Tourist Standard Open
Tourist Second Open or Tourist Standard Open, abbreviated to TSO, is a type of British Railways coach. The designation "Tourist" was originally as opposed to a normal SO coach...
(TSO) coach with two full seating bays next to the centre transverse vestibule removed and replaced with a buffet counter and customers standing space, and one bay on one side (same side as the buffet counter) removed and replaced with a store cupboard on the other side of the centre vestibule. They were built in five lots from 1957 to 1962.
Lot No. | Diagram | Built | Builder | Qty | Fleet numbers | Notes |
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30485 | 97 | 1957–1958 | York | 12 | 1801–1812 | No store cupboard, 48 seats |
30507 | 98 | 1960 | Wolverton Wolverton railway works Wolverton railway works was established in Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, by the London and Birmingham Railway Company in 1838 at the midpoint of the 112 mile-long route from London to Birmingham... |
15 | 1838–1852 | |
30520 | 99 | 1960 | Wolverton Wolverton railway works Wolverton railway works was established in Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, by the London and Birmingham Railway Company in 1838 at the midpoint of the 112 mile-long route from London to Birmingham... |
25 | 1813–1837 | Commonwealth bogies |
30670 | 99 | 1961–1962 | Wolverton Wolverton railway works Wolverton railway works was established in Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, by the London and Birmingham Railway Company in 1838 at the midpoint of the 112 mile-long route from London to Birmingham... |
12 | 1853–1864 | Commonwealth bogies |
30702 | 99 | 1962 | Wolverton Wolverton railway works Wolverton railway works was established in Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, by the London and Birmingham Railway Company in 1838 at the midpoint of the 112 mile-long route from London to Birmingham... |
18 | 1865–1882 | Commonwealth bogies |
Quite a few still operate on the national network on Railtours, but not on service trains. A lot have made it into railway preservation and are used by many heritage railway
Heritage railway
thumb|right|the Historical [[Khyber train safari|Khyber Railway]] goes through the [[Khyber Pass]], [[Pakistan]]A heritage railway , preserved railway , tourist railway , or tourist railroad is a railway that is run as a tourist attraction, in some cases by volunteers, and...
s in the UK.
List of Preserved RMBs
Number | Location | Livery | Status |
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1802 | Midland Railway - Butterley Midland Railway - Butterley The Midland Railway – Butterley is a heritage railway, formerly known until 2004 as the Midland Railway Centre, at Butterley, near Ripley in Derbyshire.-Overview:... |
Plain Maroon | Operational |
1803 | 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... |
Chocolate & Cream | Awaiting Overhaul |
1804 | 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... |
Lined Maroon | Operational |
1805 | Swindon and Cricklade Railway Swindon and Cricklade Railway The Swindon & Cricklade Railway is a heritage railway in Wiltshire, England, that operates on a short section of the old Midland and South Western Junction Railway line between Swindon and Cricklade.-History:... |
Chocolate & Cream | Operational |
1807 | Watercress Line Watercress Line The Watercress Line is the marketing name of the Mid-Hants Railway, a heritage railway in Hampshire, England, running from New Alresford to Alton where it connects to the National Rail network. The line gained its popular name in the days that it was used to transport locally grown watercress to... |
Malachite Green | Operational |
1808 | 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... |
Chocolate & Cream | Operational |
1809 | Colne Valley Railway Colne Valley Railway The Colne Valley Railway is a heritage railway based at Castle Hedingham Station, near Halstead in Essex, England. The railway consists of a mile-long running line, with a fully reconstructed station, signal box and railway yard... |
Crimson & Cream | Static Catering Vehicle |
1811 | Great Central Railway (Nottingham) Great Central Railway (preserved) The Great Central Railway is a heritage railway split into two adjacent sections, one in Leicestershire and the other Nottinghamshire.The Leicestershire section is currently Britain's only double track mainline heritage railway, with of working double track, period signalling, locomotives and... |
Plain Maroon | Operational |
1812 | Ribble Steam Railway Ribble Steam Railway The Ribble Steam Railway is a standard gauge preserved railway in Lancashire, in the United Kingdom. It was opened to the public on 17 September 2005, running along Preston Docks,... |
Crimson & Cream | Operational |
1813 | Old Oak Common TMD Old Oak Common TMD Old Oak Common TMD is situated to the west of London, in Old Oak Common. The Traction Maintenance Depot is the main facility for the storage and servicing of locomotives and multiple-units which utilise Paddington Station. The depot codes are 'OC' for the diesel depot, and 'OO' for the carriage shed... |
Lined Maroon | Operational - Main Line |
1815 | Bere Ferrers Bere Ferrers Bere Ferrers, sometimes called Beerferris, is a village and civil parish on the Bere peninsula in West Devon in the English county of Devon. It has a population of 3,066, and is located to the north of Plymouth, on the west bank of the River Tavy... |
Chocolate & Cream | Static - Restaurant |
1816 | Battlefield Line Railway Battlefield Line Railway The Battlefield Line Railway is a heritage railway in Leicestershire, England. It runs from Shackerstone to Shenton , via Market Bosworth, a total of... |
N/A | Awaiting Overhaul |
1818 | Bluebell Railway Bluebell Railway The Bluebell Railway is a heritage line running for nine miles along the border between East and West Sussex, England. Steam trains are operated between and , with an intermediate station at .The railway is managed and run largely by volunteers... |
Malachite Green | Operational |
1823 | North Yorkshire Moors Railway North Yorkshire Moors Railway The North Yorkshire Moors Railway is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England. First opened in 1836 as the Whitby and Pickering Railway, the railway was planned in 1831 by George Stephenson as a means of opening up trade routes inland from the then important seaport of Whitby. The line... |
