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British Rail's second design of carriages was designated Mark 2. The Mark 2 has a semi-integral construction, giving it more strength than a Mark 1 in the event of an accident.

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The prototype Mark 2 carriage (a First Corridor-type coach, number 13252) was built in 1963, and is now preserved at the National Railway Museum, York. The production runs, of which there were seven sub-divisions identified (Mark 2 and Mark 2A to Mark 2F), their build dates and their specific differences are set out in the table below:

Mark	Built	Features
Mark 2	1964-66	The basic Mark 2 model, with pressure ventilation and wood panelling
Mark 2A	1967-68	Improvement of Mark 2, with adoption of more features from the XP64 set
Mark 2B	1969	Longer body, centre door omitted and wide wrap-round doors fitted at the ends
Mark 2C	1969-70	Lower ceiling with ducts for air conditioning, but not actually fitted
Mark 2D	1971-72	Air conditioning fitted, so no opening windows in the seating area
Mark 2E	1972-74	Luggage racks fitted opposite toilet cubicles, which were reduced in size
Mark 2F	1973-75	Interior panelling made of plastic and new style seating

Mark 1 - Mark 2 - Mark 3 - Mark 4
	Passenger Coaches
Mark 1:	FK - SK
Mark 2:	DBSO - FK - SK
	Non-Passenger Coaches
Mark 3 & 4:	DVT

Coaching stock

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