BR 6086 Mk 2f, later Class 488/3 Gatwick Express EMU Trailer First Handbrake (TFH) Built 1973

BR 6086 Mk 2f, later Class 488/3 Gatwick Express EMU Trailer First Handbrake (TFH) Built 1973

Present Location Shipley Gate
County Location Derbyshire
Designed For BR
Build Location Derby
Built By BR
Diagram Number 109
Lot Number 30860
Type TSO
First Number 6086
Later Numbers 72617
Present Number None
Livery Pullman (pseudo)
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies Yes
Additional Notes Mk 2f loco-hauled stock converted to Class 488/3 Gatwick Express Trailer First Handbrake (TFH) - ran as part of Set 8309. To Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, Wirksworth by 03/03 and underwent restoration as refreshment/hospitality vehicle. Repainted in pseudo-Pullman livery in 2012. By 10/14 in use as such. 01/22: advertised for sale. By 12/22: moved to Miles From Nowhere Club, Long Lane, Shipley Gate, Derbyshire, NG16 3JE. 02/25: still on site (disused) - site owner is now wedding business Ensarb Estates Ltd, Whistle Barns.
Owner Ensarb Estates Ltd
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
External Condition Poor and Incomplete
Internal Finish Satisfactory
Degree of External Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Internal Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of External Authenticity Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Many
Importance No Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operational No
Date Inspected 12/02/2012
Inspected By David Wigley
Date of Image 14/04/2018
Photo Taken By Steve West
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 20/05/2025

     








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