British Railways Mark 3 Carriage​
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The British Rail Mark 3 carriage was developed in response to the growing competition between railways and airlines/cars in the 1970s. The original design was as locomotive-hauled coaching stock however, the first examples that were built were for the prototype HST (High Speed Train) in 1972. The main production carriages entered service between 1975 & 1988. The biggest changes between the Mark 3 design to the earlier Mark 2D, 2E & 2F carriages was that the body shell was 10 feet longer, 75 feet in total and that they had a secondary air suspension between the body and bogies, giving an exceptionally smooth ride. Due to these new type bogies and suspension they were able to have a maximum speed of 125mph, once again superseding the previous limit of 100mph of the Mark 1 & 2 design. With the Mark 3's having a maximum speed of 125mph disc brakes where used in place of the previous clasp brakes with wheelslip protection (WSP) to help with deceleration and almost silent brake operation.
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Mark 3 Carriages at the MNR:
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At present there are 32 Mark 3 carriages on site, with the MNR owning 24 of these:
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Type | Built | Status | Notes | Image |
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10213 Resturant First Modular (RFM) | 1976 Derby | Stored | Privately Owned. Been on the railway since 2010. Was the first operational Mk3 on a heritage railway. | |
10401 Tourist Standard Open Buffet 1 (TSOB 1) | 1977 Derby | Stored | Owned by MNR since 2020. Air Braked & ETH heated. Converted from a TSO. | |
10405 Tourist Standard Open Buffet 1 (TSOB 1) | 1977 Derby | Stored | Owned by MNR since 2020. Air Braked & ETH heated. Converted from a TSO. | |
10414 Tourist Standard Open Buffet 2 (TSOB 2) | 1976 Derby | Stored | Owned by MNR since 2020. Air Braked & ETH heated. Converted from a RFM. | |
10561 Sleeper Either Class with Pantry (SLEP) | 1982 Derby | Stored | Owned by MNR since 2020. Air Braked & ETH heated. | |
10607 Sleeper Either Class with Pantry (SLEP) | 1983 Derby | In Service (Static) | Owned by MNR since 2020. Air Braked & ETH heated. | |
10666 Sleeper Either Class Disabled (SLED) | 1981 Derby | In Service (Static) | Owned by MNR since 2020. Air Braked & ETH heated. | |
11006 First Open (FO) | 1975 Derby | Stored | Privately Owned. Been on the railway since 2016. | |
11011 First Open (FO) | 1975 Derby | Stored | Privately Owned. Been on the railway since 2017. | |
11067 First Open (FO) | 1985 Derby | Stored | Owned by MNR since 2020. Air Braked & ETH heated. | |
11069 First Open (FO) | 1985 Derby | In Service | Owned by MNR since 2020. Air Braked & ETH heated. | |
11073 First Open (FO) | 1985 Derby | Stored | Owned by MNR since 2020. Air Braked & ETH heated. | |
11080 First Open Support (FOS) | 1985 Derby | In Service | Owned by MNR since 2020. Air Braked & ETH heated. | |
11081 First Open (FO) | 1985 Derby | In Service | Owned by MNR since 2020. Air Braked & ETH heated. | |
11085 First Open Disabled (FO(D)) | 1985 Derby | Stored | Owned by MNR since 2020. Air Braked & ETH heated. Converted from a FO in 2016. | |
11100 First Open Disabled (FO(D)) | 1985 Derby | In Service | Owned by MNR since 2020. Air Braked & ETH heated. Converted from a FO in 2016. | |
12008 Tourist Standard Open (TSO) | 1975 Derby | Stored | Privately Owned. Been on the railway since 2018. | |
12022 Tourist Standard Open (TSO) | 1975 Derby | Stored | Privately Owned. Been on the railway since 2015. | |
12030 Tourist Standard Open (TSO) | 1975 Derby | In Service | Owned by MNR since 2020. Air Braked & ETH heated. | |
12031 Tourist Standard Open (TSO) | 1975 Derby | Stored | Owned by MNR since 2020. Air Braked & ETH heated. | |
12047 Tourist Standard Open Disabled (TSO(D)) | 1975 Derby | Stored | Privatley Owned. Been on the railway since 2017. | |
12063 Tourist Standard Open (TSO) | 1976 Derby | Stored | Owned by MNR since 2021. Air Braked & ETH heated. Been on the railway since 2017 | |
12073 Tourist Standard Open (TSO) | 1976 Derby | In Service | Owned by MNR since 2020. Air Braked & ETH heated. | |
12105 Tourist Standard Open (TSO) | 1976 Derby | In Service | Owned by MNR since 2020. Air Braked & ETH heated. | |
12110 Tourist Standard Open (TSO) | 1976 Derby | In Service | Owned by MNR since 2020. Air Braked & ETH heated. | |
12129 Tourist Standard Open (TSO) | 1977 Derby | In Service | Owned by MNR since 2020. Air Braked & ETH heated. | |
12130 Tourist Standard Open (TSO) | 1977 Derby | Stored | Owned by MNR since 2020. Air Braked & ETH heated. | |
12132 Tourist Standard Open (TSO) | 1977 Derby | Stored | Owned by MNR since 2020. Air Braked & ETH heated. | |
12147 Tourist Standard Open (TSO) | 1977 Derby | In Service | Owned by MNR since 2020. Air Braked & ETH heated. | |
82112 Driving Van Trailer (DVT) | 1988 Derby | Stored | Owned by MNR since 2020. Air Braked & ETH heated. | |
82125 Driving Van Trailer (DVT) | 1988 Derby | Stored | Privately Owned. Been on the railway since 2018. | |
82133 Driving Van Trailer (DVT) | 1988 Derby | Stored | Owned by MNR since 2020. Air Braked & ETH heated. |