Restaurant Miniature Buffet

British Rail Restaurant Miniature Buffet
RMB M1848 on the East Lancashire Railway
In service	1957–
Manufacturer	York Works (12) Wolverton Works (70)
Family name	British Railways Mark 1
Constructed	1957–1962
Number built	82
Fleet numbers	1801–1882
Capacity	48 or 44 seats
Operator(s)	British Rail
Specifications
Car length	64 ft 6 in (19.66 m)
Width	9 ft 3 in (2.82 m)
Height	12 ft 9+1⁄2 in (3.90 m)
Maximum speed	90–100 mph (145–161 km/h)
Weight	34.5–38 tonnes (34.0���37.4 long tons; 38.0–41.9 short tons)
HVAC	Dual steam and electric – ETH 3, Cooking by bottled gas
Bogies	BR1, Commonwealth or B4
Braking system(s)	Vacuum, air, or both
Coupling system	Drop-head knuckle coupler on draw-hook (dual)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)

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 railways in the UK. Even though the first batch had no store cupboard 1807 on the Watercress has been fitted with one and B4 Bogies.

List of Preserved RMBs[]

Number	Location	Livery	Status	Notes
1802	Midland Railway - Butterley	Lined Maroon	Operational
1803	Dean Forest Railway	Chocolate & Cream	Awaiting Overhaul
1804	West Somerset Railway	BR maroon	Operational	Part of 'Quantock Belle' dining train
1805	Swindon and Cricklade Railway	Being repainted to BR Maroon [1]	Operational	Being repainted as of 18 May 2019.
1807	Watercress Line	Malachite Green	Operational
1808	Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway	Chocolate & Cream	Operational
1809	Colne Valley Railway	Crimson & Cream	Stored
1811	Great Central Railway (Nottingham)	Plain Maroon	Operational
1812	Furness Railway Trust	Crimson & Cream	Refurbishment almost complete (2017)
1813	Riviera Trains	Chocolate & Cream	Operational - Main Line
1815	Bere Ferrers	Chocolate & Cream	Static - Restaurant
1816	Battlefield Line Railway	Maroon	Operational
1818	Bluebell Railway	Malachite Green	Under Overhaul
1823	North Yorkshire Moors Railway	Lined Maroon	Operational	Main line registered for Esk Valley Line only
1824	Keighley and Worth Valley Railway	Crimson & Cream platform side, Plain Maroon other side	Static Catering Vehicle at Oxenhope Station
1826	Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway	Lined Maroon	Operational
1829	Dean Forest Railway	Maroon	Operational	Staff coach for 'Royal Forester' dining train
1832	Riviera Trains	Chocolate & Cream	Operational - Main Line
1833	East Lancashire Railway	Lined Maroon	Operational
1835	Peak Rail	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	Lined Maroon	Operational
1840	West Coast Railways	Lined Maroon	Operational - Main Line
1842	Mid Norfolk Railway	Crimson & Cream	Operational
1845	Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway	Chocolate & Cream	Operational
1848	East Lancashire Railway	Lined Maroon	Operational
1850	Cambrian Heritage Railways	Crimson & Cream	Static Shop & Cafe
1851	Watercress Line	Malachite Green	Operational
1852	Great Central Railway	Malachite Green	Under overhaul
1853	Severn Valley Railway	Crimson & Cream	Operational
1854	Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway	Crimson & Cream	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	Lined Maroon	Operational - Main Line
1860	West Coast Railways	Lined Maroon	Operational - Main Line
1861	West Coast Railways	Lined Maroon	Operational - Main Line
1862	Midland Railway - Butterley	Crimson & Cream	Static Buffet
1863	East Somerset Railway	Chocolate & Cream	Under Overhaul
1864	Spa Valley Railway	Chocolate & Cream	Operational
1865	Swanage Railway	Malachite Green	Static Catering Vehicle
1866	Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway	Crimson & Cream	Operational
1869	Kent and East Sussex Railway	Forest Green	Operational
1871	East Lancashire Railway	Blue & Grey	Operational	Named 'Howson Bar', after benefactor whose legacy funded restoration.
1872	Nene Valley Railway	Blue & Grey	Awaiting Restoration
1873	Bodmin and Wenford Railway	Crimson & Cream	Operational
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	North Yorkshire Moors Railway	Lined Maroon	Operational	Main line registered for Esk Valley Line only
1879	Wensleydale Railway	Lined Maroon	Operational
1880	North Yorkshire Moors Railway	Blue & Grey	Under Overhaul
1882	West Coast Railways	Lined Maroon	Operational - Main Line	Now numbered 99311

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