Britain's longest established operator of scenic railway excursions

RAILTOUR TRAIN

The Scottish Railway Preservation Society maintains a set of former BR Mk1 coaches registered for use on main-line railtours. The stock is based on the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway at Bo'ness, West Lothian. These coaches are painted in maroon livery and are dual-braked, suitable for haulage by steam, diesel or electric locomotives. The following table details the types of coaches in the SRPS Railtour set : Coach Type Abbr. No of Seats Seating Arrangement No in Fleet Mk1 First Class Open FO 42 7 bays of 4 seats & 7 bays of 2 seats, each with tables; central aisle 3 Mk1 First Class Corridor FK 42 7 compartments, each with 6 seats & table; side corridor 2 Mk1 Second Class Open TSO 64 16 bays of 4 seats each with tables; central aisle 5 Mk1 Brake Second Corridor BSK 24 4 standard class compartments, each with 6 seats and table; side corridor 1 Mk1 Brake Composite Corridor BCK 24 3 standard class & 2 first class compartments, each with 6 seats and table; side corridor 1 Mk1 Mini-Buffet / Second Class Open RMB 44 11 bays of 4 seats each with tables; central aisle 1 Mk 1 Restaurant-Buffet RBR - No passengers seating (kitchen, buffet-bar & staff seating) 1 Typical eleven-coach configurations of the train are : B ------- FK C ------- FO D ------- FO E ------- FO F ------- RBR G ------- BSK H ------- TSO J ------- TSO K ------- RMB L ------- TSO M ------- TSO This provides a total of 492 seats for 324 Standard Class passengers and 168 First Class passengers. A ------- FK B ------- FK C ------- FO D ------- FO E ------- FO F ------- RBR G ------- BSK H ------- TSO K ------- RMB L ------- TSO M ------- TSO This provides a total of 470 seats for 260 Standard Class passengers and 210 First Class passengers. Catering services provided by SRPS volunteers serve light refreshments, cold drinks, teas & coffees from both buffet counters. Full meals or hot snacks can be prepared in the kitchen in the Restaurant-Buffet coach. On most SRPS Railtours volunteers serve pre-booked meals to passengers at their seats.

For information on hiring the SRPS Railtour train please write to : SRPS Railtours, 32 Moray Park, Dalgety Bay, Fife, KY11 9UN or phone (on weekday evenings) 01383 822944