BR 70721 Class 420 4-CIG EMU Trailer Second Open Built 1965
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| BR 70721 Class 420 4-CIG EMU Trailer Second Open Built 1965 |
| Present Location |
Burton upon Trent (Nemesis Rail) |
| County Location |
Staffordshire |
| Designed For |
BR |
| Build Location |
York |
| Built By |
BR |
| Diagram Number |
EH275 |
| Lot Number |
30734 |
| Type |
TSO |
| First Number |
70721 |
| Later Numbers |
S70721 |
| Present Number |
70721 |
| Livery |
Connex |
| Gauge |
4ft 8 1/2in |
| Wheel Arrangement |
4-w bogies |
| Original Underframe |
Yes |
| Original Bogies |
Yes |
| Additional Notes |
P 12/04. To Ellough Airfield, Beccles, Suffolk 1/05 - no public access. With 76102, 62043 and 76048 (qv) made up Class 421 4-CIG Unit No. 1753. Sole surviving Phase 1 build unit. All to Finmere Station, Newton Purcell, Oxfordshire by 05/15 - disused GCR station between Brackley and Quainton Road - a private site: no unauthorised access. By 08/17: unit now sheeted - see additional photo below. By 04/20: moved to Nemesis Rail (Finmere Station site cleared). 02/25: confirmed still in situ. |
| Owner |
Network SouthEast Railway Society |
| Rarity |
Unique |
| Importance |
Some Interest |
| Storage |
Secure Open |
| Operational |
No |
| Date of Image |
14/08/2016 |
| Photo Taken By |
Ken Hartley |
| At Risk |
No |
| Scrapped |
No |
| Record Last Updated |
23/05/2025 |
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| Steve West 27/08/2017: 4-CIG unit 1753 sheeted |
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