141113 - 55533 Class 141 Driving Motor Second Lavatory
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Location History |
Midland Railway Butterley 03-Present |
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Current Location |
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Current Status |
Operational |
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Weardale Railway Jun 10-May 12 |
Current Livery |
Metrotrain Red |
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Llangollen Railway May 12-Jul 12 |
TRA Designation |
Weardale Railway Dec 13-Jan 14 |
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Record Last Updated |
25 February 2015 |
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Preservation Modifications |
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Preservation Information One of the last two Class 141 units to remain in service with British Rail, 141113 had always been allocated to Neville Hill Depot in Leeds. The unit was the only one of its class to be fitted with Cummins L10 engines and Voith T211r gearboxes. Purchased in 2003 from store at Doncaster Works in fair condition, 55533 & 55513were moved to the Midland Railway Butterley, one of the four sets to be saved for preservation. The vehicle then underwent considerable renovation, including a full interior and exterior repaint, powder-coating of seat frames and electrical works. In 2007, the set was launched into passenger service, and was used regularly at Midland Railway Butterley, being popular with crews and visitors. In 2009, the vehicle was partially repainted and revarnished. In 2010, 55533 & 55513were loaned to the Weardale Railway to assist in operation of an experimental “community service”. During the 18 month period 2010-11, the vehicle covered approx 23,000 miles, including working daily throughout the severe winter weather during December 2010. The set was generally used as a spare set to cover for resident unit 55503/55523 (141103). In January 2012, the Weardale discontinued its Community service, and the workload for 55533 was therefore significantly reduced. The vehicle was therefore returned to its base at the Midland Railway Butterley in July, after calling in at the Llangollen Railway to star at their gala. During May/June 2013, the windows in the vehicle were removed and refitted with new rubber seals as many of the old ones had failed. 55533 was used for 21 days in December 2013 as staff transport for the Polar Express operations at Weardale on loan. It was returned to the Midland Railway Butterley in time to work their January 2014 weekend DMU diagrams. During July 2014 the roof was repainted. |
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141113 (55533/55513) crosses Butterley Reseroir, 9/2/15. Frank Richards |
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141113 (55533/55513) at Swanwick Junctiuon working a schools special, 14/7/14. Llangollen Railcar Group |
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55533's newly repainted roof, 7/7/14. Llangollen Railcar Group |
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55513 being transported back from the Weardale to the Midland Railway Butterley after less than a month, 13/1/14. Llangollen Railcar Group |
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55533 being transported to the Weardale Railway to act as a stand in for 141103, 9/12/13. Llangollen Railcar Group |
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55533 stabled at Butterley, 22/9/13. Nigel Gould |
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Resealing windows at Butterley, 15/5/13. Llangollen Railcar Group |
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141113 (55533 & 55513) in service at Butterley having returned o its original base at the MRB, 1/9/12. Llangollen Railcar Group |
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141113 at Carrog during the railcar gala, 24/6/12. Chris Moxon |
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55533 is unloaded at Llangollen to star in the Railcar Gala, 21/5/12. Llangollen Railcar Group |
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141113 (55533 & 55513) in service on the Weardale Railway, 20/6/10. John Lewin |
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141113 (55533 & 55513) in service on the Weardale Railway, 16/6/10. John Lewin |
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141113 (55533 & 55513) in operation at Swanwick Junction, 28/3/09. Chris Moxon |
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141113 (55533 & 55513) in multiple with an East Midlands Trains Class 156, 14/9/08.Evan Green-Hughes |
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141113 (55533 & 55513) in multiple with an East Midlands Trains Class 153, 30/3/08.Evan Green-Hughes |
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141113 (55533 & 55513) at Swanwick Junction, 29/3/08. Chris Moxon |
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141113 (55533 & 55513) crosses a visiting Class 153 at Swanwick Junction, 29/3/08. Chris Moxon |
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141113 (55533 & 55513) at Butterley, 29/3/08. Chris Moxon |
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141113 (55533 & 55513) in service at Butterley, 26/8/07. Chris Moxon |
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141113 (55533 & 55513) stabled at Swanwick, 8/4/07. David Beardmore |
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141113 (55533 & 55513) at Swanwick Junction, 1/4/07. Chris Moxon |
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141113 (55533 & 55513) at Swanwick Junction, 1/4/07. Chris Moxon |
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Cab view of 55533 at Butterley, 1/4/07. Chris Moxon |
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141113 (55533 & 55513) freshly repainted at Swanwick. Evan Green-Hughes |
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141113 (55533 & 55513) shortly after arrival into preservation, 2003. Evan Green-Hughes |