Plans for Thai Restaurant Using MK 3 Coaches in Pitlochry

Plans for Thai Restaurant Using MK 3 Coaches in Pitlochry

A unique new dining experience could soon be stationed in Pitlochry as a family bid to open a restaurant in two former train carriages.

The coaches have been repainted in their original British Rail blue and white external livery
The carriages, Trailer Kitchen Buffet First (TFKB) 40807 and Trailer First (TF) 41161 owned by Porterbrook and latterly stored at long Marston, which were built in 1977-79, have been repainted in their original British Rail blue and white external livery by a specialist firm. 

The new owners have submitted a planning application for approval by Perth and Kinross Council, which includes re-laying a section of track for the carriages to stand on.

If permission is granted, it would be sited in a former rail marshalling yard which is now a car park to the north of the station. They hope to open by June.

The coaches include a first class dining car and a first class carriage upholstered in leather with a fantastic kitchen and servery.


The location is next to the railway in a conservation zone, hence the effort to use genuine carriages in genuine colours in a former siding.”

Train leasing firm Porterbrook, which sold the carriages to the McCallums, said “that the carriages have always been very popular in passenger service and it is wonderful to see some of the creative ideas that will enable them to continue serving the community in a different role.”

The new owners have submitted a planning application for approval by Perth and Kinross Council, which includes re-laying a section of track for the carriages to stand on.

If permission is granted, it would be sited in a former rail marshalling yard which is now a car park to the north of the station. They hope to open by June.

The coaches include a first class dining car and a first class carriage upholstered in leather with a fantastic kitchen and servery.

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