39-855 BR MK1 RB(R) Restaurant Buffet Refurbished BR InterCity (Executive) No.IC1705 Class_Class A4 Required to operate in particularly

Required to operate in particularly hostile environments

with a solidity and purpose reminiscent of the real thing

HEIGHT 47mm

Many of the Class were later repurposed for Departmental work although three remained in passenger service with Silverlink following Privatisation

Pristine BR Blue (White Stripe) livery

39-855 BR MK1 RB(R) Restaurant Buffet Refurbished BR InterCity (Executive) No.IC1705 Class_Class A4 Required to operate in particularlyThe British Railways Mk1 was the designation given to BRs first standard design of main line coaching stock, and one of its most successful. Built from 1951 until the early 1960s to augment and replace the array of Big Four and earlier pre grouping designs inherited from the LMS, LNER, GWR and SR, BR took the best features from several of these types to produce the new steel bodied design. As a result, the Mk1 was stronger and safer than any of the