Brake Standard Open (Micro-Buffet)

A Brake Standard Open (Micro-Buffet), often abbreviated to BSOT or BSO(T), is a type of railway carriage used by British Rail.

These coaches were converted from a Brake Standard Open (BSO), by replacing one passenger seating bay with a counter for serving food, and space for a trolley for light refreshments. The toilet was removed and the space converted to a steward's prep-room and store.

Two batches of coaches were converted, as shown below. Number rangeType9000-9017Mark 19100-9107Mark 2

These coaches are no longer in scheduled main-line services, the last being withdrawn in the mid-1990s. However, several coaches from both Mk1 and Mk2 types have been preserved on heritage railways, or are used by charter companies. These are detailed below: NumbersBuiltLocationConditionBSOTBSO900092761956 DoncasterGloucestershire Warwickshire RailwayIn service900192751956 DoncasterPaignton and Dartmouth Steam RailwayIn service900293721963 WolvertonScrapped900393771963 WolvertonDean Forest RailwayIn service900493791963 WolvertonScrapped900593731963 WolvertonScrapped900693651963 WolvertonScrapped900793741963 WolvertonScrapped900893671963 WolvertonScrapped900993781963 WolvertonScrapped901093691963 WolvertonMid Norfolk RailwayIn service901193701963 WolvertonEmbsay and Bolton Abbey Steam RailwayIn service901293711963 WolvertonScrapped901393681963 WolvertonScrapped901493801963 WolvertonWest Somerset RailwayIn service901592291955 DoncasterSwanage RailwayIn service901692371956 DoncasterBo'ness and Kinneil RailwayIn service901793751963 WolvertonScrapped910094051966 DerbyRoyal Deeside RailwayStatic use as a visitor centre910193981966 DerbyVintage TrainsMainline charter service910293831966 DerbyNorthampton & Lamport RailwayIn service910393891966 DerbyNottingham Heritage CentreIn service910494011966 DerbyWest Coast RailwaysMainline charter service910594041966 DerbyPeak RailIn service910694061966 DerbyTelford Steam RailwayUnder Restoration910794071966 DerbyScrapped

References

External links Vintage Carriage Trust - contains details of preserved vehicles