British Rail Mark 2 sleeping coaches
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British Rail Mark 2 sleeping coaches were mid-20th-century British railway carriages designed to provide overnight sleeping accommodation on long-distance services across the UK rail network.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heritage Fleet sleepers | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Rail Mark 2 coach variant
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railway sleeping car ⓘ |
| category |
British Rail coaching stock
NERFINISHED
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coaches introduced in the 20th century ⓘ sleeping cars ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedBy | British Rail Engineering Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
cross-country services
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inter-city services ⓘ overnight sleeper trains ⓘ |
| designedToComplyWith | contemporary British Rail safety standards ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasAccommodationType |
first-class sleeper compartments
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second-class sleeper compartments ⓘ |
| hasBogieType | BR Mark 2 bogies ⓘ |
| hasBrakingSystem | air brakes ⓘ |
| hasBuffers | side buffers ⓘ |
| hasConstructionType | steel-bodied coach ⓘ |
| hasCoupling | screw coupling ⓘ |
| hasDoorType | slam doors ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
berths for overnight travel
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compartment sleeping accommodation ⓘ corridor layout ⓘ luggage storage space ⓘ toilets at coach ends ⓘ |
| hasHeating | electric heating ⓘ |
| hasInteriorLayout | side corridor with compartments ⓘ |
| hasLighting | electric lighting ⓘ |
| hasPowerSupply | electric train heating ⓘ |
| hasSafetyFeature | improved crashworthiness compared to Mark 1 coaches ⓘ |
| hasSubclass |
Mark 2 air-conditioned sleeping coach
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Mark 2 non-air-conditioned sleeping coach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSuspension | improved secondary suspension compared to Mark 1 coaches ⓘ |
| introducedInPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| network | British Rail network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | British Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | British Rail Mark 2 coaches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwaySystem | UK rail network ⓘ |
| replaced | older British Rail Mark 1 sleeping cars ⓘ |
| serviceType | passenger ⓘ |
| successor | British Rail Mark 3 sleeping coaches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
InterCity sector of British Rail
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regional sectors of British Rail ⓘ |
| usedFor | overnight passenger accommodation ⓘ |
| usedOn | long-distance services in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| usedOnRouteType |
overnight Anglo-Scottish services
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overnight cross-country services ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Viewliner II
this entity surface form:
Heritage Fleet sleepers