British Railways Mark 2 coaches
Built between 1963 and 1975, these were stronger and even more standardised than their predecessors. A key development of their design was that it helped overcome the serious corrosion problems around the base of the body, as experienced by the Mark 1s. The variations in their construction saw them built to sub-classes (A – F), each incorporating improvements on the one before.
| Classification | Type | Number | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| RFO | Mark 2f | 1214 | Static Buffet |
| TSO | Mark 2 | 5136 | In Service |
| TSO | Mark 2 | 5181 | In Service |
| BSO | Mark 2 | 9385 | In Service |
| BSO | Mark 2 | 9410 | In Service |
Key:
RFO - Restaurant First Open (26 1st class seats; tables of 4 and 2)
TSO - Tourist Second Open (64 2nd class seats; tables of 4)
BSO - Brake Second Open (28 or 31 2nd class seats; tables of 4)
Coach 1214
Buffet coach 1214 started life as a first open coach, numbered 3317 with 42 seats. It was subsequently downgraded to a "second open", but retaining its first class seats, before being further converted into the buffet car as used today. It carries the Anglia turquoise livery in which it ended its days working intercity trains between London Liverpool Street and Norwich.