BR Mk2 coaches

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf British railway coach
gptkbp:brakeType gptkb:vacuum
air
gptkbp:builtYear gptkb:Derby_Litchurch_Lane_Works
gptkbp:carBodyMaterial gptkb:steel
gptkbp:enteredService 1964
gptkbp:height 3.89 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label BR Mk2 coaches
gptkbp:introduced 1964
gptkbp:length 19.83 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:British_Rail_Engineering_Limited
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 100 mph
gptkbp:notableFeature improved ride quality
flush-sided body
air conditioning (later variants)
corridor connection at each end
improved crashworthiness over Mk1
gptkbp:numberBuilt 1876
gptkbp:numberOfDoors slam door
automatic door (later variants)
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Iarnród_Éireann
gptkb:British_Rail
gptkb:Northern_Ireland_Railways
various UK train operating companies
gptkbp:powerSource gptkb:ETH_(Electric_Train_Heating)
steam heating (early variants)
gptkbp:preservedIn various UK heritage railways
many preserved on heritage railways
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:BR_Mk1_coaches
BR Mk3 coaches
gptkbp:UICClassification B4 bogies (early variants)
Y27 bogies (later variants)
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Caledonian_Sleeper
gptkb:Grand_Central
gptkb:Iarnród_Éireann
gptkb:Network_Rail
gptkb:Abellio_Greater_Anglia
gptkb:British_Rail
gptkb:Northern_Ireland_Railways
gptkb:West_Coast_Railways
Railtour operators
gptkbp:usedFor charter services
commuter services
intercity services
railtours
gptkbp:variant Mk2
Mk2a
Mk2b
Mk2c
Mk2d
Mk2e
Mk2f
gptkbp:width 2.82 m
gptkbp:withdrawn 2020s
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:BR_Mk1_coaches
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8