A typical 11-car 451 series formation ( without a buffet car ) as used following the October 1978 timetable revision is shown below.
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Following the withdrawal of the 4REP units, three temporary 5TCB sets were formed in 1988 by inserting REP buffet cars into 4TC sets.
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In May 1980, the buffet cars were withdrawn from the 6B units, which were recoded as 5L, but retaining the Class 203 designation.
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These were a B4 buffet car, an H3 side corridor tricomposite, two J8 side corridor thirds and a K3 side corridor brake third.
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"It was like an alcoholic bullet flying through the night, " one guard told the newspaper . " The buffet car was a cesspool.
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The buffet car was one of the carriages believed to be on its side, said Railtrack, the private company that operates Britain's rail network.
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Each of these restaurant / buffet cars were given names, the decorative panel behind the buffet counter carried the name of that particular car.
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The remaining 4BEP units were converted into 4CEP units by replacing the buffet car with a standard trailer converted from conventional locomotive-hauled coaching stock.
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Increased competition from air travel had made the operation of a first-class train with both a dining car and a buffet car no longer feasible.
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In 1973, a former double-toilet ( later designated a North Island Main Trunk Railway first class car ) was rebuilt as a third buffet car.