Lined Maroon | Operational |
1824 | Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Keighley and Worth Valley Railway The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway is a long branch line that served mills and villages in the Worth Valley and is now a heritage railway line in West Yorkshire, England. It runs from Keighley to Oxenhope. It connects to the national rail network line at Keighley railway station... |
Plain Maroon | Static Catering Vehicle |
1826 | 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... |
Lined Maroon | Operational |
1832 | Old Oak Common TMD | Blue & Grey | Operational - Main Line |
1833 | East Lancashire Railway East Lancashire Railway The East Lancashire Railway is a heritage railway in Lancashire and Greater Manchester, England.-Overview:After formal closure by British Rail in 1982, the line was reopened on 25 July 1987. The initial service operated between Bury and Ramsbottom, via Summerseat. In 1991 the service was extended... |
Lined Maroon | Under Overhaul |
1835 | 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.... |
Lined Maroon | Operational |
1836 | Keighley and Worth Valley Railway | Lined Maroon | Operational |
1837 | East Lancashire Railway | Lined Maroon | Operational |
1838 | Bluebell Railway | Malachite Green | Operational |
1839 | Ribble Steam Railway | Plain Maroon | Operational |
1840 | Stewarts Lane TMD | Malachite Green | Operational - Main Line |
1842 | Old Oak Common TMD | Chocolate & Cream | Operational - Main Line |
1845 | Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway The Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway is a heritage railway with its main station at Chinnor on the border between Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, England.-History:... |
Chocolate & Cream | Operational |
1848 | East Lancashire Railway | Lined Maroon | Operational |
1851 | Watercress Line | Malachite Green | Operational |
1852 | Great Central Railway Great Central Railway (preserved) The Great Central Railway is a heritage railway split into two adjacent sections, one in Leicestershire and the other Nottinghamshire.The Leicestershire section is currently Britain's only double track mainline heritage railway, with of working double track, period signalling, locomotives and... |
Malachite Green | Operational |
1853 | Severn Valley Railway Severn Valley Railway The Severn Valley Railway is a heritage railway in Shropshire and Worcestershire, England. The line runs along the Severn Valley from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster, following the course of the River Severn for much of its route... |
Crimson & Cream | Operational |
1854 | Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway The Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway is a volunteer-run heritage railway in South Wales, running trains between a halt platform opposite the Whistle Stop public house southwards to the town of Blaenavon via a two-platform station at the site of former colliery furnace.The line is the highest... |
Lined Maroon | Operational |
1855 | Severn Valley Railway | Lined Maroon | Operational |
1856 | Severn Valley Railway | Chocolate & Cream | Operational |
1857 | Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway | Plain Maroon | Operational |
1859 | 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... |
Lined Maroon | Operational - Main Line |
1860 | Carnforth | Lined Maroon | Operational - Main Line |
1861 | Carnforth | Lined Maroon | Operational - Main Line |
1862 | Midland Railway - Butterley | Crimson & Cream | Static Catering Vehicle |
1863 | Old Oak Common TMD | Chocolate & Cream | Operational - Main Line |
1864 | Llangollen Railway Llangollen Railway The Llangollen Railway is a volunteer-run preserved railway in Denbighshire, Wales, which operates between Llangollen and Carrog; at long, it is the longest preserved standard gauge line in Wales and operates daily in Summer as well as weekends throughout the Winter months using a wide variety of... |
Chocolate & Cream | Operational |
1865 | 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... |
Malachite Green | Static Catering Vehicle |
1866 | Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway | Green & Cream | Operational - Main Line |
1867 | Churnet Valley Railway Churnet Valley Railway The Churnet Valley Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway to the east of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. The CVR has two main operational headquarters - Cheddleton station, where the motive power department is based and where the first trains ran, and Kingsley and Froghall station, where... |
N/A | Awaiting Restoration |
1869 | Kent and East Sussex Railway Kent and East Sussex Railway The Kent & East Sussex Railway refers to both an historical private railway company in Kent and Sussex in England, as well as a heritage railway currently running on part of the route of the historical company.-Historical Company:-Background:... |
Dark Green | Operational |
1871 | East Lancashire Railway | Pullman Umber & Cream | Operational |
1872 | Nene Valley Railway Nene Valley Railway The Nene Valley Railway is a preserved railway in Cambridgeshire, England, running between Peterborough Nene Valley and Yarwell Junction. The line is currently seven and a half miles in length... |
Blue & Grey | Awaiting Restoration |
1873 | Bodmin and Wenford Railway Bodmin and Wenford Railway The Bodmin & Wenford Railway is a heritage railway, based at Bodmin in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It has an interchange with the national rail network at Bodmin Parkway railway station, the southern terminus of the line.-History:... |
Plain Maroon | Awaiting Overhaul |
1874 | Bodmin and Wenford Railway | Crimson & Cream | Operational |
1875 | East Lancashire Railway | Pullman Umber & Cream | Static - Converted to a home |
1876 | Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway | Lined Maroon | Operational |
1878 | Churnet Valley Railway | Lined Maroon | Operational |
1879 | Wensleydale Railway Wensleydale Railway The Wensleydale Railway is a railway line in Wensleydale and Lower Swaledale in North Yorkshire, England and the name of the company that operates services on the line.... |
Plain Maroon | Awaiting Overhaul |
1880 | East Lancashire Railway | Blue & Grey | Awaiting Restoration |
1882 | Carnforth | Lined Maroon | Operational - Main Line |