British Rail Mark 2 coaches

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:train
gptkbp:brakeType gptkb:vacuum
air
gptkbp:category gptkb:British_Rail_coaching_stock
passenger rail vehicles
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:enteredService 1964
gptkbp:height 12 ft 9.5 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Rail Mark 2 coaches
gptkbp:introduced 1964
gptkbp:length 64 ft 6 in
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:British_Rail_Engineering_Limited
gptkbp:material gptkb:steel
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 100 mph
gptkbp:notableFeature air suspension
improved crashworthiness over Mark 1
air conditioning (in later variants)
gptkbp:numberBuilt 1876
gptkbp:numberOfDoors slam door
automatic door (in later variants)
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Iarnród_Éireann
gptkb:British_Rail
gptkb:Translink
gptkb:Northern_Ireland_Railways
gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Railways
gptkb:KiwiRail
gptkbp:powerSource gptkb:ETH_(Electric_Train_Heating)
steam heating (early variants)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:British_Rail_Mark_1_coaches
gptkbp:preservedIn various heritage railways
gptkbp:successor gptkb:British_Rail_Mark_3_coaches
gptkbp:UICClassification gptkb:Y27_bogies
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Iarnród_Éireann
gptkb:British_Rail
gptkb:Northern_Ireland_Railways
gptkbp:usedFor passenger service
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Mark_2A
gptkb:Mark_2B
gptkb:Mark_2C
gptkb:Mark_2D
gptkb:Mark_2E
gptkb:Mark_2F
gptkbp:width 9 ft 3 in
gptkbp:withdrawn 2009
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Super_Voyager
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7