144022 - 55822, 55858 & 55845 - Class 144 Driving Motor Second, Motor Second & Driving Motor Second Lavatory

Home Railway

Keith & Dufftown Railway

Location History

Keith & Dufftown Railway Sep 20-Present

Current Location

Keith & Dufftown Railway

Current Status

Operational

Current Livery

Northern Rail

TRA Designation

4

Owner

Website

Record Last Updated

1 August 2022

Preservation Modifications
None

Preservation Information
144022 became the ninth Class 144 to be preserved when it was moved from storage at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (via a rail move to Worksop) to the Keith & Dufftown Railway railway by road over several days in early September 2020. It was the second of the Class 144 3-car varients to be saved which further secured the future of the rarer "Pacer centre car" type, of which there were only ten built.

144022 was fully operational on arrival but Covid-19 delayed its entry into passenger service by a year. In September 2021 it finally carried its first passengers down the line.

Future Plans
To maintain in service. A repaint is eventually planned but the livery has not been decided yet.

144022 stabled at Dufftown, 14/8/22. Darren JB

144022 in service on its very first passenger working in preservation, 14/9/21. Mike Langford

144022 undertaking test running along the line, 3/9/21. Andrew Lambert

144022 shortly after arrival at the Keith & Dufftown Railway, 18/9/20. Stephen Batty

144022 being transported to the Keith & Dufftown, 11/9/20. Nick Green

144022 being transported to the Keith & Dufftown, 8/9/20. Jamie McEwen