BR 61928 Class 309 EMU: Motor Brake Second Open built 1962

BR 61928 Class 309 EMU: Motor Brake Second Open built 1962

 

Present Location Lavender Line
County Location East Sussex
Designed For BR
Build Location York
Diagram number 418-ED209
Lot number 30676
Type MBSO
First Number 61928
Later Numbers GE61928 977966
Present Number 977966
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes Built for Liverpool Street - Clacton service. Later used south of Manchester in Departmental service for signalling tests. P Coventry Railway Centre 04/09. 2018: moved to Lavender Line following closure of Electric Railway Museum. 09/21: offered for sale. 03/22: ownership transferred from AMPS Rail Ltd (Project 300) to Clacton Express Preservation Group Ltd - due to remain at Lavender Line for next 18 months. 06/23: offered for sale again. 09/23: reported at risk of being disposed of, if no buyer found.
Owner Clacton Express Preservation Group Ltd
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
External Finish Good
Internal Finish Good
Degree of External Originality As left Departmental service
Degree of Internal Originality As left Departmental service
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As left Departmental service
Degree of External Authenticity Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Few
Historical Importance Some Importance
Storage Secure Open
Operating No
Survey Date 13/07/2013
Surveyor David Wigley
At Risk Yes
Date Record Last Updated 25/10/2023


 

 





 

 

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