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British Rail Mark 2 carriage
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Rail_Mark_2_carriage
GPTKB entity
Statements (40)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:rail_transport
gptkbp:brakeType
air brake
vacuum brake (early variants)
gptkbp:carriageHeight
12 ft 9.5 in
gptkbp:carriageLength
64 ft 6 in
gptkbp:carriageWidth
9 ft 3 in
gptkbp:category
gptkb:British_Rail_coaching_stock
Railway coaches of the United Kingdom
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:enteredService
gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:United_Kingdom
1964
New Zealand (converted)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
British Rail Mark 2 carriage
gptkbp:introduced
1964
gptkbp:manufacturer
gptkb:British_Rail_Engineering_Limited
gptkbp:material
gptkb:steel
gptkbp:maximumSpeed
100 mph
gptkbp:notableFeature
air suspension
pressure ventilation
improved crashworthiness over Mark 1
various subclasses (Mark 2A, 2B, 2C, etc.)
gptkbp:numberBuilt
1876
gptkbp:numberOfDoors
slam door
automatic door (later variants)
gptkbp:powerSource
gptkb:ETH_(Electric_Train_Heating)
gptkbp:predecessor
British Rail Mark 1 carriage
gptkbp:preservedIn
various heritage railways
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:British_Rail_Mark_3_carriage
gptkbp:UICClassification
gptkb:Y27_bogies
gptkbp:usedBy
gptkb:Iarnród_Éireann
gptkb:British_Rail
gptkb:Northern_Ireland_Railways
gptkbp:usedFor
commuter service
passenger service
intercity service
gptkbp:withdrawn
various (from 1980s onwards)
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:British_Rail_Mark_3_carriage
gptkb:Mark_2_(various_vehicles_and_devices)
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7