BR 55025 Class 121 DMBS (later Departmental 'Bubble Car') Built 1962
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| BR 55025 Class 121 DMBS (later Departmental 'Bubble Car') Built 1962 |
| Present Location |
Vale of Berkeley Railway |
| County Location |
Gloucestershire |
| Designed For |
BR |
| Built By |
Pressed Steel |
| Diagram Number |
512 |
| Lot Number |
30518 |
| Type |
DMBS |
| First Number |
55025 |
| Later Numbers |
W55025; 977859; set no 960011, nicknamed Pandora |
| Present Number |
960011 Pandora |
| Livery |
Railtrack - blue and green |
| Gauge |
4ft 8 1/2in |
| Wheel Arrangement |
4-w bogies |
| Additional Notes |
Withdrawn from use as Network Rail departmental diesel 'Bubble Car' video survey unit and route learner unit. 3/09: moved to Tyseley. By 10/13: for sale. By 06/16: moved to Quinton Rail Technology Centre, Long Marston; and by 11/16: initial restoration work under way. It is hoped that the vehicle will eventually be used by the North Somerset Railway, currently negotiating to acquire and re-open the line between Radstock and Frome. 03/18: confirmed still on site at Long Marston. 06/21: moved from Quinton Rail Technology Centre to a private site at Honeybourne Airfield Industrial Estate, near Evesham - confirmed still there 04/22. Moved to Vale of Berkeley Railway 10/25. |
| Owner |
DPR Carriage Group |
| Grid Reference |
SP 153459 |
| Rarity |
n/a |
| Storage |
Secure Open |
| Operational |
No |
| Date of Image |
28/11/2016 |
| Photo Taken By |
David Hancox |
| At Risk |
No |
| Scrapped |
No |
| Record Last Updated |
02/11/2025 |
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