BR 75102 Class 307 EMU Driving Trailer, later PCV
 | | BR 75102 Class 307 EMU Driving Trailer, later PCV |
| Present Location | Cockshute Sidings | | County Location | Stoke-on-Trent | | Designed For | BR | | Build Location | Ashford / Eastleigh | | Built by | BR | | Type | DTSOL | | First Number | 75102 | | Later Numbers | 94301 95301 | | Current Livery | BR Rail Express Systems | | Gauge | 4ft 8 1/2in | | Wheel Arrangement | 4-w bogies | | 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 in 1994 as prototype NAA Propelling Control Vehicle (PCV) for use in mail train formations to enable push/pull movements at termini without locomotive having to run-round. Located at Andrew Briddon Locomotives site at Darley Dale. Moved early 2022 to Reid Freight Services Longton site and then, 05/22, to Reids Cockshute Sidings site, Stoke-on-Trent. | | Owner | Andrew Briddon Locomotives | | Rarity | Few | | Historical Importance | Some Interest | | Storage | Secure Open | | Operating | No | | Photo Date | 09/04/2017 | | Photo by | Dan Adkins | | At Risk | No | | Date Record Last Updated | 08/06/2023 |
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