Mark I (British railway carriage)

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:rail_transport
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:British_Railways
gptkbp:category gptkb:British_Rail_coaching_stock
Preserved railway coaches of the United Kingdom
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:height 12 ft 9.5 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mark I (British railway carriage)
gptkbp:introduced 1951
gptkbp:length 64 ft 6 in
gptkbp:material gptkb:steel
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 90 mph
gptkbp:notableFeature electric lighting
steam heating
improved crashworthiness
standardised design
vacuum and air brakes
variety of interior layouts
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 7,000
gptkbp:numberOfDoors slam door
gptkbp:preservedIn many preserved railways in the UK
gptkbp:replacedBy pre-nationalisation railway carriages
gptkbp:servedUntil early 2000s
gptkbp:successor Mark 2 (British railway carriage)
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:British_Railways
gptkbp:usedFor parcels
passenger service
observation cars
restaurant cars
sleeping cars
brake vans
gptkbp:weight 32–40 tons
gptkbp:width 9 ft 3 in
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mk_I
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7