Set - OM04

The Great Briton

 

The Great Briton

'The Great Briton' train set is made up of 8 luxurious refurbished Mk2f, ex-Virgin West Coast, First Class vehicles and providing 42 seats per vehicle. To provide the at seat dinning car service, the train normally consist of two kitchen cars with an independent power Brake Generator Car. Two of Riviera's Class 47/8 locomotives top n tailed can be featured as part of 'The Great Briton' train concept although is usually powered by the EWS Royal Class 67 Locomotives.

If required a buffet car can be part of 'The Great Briton' train set. This coach can provide up to 25 Club Class seats with a specific facilitate to provide a disabled wheelchair space.

The train has recently been re-liveried and internally refurbished and now provides one of the very best traditional First Class dining trains in the UK, with each carriage named after a famous Great Briton (See below).

The air conditioned carriages are spacious offering large panoramic windows with armchair-style seats with headrest covers. All seats benefit from full-size tables with covers and table lamps.

Silver Service dining is provided, steward-served and chef-prepared food from daily fresh ingredients in our fully-equipped onboard kitchens. Trains can be branding and themed with an onboard entertainment option if required.

 

 

 

Riding in Comfort...

Spacious with exceptional comfort, the First Class seats are perfected in relaxing shades of maroon. When laid up each table features fresh flowers, with a table lamp and an overhead reading light. Not forgetting spacious legroom, a soft headrest and reclining seats, each carriage provides air conditioned comfort with large panoramic windows, one per table to make your journey memorable.

          WC                                                                                                          WC 
 
    Our First Class coaches are made up of 42 seats with 2 toilets either end.

 

 
Impeccable Paintwork...

'The Great Briton' train set is made up of 8 luxury Mk2f First Class vehicles. All the vehicles have been brush painted by expert painters at our home depot of LNWR Crewe into Riviera's prominent house colours of Oxford Blue and Cream livery. 'The Great Briton' name is notified above the windows in 'Pullman' Style lettering and each vehicle is named after a famous Briton (names listed below). The British flag has also been hand painted on both sides of each carriage to give the train a distinct identity.

                                    First Class Coach Diagram

 

 

 

Typical Formations...
 

AX5 - FO - FO -RBR - FO - FO - FO - FO - RBR- FO - FO  - BFK

Load 12

AX5 - FO - FO -RBR - FO - FO - FO - FO - RBR- FO - FO

Load 11

BFK - FO - FO -RBR - FO - FO - FO - FO - RBR- FO - FO

Load 11

AX5- FO - FO - RBR - FO - FO -FO - FO - RFO - TSO - TSO

Load 11

AX5 - FO - FO -RBR - FO - FO

Load 6
 

Key:

 

FO

- First Class Coach

- 42 First Class Seats  + 2 toilets        

RFO

- Buffet Coach

- 25 First Class Seats + Buffet area + 1 toilets

TSO - Standard Class Coach   - 64 Standard Class Seats + 2 toilets

RBR

- Kitchen Car

- Staff only

BFK

- Brake Coach

- Staff only

AX5

- Brake/Generator Coach

- Staff only

 

Coaches Available
First Class - FO  x 8
3330 - Brunel
3348 - Gainsborough
3356 - Tennyson
3364 - Shakespeare
3384 - Dickens
3390 - Constable
3397 - Wordsworth
3426 - Elgar
Buffet / Kitchen Car  x 4
1200  /  1683    1692    1699
Brake / Generator  x 2
17077    17105
 

 

 

 

 

 

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