BR 6086 Mk 2f, later Class 488/3 Gatwick Express EMU TFH built 1973

BR 6086 Mk 2f, later Class 488/3 Gatwick Express EMU TFH built 1973

BR 6086 Mk 2f, later Class 488/3 Gatwick Express EMU TFH built 1973
BR 6086 Mk 2f, later Class 488/3 Gatwick Express EMU TFH built 1973

 

Present Location Eastwood
County Location Nottinghamshire
Designed For BR
Build Location Derby
Built by BR
Diagram number 109
Lot number 30860
Type TSO
First Number 6086
Later Numbers 72617
Present Number 72617
Current Livery Pullman (pseudo)
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes Mk 2f loco-hauled stock converted to Class 488/3 Gatwick Express Trailer First Handbrake (TFH) - ran as part of Set 8309. To Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, Wirksworth by 03/03 and underwent restoration as refreshment/hospitality vehicle. Repainted in pseudo-Pullman livery in 2012. By 10/14 in use as such. 01/22: advertised for sale. By 12/22: moved to Miles From Nowhere Club, Long Lane, Shipley Gate, Eastwood, Notts, NG16 3JE (reportedly for future use as a wedding venue).
Owner MFN Club
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
External Finish Poor and Incomplete
Internal Finish Satisfactory
Degree of External Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Internal Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of External Authenticity Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Many
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operating No
Survey Date 12/02/2012
Surveyor David Wigley
Photo Date 14/04/2018
Photo by Steve West
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 05/04/2023


 

 










 



 

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