intercity executive mk1 coach stock

[truckman060473]

when and where did these operate on the network? what would the likely traction have been? i have models of these. one is a restaurant buffet. what service would this have been part of

 

[theblackwatch]

when and where did these operate on the network? what would the likely traction have been? i have models of these. one is a restaurant buffet. what service would this have been part of

If it's an RBR it will have been used with Mk 3 stock on WCML duties. But if its an RMB (18xx series), these were used on Cross Country and later in Anglia.

 

[driver9000]

They were also used in the BR charter fleet.

 

[rail-britain]

As above, split between general intercity and charter train unit

The charter train unit First Class rolling stock normally had white roofs
There were also sets of standard rolling stock for charter purposes

In the general fleet, the First Class rolling stock would not have white roofs

This livery started appearing about 1984 and ceased in 1988 with the introduction of the revised INTERCITY swallow, that version continuing to privitisation

The majority of Mark 1 coaches were owned by the charter train unit
The remainder of buffets and restaurants were split between Cross Country and West Coast
There were also a small number of these coaches kept as spare for contigencies, some of which would accidently be used on regional and/or local services, resulting in unusual consists