Present Location | Carnforth |
County Location | Lancashire |
Designed For | BR |
Build Location | Ashford / Eastleigh |
Built by | BR |
Diagram number | 431, EE307 |
Lot number | 30206 |
Type | DTSOL |
First Number | 75125 |
Later Numbers | Part of Unit 307124 |
Present Number | 94308 |
Current Livery | BR Rail Express Systems |
Gauge | 4ft 8 1/2in |
Wheel Arrangement | 4-w bogies |
Original Underframe | Yes |
Original Bogies/Wheelsets | No |
Additional Notes | Built at Eastleigh on frames from Ashford. Only BR designed and built EMU class to have worked on 1500v DC and then (from 1960-62) 25kV AC. Originally DTSOL; refurbished as DTCOL c.1983; then converted by Hunslet Barclay (c.1994-96) as NAA Propelling Control Vehicle (PCV) to Diagram NA508 for use in mail train formations to enable push/pull movements at termini without locomotive having to run-round. B5 bogies. Purchased from EWS for bogies spares. 02/20: confirmed still at Carnforth. |
Owner | West Coast Railway Company |
External Structural Condition | Fair |
Internal Structural Condition | Not Applicable |
Underframe Condition | Satisfactory |
External Finish | Poor but Substantially Complete |
Internal Finish | Not Applicable |
Degree of External Originality | Conversion/rebuild/reproduction |
Degree of Internal Originality | Conversion/rebuild/reproduction |
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality | As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before) |
Degree of External Authenticity | Poor |
Degree of Internal Authenticity | Not Applicable |
Degree of Underframe Authenticity | Fair |
Rarity | Few |
Historical Importance | Some Interest |
Storage | Secure Open |
Operating | No |
Survey Date | 11/08/2018 |
Surveyor | Steve West |
At Risk | No |
Date Record Last Updated | 13/07/2020 |