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BR Mark 2 A-C Profile and Models

Mk2A BFK W17069 at Birmingham New Street in June 1984. © Steve Jones

The Mark 2 family of railway carriages are British Rail's second generation of coaching stock. They were built by British Rail workshops between 1964 and 1975 and were of a steel construction. The Mark 2 has a semi-integral construction, giving it more strength than a Mark 1 in the event of an accident. A key driver of the changed construction method was to overcome the serious corrosion problem point in the Mark 1 at the base of the body, where it was attached to the underframe. The original Mk2s featured pressure ventilation, wood panelling and vaccuum brakes so that they could work with Mk1 sotck. Mk2As were fitted with air-brakes and different gangways. Mk2B coaches omitted the centre door and had wide wrap-around doors at the ends. Finally the Mk2Cs featured a lowered ceiling with provision for air conditioning that wasn't fitted. Later, further variations were produced covering D, E and F variants, which are detailed elsewhere on our site. The Mark 2 coach was one of the mainstays of the InterCity network, but new rolling stock introduced in the post-privatisation era has resulted in most being withdrawn.

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Type of Vehicle	Coach
Builder	BREL Derby Litchurch Lane Works
Build Dates	1963 to 1975
Total Built	1,876
Wheel Configuration	B4 or B5 Bogies
Operated By	Anglia Railways Arriva Trains Wales British Rail Caledonian Sleeper Direct Rail Services First Great Western Gatwick Express GNER Great Western Trains Network Rail ONE Railtrack Riviera Trains ScotRail Virgin Trains Wessex Trains West Coast Railway Co.
Main Duties	Local, Regional & Express Passenger
In Service Until	Present

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Hornby OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) BR Mark 2 A-C

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Lima OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) BR Mark 2 A-C

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2006 Bachmann Branchline release bookmark_border

Bachmann Branchline OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) BR Mark 2 A-C

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2023 Accurascale release bookmark_border

Accurascale OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) BR Mark 2 A-C

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Royal Train
(1850 - present)

BR non-standard
(1948 - 1994)

BR green with coaching stock roundel livery sample

BR green with coaching stock roundel
(1950 - 1972)

BR maroon
(1956 - 1970)

BR blue and grey
(1965 - 1990)

BR blue
(1965 - 1990)

BR engineers yellow
(1970 - 1994)

BR research department
(1972 - 1994)

Intercity
(1982 - 1994)

ScotRail (BR)
(1983 - 1997)

BR Highland green and cream livery sample

BR Highland green and cream
(1984 - 1995)

NSE - Network SouthEast
(1986 - 1994)

Regional Railways
(1986 - 2000)

Provincial
(1986 - 1992)

Irish Rail / Iarnród Éireann livery sample

Irish Rail / Iarnród Éireann
(1987 - present)

Civil Engineers 'Dutch'
(1990 - 2000)

DRS - Direct Rail Services livery sample

DRS - Direct Rail Services
(1995 - present)

WCRC - West Coast Railway Company livery sample

WCRC - West Coast Railway Company
(1998 - present)

Wessex Trains
(2001 - 2006)

Network Rail
(2002 - present)

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2013 Graham Farish release bookmark_border

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BR green with coaching stock roundel
(1950 - 1972)

BR maroon
(1956 - 1970)

BR blue and grey
(1965 - 1990)

BR research department
(1972 - 1994)

ScotRail (BR)
(1983 - 1997)

BR Highland green and cream
(1984 - 1995)

Regional Railways
(1986 - 2000)

NSE - Network SouthEast
(1986 - 1994)

DRS - Direct Rail Services
(1995 - present)

Network Rail
(2002 - present)

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Heljan O Gauge (1:43 Scale) BR Mark 2 A-C

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BR non-standard
(1948 - 1994)

BR green with coaching stock roundel
(1950 - 1972)

BR blue and grey
(1965 - 1990)

BR research department
(1972 - 1994)

Intercity
(1982 - 1994)

ScotRail (BR)
(1983 - 1997)

NSE - Network SouthEast
(1986 - 1994)

Regional Railways
(1986 - 2000)

Provincial
(1986 - 1992)

DRS - Direct Rail Services
(1995 - present)

WCRC - West Coast Railway Company
(1998 - present)

Network Rail
(2002 - present)

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Lima HO Gauge (1:87 Scale) BR Mark 2 A-C

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BR blue and grey
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OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)	Hornby	RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled	Unpowered	R4310-3431 View	Mk2 composite 3431 in Blue Pullman livery - split from coach pack	Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)	Hornby	RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled	Unpowered	R686A-M5232 View	Mk2 SO Standard Open coach in BR blue & grey - M5232 - split from set	Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)	Hornby	RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled	Unpowered	R686A-M9439 View	Mk2 BSK Brake Standard Corridor in BR blue & grey - M9439 - split from set	Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)	Irish Railway Models	RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled	Unpowered	IRM1240-NIR-GB1 View	NIR Mk2B in Northern Ireland Railways grey & blue - pack of 3 - Version 1	Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)	Irish Railway Models	RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled	Unpowered	IRM1241-NIR-GB2 View	NIR Mk2B in Northern Ireland Railways grey & blue - pack of 3 - Version 2	Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)	Irish Railway Models	RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled	Unpowered	IRM1242-NIR-GB3 View	NIR Mk2B in Northern Ireland Railways grey & blue - pack of 3 - Version 3	Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)	Irish Railway Models	RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled	Unpowered	IRM1243-NIR-GBW1 View	NIR Mk2B in Northern Ireland Railways grey, blue & white - pack of 3	Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)	Irish Railway Models	RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled	Unpowered	IRM1244-NIR-IC1 View	NIR Mk2B in Northern Ireland Railways corporate Intercity blue & white with stripes - pack of 3 - Version 1	Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)	Irish Railway Models	RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled	Unpowered	IRM1245-NIR-IC2 View	NIR Mk2B in Northern Ireland Railways corporate Intercity blue & white with stripes - pack of 3 - Version 2	Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)	Irish Railway Models	RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled	Unpowered	IRM1246-NIR-IC3 View	NIR Mk2B in Northern Ireland Railways corporate Intercity blue & white with stripes - pack of 3 - Version 3	Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)	Irish Railway Models	RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled	Unpowered	IRM-1247-RPSI View	CIE Mk2B in RPSI lined green with red gangways - pack of 3	Private Owner
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)	Irish Railway Models	RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled	Unpowered	IRM1248A View	CIE Mk2B/C in CIE 'Intercity' orange and black - pack of 4 - Version A	CIE Córas Iompair Éireann
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)	Irish Railway Models	RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled	Unpowered	IRM1249B View	CIE Mk2B/C in CIE 'Intercity' orange and black - pack of 4 - Version B	CIE Córas Iompair Éireann
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)	Irish Railway Models	RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled	Unpowered	IRM1250C View	CIE Mk2B/C in Irish Rail 'Intercity' orange and black - pack of 4 - Version C	Irish Rail / Iarnród Éireann
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)	Irish Railway Models	RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled	Unpowered	IRM1251D View	CIE Mk2B/C in Irish Rail 'Intercity' orange and black - pack of 4 - Version D	Irish Rail / Iarnród Éireann