51427 Class 101 Driving Motor Brake Second
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Location History |
Great Central Railway 03-Present |
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Current Location |
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Current Status |
Operational |
Visited Railways |
Peak Rail (Contract Overhaul) May 15-Jan 16 |
Current Livery |
BR Green (Speed Whiskers) |
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Owner |
Renaissance Railcars |
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Record Last Updated |
19 November 2022 |
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Preservation Modifications |
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Preservation Information Interior and exterior work followed with the set emerging in BR Green in 2004. The vehicle now forms part of a power twin set which sees very regular use on the first train of the day most weekends. In September 2012 the vehicle played a key part in the Railcar Convention held at the GCR that year, and was in use on the driver experience trips during the weekend. In 2014, the operating set was increased to 3 cars with the addition of unique Class 111 59575. In May 2015, 51427 was withdrawn from service and sent to Peak Rail for contract bodywork and a repaint, as it was felt that the work could not be done in house at that time. A lot of panelwork, particularly around the guards brake van, bodyside windows and cab end was found to be more asted than originally expected, however happily the original scope of work was able to be extended to include the extra body repairs, the changing of some springs and replacement of a worn engine. As part of the work a lot of the exterior fittings such as glass and door handles were removed. The vehicle was completed later in the year and returned to the Great Central the following January. 51427 continues to provide good service. It normally works in a 3-car set with 59575 & 50321. |
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E51427 stands at Rothley during the railcar convention event, 10/9/22. Chris Moxon |
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E51427/E59575/E50321 at Quorn & Woodhouse, at work at the GCR vintage and beer festival, 7/21. Harry Adkins |
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E51427 at Swithland on a Mountsorrell charter, 23/2/20. Bruce Pollard |
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E51427/E59575/E50321 on a festive service at Rothley heading back to Loughborough, 30/12/19. Bruce Pollard |
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E51427/E59575/E50321 stands at Leicester North, 3/5/19. Paul Weston |
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E51427/50266 stands at Swithland whilst working 2M10 Mountsorrell-Rothley during a diesel gala, 8/9/18. Chris Moxon |
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E51427 stands at Mountsorrell having worked 2M26 13:45 Loughborough Central-Mountsorrell during the diesel gala, 9/9/17. Chris Moxon |
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An alternative angle of E51427, in heavy use during the GCR's wartime weekend, 4/6/16. Bruce Pollard |
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E51427, fresh from contract repairs/repaint, calls at Rothley, 23/4/16. Brian Battersby |
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E51427 undergoing contract bodywork repairs and repaint at Rowsley, 7/6/15. Brian Cuttell |
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E51427 being loaded onto road transport at Quorn, bound for bodywork repairs at Peak Rail, 7/5/15. Tom Ingall |
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E51427 bound for bodywork repairs at Peak Rail, 7/5/15. Tom Ingall |
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E51427 on a test run as a 3-car set with "new" centre car E59575 and usual partner E50321, 12/9/14. Bruce Pollard |
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E51427/E50321 at Rothley, 23/10/11. Andy Neil |
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E51427/E50321 at Loughborough, 23/10/11. Andy Neil |
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E51427 catches the sunlight through the canopy at Loughborough Central during the Diesel Gala, 17/4/10. Chris Moxon |
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E51427 stabled at Loughborough, 2/1/06. Simon Edwards |
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E51427/E50321 & 53266 at Loughborough, 17/9/05. David Beardmore |
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The vehicle becomes the first Class 101 in preservation to be painted into lined green. Taken just after the whiskers had been applied in Loughborough shed, 9/4/05.Tom Ingall |
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Stabled at Loughborough, 2/1/04. Ian Francis |
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Stabled at Loughborough, 12/11/03. Stuart Mackay |
Interior
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51427's front saloon, 23/10/11. Andy Neil |
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51427's middle saloon, 23/10/11. Andy Neil |