144017 - 55817, 55853 & 55840 - Class 144 Driving Motor Second, Motor Second & Driving Motor Second Lavatory

Home Railway	Private Site: BSC Scunthorpe	Location History	Private Site: BSC Scunthorpe Aug 20-Present
Current Location	Private Site: BSC Scunthorpe
Current Status	Operational
Current Livery	Northern Rail
TRA Designation	4
Owner	Scunthorpe Industrial Heritage Railway Ltd
Website
Record Last Updated	1 December 2021
Preservation Modifications None
Preservation Information 144017 became the first 3-car Class 144 to be preserved when it was moved from storage at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway by rail to the Appleby Frodingham section of the Scunthorpe Steel site in August 2020. In doing so it secured an important part of second generation preservation as the Class 144 3-car sets were unique in containing Pacer centre cars. The set was secured by the Woodhead Line Group but with no fixed premesis agreement was made to store the set at Scunthorpe. The Woodhead Rail Group went beyond simply storage and 144017 was used for limited runs around the site at Scunthorpe. The following year the unit was sold to Scunthorpe Industrial Heritage Railway Ltd, making Scunthorpe 144017's permanent home. 144017 is now used successfully on driver experiences and passenger services around the site.
Future Plans To maintain in service.

144017 passing Bentley, probably for the final time, on its way to Scunthorpe for further storage but this time in preservation under the care of the Appleby Frodingham Railway Preservation Society, 27/8/20.Darren JB