British Railways Mark 1 coaches

These coaches were the first 'standard' design of coach built by British Railways from 1951 to 1963. Though designed to be of one length with standard fittings the internal layouts were very much dictated by the demands of the railway regions ordering the coaches. For example, the Southern Region needed to move large numbers of people during the summer holiday periods so looked for open coaches that could seat the maximum number of people. But the Eastern and North eastern regions favoured more traditional and comfortable compartment coaches for its long haul services to Scotland.

Classification	Number	Livery	Status
Buffet Restaurant	1699	Blue	Awaiting Restoration
SO	4809	Blue and Grey	In Service
TSO	4925	Maroon	In Service
TSO	4947	Maroon	In Service
TSO	4976		Awaiting Restoration
TSO	5005		Awaiting Restoration
FK	13341	Maroon	In Service
CK	16237	Blue and Grey	Out of Service
BCK	21059	Maroon	In service (converted to BSK will all standard class seating)
BG	80892		Static Workshop at Ongar

Key:
SO - Second Open (48 seats; Tables of 4 and 2)
TSO - Tourist Second Open (64 seats; Tables of 4 and 4)
CK - Corridor Composite (24 1st class and 18 3rd Class seats in compartments)
FK - First Corridor (48 1st Class seats in compartments)
BCK - Brake Corridor Composite (12 1st class and 18 3rd class seats in compartments)
BSK - Brake Corridor Second (24 seats in compartments)
BG - Brake Gangwayed (Full Brake)