BR 75981 Class 309 EMU Driving Trailer Second Open Built 1962

BR 75981 Class 309 EMU Driving Trailer Second Open Built 1962

Present Location Tanat Valley Railway
County Location Shropshire
Designed For BR
Build Location York
Diagram Number 447-EE302
Lot Number 30682
Type DTSOL
First Number 75981
Later Numbers GE75981 977964
Present Number None
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies Yes
Additional Notes Built for Liverpool Street - Clacton service. Later used south of Manchester in Departmental service for signalling tests. P Coventry Railway Centre 04/09. Interior dismantled for use as an exhibition area. Gangway to driving end missing. By 09/16: houses museum of artefacts. By 06/18: moved to Tanat Valley Railway following closure of Electric Railway Museum.
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Poor but Substantially Complete
Underframe Condition Good
External Condition Good
Internal Finish Good
Degree of External Originality As left Departmental service
Degree of Internal Originality As left Departmental service
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As left Departmental service
Degree of External Authenticity Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Few
Importance Of some Importance
Storage Secure Open
Operational No
Date Inspected 23/08/2025
Inspected By Andrew Jenkins
Date of Image 23/08/2025
Photo Taken By Andrew Jenkins
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 05/10/2025

Coventry Railway Centre - 10/9/2016, Steve West.

     








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