British Rail Mark 1 is the family designation for the first standardised designs of railway carriages built by British Railways (BR) from 1951 until 1974, now used only for charter services on the main lines or on preserved railways.

In 1951 the initial livery for Mk1 coaches on British Railways was crimson lake and cream with black and gold lining, and all new Mk1 SK coaches were delivered in this livery up until 1956. In 1956 the standard livery changed to maroon with black and gold lining, except for the Southern region stock which adopted an unlined dark malachite green.

British Railways Mark 1 was the family designation for the first standardised designs of railway coaches built by British Railways. Following nationalisation in 1948, BR had continued to build carriages to the designs of the "Big Four" companies …

The Corridor First type of railway coach was one of the standard mid-20th century designs; coded 'FK' by the LNER and BR, and 'CL' by the LMS. The layout of the coach was a number of compartments, all of which were first class, linked by a side corridor .

2016年3月17日 · Structure Gauging Train Driving & Instrumentation coach Converted from Mk1 BSK 35313

2022年6月15日 · From 1951 to 1964, BR Mark 1 coaches were built at British Railways’ works in Derby, Swindon, York, Doncaster, Eastleigh and Wolverton. It broke new ground in being a standard design for the whole British Railways network, replacing various designs inherited from the Big Four operators (London Midland and Scottish Railway, London North ...

The Mk 1 coaches were built in two distinct batches, the early vehicles (1951–60) and the ‘Commonwealth’ stock (named from the type of bogie used) from 1961 onwards. Built of steel, the coaches were produced in a multitude of different formats and gradually replaced pre-nationalisation coaches across all the regions.

2022年6月21日 · Overall views of the internal layout of some of our coaches. This section brings together much of which has been described above. The coaches have been listed in their build date order so as to show their gradual development from the early 1950s right through to the final versions of the MK 1 coach. BSOT 9000 (built at Doncaster in 1956)

If travelling on our services where the train consists of corridor connected coaches, it is highly probable the public will be sitting in one of our Standard Mark 1 Open Coaches. This type of Mk.1 coach is probably the most used in preservation as it offers comfortable passenger accommodation for families.

2009年6月6日 · Mk1 - BCK 21059 Ongar 17/09/16. 21092 Long Marston Open Day 06/06/09. 21092 Toddington 31/07/22. 21092 Interior 31/07/22. 21092 Interior 31/07/22. 21174 "Phoenix" Minehead 11/06/17. 21174 Blue Anchor ... 6340 - HST Barrier Coach Bristol Temple Meads 5Q32 09:00 Portbury to Manchester International Depot