Restaurant Miniature Buffet

British Rail Restaurant Miniature Buffet
RMB M1848 on East Lancashire Railway
In service	1957–
Manufacturer	BR York, (12) BR Wolverton (70)
Family name	British Railways Mark 1
Number under construction	1957–1962
Number built	82
Fleet numbers	1801–1882
Capacity	48 or 44 seats
Operator	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)
Train heating	Dual steam and electric – ETH 3, Cooking by bottled gas
Bogies	BR1, Commonwealth or B4
Braking system(s)	Air, Vacuum, or both
Coupling system	Drop-head knuckle coupler on draw-hook
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.

Lot No.	Diagram	Built	Builder	Qty	Fleet numbers	Notes
30485	97	1957–1958	York	12	1801–1812	No store cupboard, 48 seats
30507	98	1960	Wolverton	15	1838–1852
30520	99	1960	Wolverton	25	1813–1837	Commonwealth bogies
30670	99	1961–1962	Wolverton	12	1853–1864	Commonwealth bogies
30702	99	1962	Wolverton	18	1865–1882	Commonwealth bogies

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.

List of Preserved RMBs

Number	Location	Livery	Status
1802	Midland Railway - Butterley	Plain Maroon	Operational
1803	Dean Forest Railway	Chocolate & Cream	Awaiting Overhaul
1804	West Somerset Railway	Lined Maroon	Operational
1805	Swindon and Cricklade Railway	Chocolate & Cream	Operational
1807	Watercress Line	Malachite Green	Operational
1808	Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway	Chocolate & Cream	Operational
1809	Colne Valley Railway	Crimson & Cream	Static Catering Vehicle
1811	Great Central Railway (Nottingham)	Plain Maroon	Operational
1812	Ribble Steam Railway	Crimson & Cream	Operational
1813	Old Oak Common TMD	Lined Maroon	Operational - Main Line
1815	Bere Ferrers	Chocolate & Cream	Static - Restaurant
1816	Battlefield Line Railway	N/A	Awaiting Overhaul
1818	Bluebell Railway	Malachite Green	Operational
1823	North Yorkshire Moors Railway	Lined Maroon	Operational
1824	Keighley and Worth Valley Railway	Plain Maroon	Static Catering Vehicle
1826	Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway	Lined Maroon	Operational
1832	Old Oak Common TMD	Blue & Grey	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	Plain Maroon	Operational
1840	Stewarts Lane TMD	Malachite Green	Operational - Main Line
1842	Old Oak Common TMD	Chocolate & Cream	Operational - Main Line
1845	Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway	Chocolate & Cream	Operational
1848	East Lancashire Railway	Lined Maroon	Operational
1851	Watercress Line	Malachite Green	Operational
1852	Great Central Railway	Malachite Green	Operational
1853	Severn Valley Railway	Crimson & Cream	Operational
1854	Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway	Lined Maroon	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	Carnforth	Lined Maroon	Operational - Main Line
1861	Carnforth	Lined Maroon	Operational - Main Line
1862	Midland Railway - Butterley	Crimson & Cream	Static Catering Vehicle
1863	Old Oak Common TMD	Chocolate & Cream	Operational - Main Line
1864	Llangollen Railway	Chocolate & Cream	Operational
1865	Swanage Railway	Malachite Green	Static Catering Vehicle
1866	Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway	Green & Cream	Operational - Main Line
1867	Churnet Valley Railway	N/A	Awaiting Restoration
1869	Kent and East Sussex Railway	Dark Green	Operational
1871	East Lancashire Railway	Pullman Umber & Cream	Operational
1872	Nene Valley Railway	Blue & Grey	Awaiting Restoration
1873	Bodmin and Wenford Railway	Plain Maroon	Awaiting Overhaul
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	Churnet Valley Railway	Lined Maroon	Operational
1879	Wensleydale Railway	Plain Maroon	Awaiting Overhaul
1880	East Lancashire Railway	Blue & Grey	Awaiting Restoration
1882	Carnforth	Lined Maroon	Operational - Main Line