BR 76747 Class 421 4-CIG EMU Driving Trailer Composite built 1970
 | | BR 76747 Class 421 4-CIG EMU Driving Trailer Composite built 1970 |
| Present Location | East Kent | | County Location | Kent | | Designed For | BR | | Build Location | York | | Built by | BR | | Diagram number | EE369 | | Lot number | 30814 | | Type | DTCL | | First Number | 76747 | | Present Number | 76747 | | Current Livery | BR(S) Green | | Gauge | 4ft 8 1/2in | | Wheel Arrangement | 4-w bogies | | Original Underframe | Yes | | Original Bogies/Wheelsets | Yes | | Additional Notes | Class 421. P privately Dartmoor Railway 12/05. With 62385, 76818 and 70508 make up Class 421 4-CIG Unit No. 1399. With 62385 and 76818 to Pontypool Blaenavon 6/08. (70508 remains at Meldon Quarry: sold 01/09 for restoration/conversion to buffet bar). Back to Dartmoor Railway by 02/12. By 06/12 in BR(S) Green livery (see additional photo below). 09/16: being stripped of all usable parts prior to scrapping - process still under way at 07/17. 07/21: moved from Dartmoor Railway to East Kent Railway for use of 400 Series Preservation Group as part of their Batteries Included Project to operate an EMU unit under battery power.. | | Rarity | Several | | Storage | Secure Open | | Operating | No | | Photo Date | 06/07/2017 | | Photo by | Steve West | | At Risk | No | | Date Record Last Updated | 11/12/2021 |
 | | Gordon Martin 18/06/2012: earlier condition |
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