Hornby R40027 DRS Mk1 RBR Caterring Buffet Car Coach 1657 in Blue - OO Gauge

Name: Hornby R40027 DRS Mk1 RBR Caterring Buffet Car Coach 1657 in Blue - OO Gauge
Brand: Hornby

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Rails of Sheffield\n--Learn more about us \n--Shipping \n--Returns \n--Feedback \n--Contact Us \n--Payment Methods\nHornby R40027 R40027 Mk1 Restaurant Buffet DRS 1657\n\nThe first standardised railway carriage design built by British Railways, the Mark 1 coach introduced in 1951 could be found across Britain's railway network and continued to be produced until 1963, and even later in the form of multiple units and non-passenger stock. Along with being widely deployed, Mk1 coaches were built in various places including Derby, Doncaster, Eastleigh, Swindon, Wolverton and York.\n\nMost Mk1 coaches had 63ft 5in long underframes with 64ft 6in long bodies, although some were built shorter to be used on tighter curves where large overhangs would otherwise have prohibited running. In 1977 a reduction in the number of fatalities on British railways since 1955 was attributed to the introduction of the Mk1 coaches due to their steel build, strong underframe, and buckeye couplings making them fd