BR 62385 Motor Brake Second of 4-CIG EMU Set built 1970
| BR 62385 Motor Brake Second of 4-CIG EMU Set built 1970 |
Present Location | East Kent | County Location | Kent | Designed For | BR | Build Location | York | Built by | BR | Diagram number | ED264 | Lot number | 30816 | Type | MBSO | First Number | 62385 | Present Number | 62385 | 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 76818, 76747 and 70508 make up Class 421 4-CIG Unit No. 1399. With 76818 and 76747 to Pontypool Blaenavon 6/08. (70508 remains at Meldon Quarry: sold 1/09 for restoration/conversion to buffet bar). Back to Dartmoor Railway by 02/12. 04/16 at Meldon Quarry. 09/16: the other 3 vehicles of set 1399 are being stripped of all usable parts prior to scrapping but vehicle 62385 is being retained complete to make up a 4-car Unit 3905 with 76397, 76398 and 70904 (qv). By 05/17: to EKR in Unit 3905. | Rarity | Several | Historical Importance | no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable | Storage | Secure Open | Operating | No | Photo Date | 11/12/2022 | Photo by | Peter Wreford | At Risk | No | Date Record Last Updated | 09/04/2023 |
| Peter Stokes. Earlier condition. |
| Dan Adkins 21/05/2017 |
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