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I've just been scouring a 1978 copy of 'Coaching Stock of British Railways (RCTS), and from this I've found that apart from vans/bogie brakes, that two LNER-designed restaurant/buffet coaches, Sc1705E & Sc1706E (built 1948) were still in service then. Also, some vehicles in the Royal train were pre-nationalization: E395E & E396E were built in 1908 to a Gresley design for the ECJR; Royal Train Power/Brake M9006W & M9007W were built by the GWR in 1945; M31209M was a Royal Brake/Sleeper/Power Car, (later renumbered to 2910) was built by the GWR at Worcester in 1941; Royal Special Saloon First M45006M was built by the LMS in 1942, and later renumbered 2912. All of these were in service in 1978, and M31209M/2910 & M45006M/2912 lasted until late 1988.
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