143606 - 55647 & 55672 - Class 143 Driving Motor Second & Driving Motor Second Lavatory

Home Railway	Llanelli & Mynydd Mawr Railway	Location History	Llanelli & Mynydd Mawr Railway Jun 21-Present
Current Location	Llanelli & Mynydd Mawr Railway
Current Status	Stored
Current Livery	Arriva (with additional advert panels)
TRA Designation	4
Owner
Website	facebook.com/swrailcargroup
Record Last Updated	1 September 2022
Preservation Modifications None
Preservation Information 143606 was the third Class 143 to be preserved, and the first of the ex-Arriva spec examples. This group of sets were the very last 14X "Pacer" vehicles to survive on the national network. 143606 was moved by road very shortly after finishing mainline service to the Llanelli & Mynydd Mawr Railway, not far from its regular commercial sphere of operation, joining 142006. In August 2021 143606 made its preservation passenger debut when it operated at the line's "Keeping the Pace(r)" gala event. It ran in a 4-car set with 142006 and also undertook a demonstration 6-car run with 143607. By the end of 2021, 143606 was being started up regularly, however there was now doubts over which of the two Class 143's on the railway would be kept operating and which was to be made static (the plan originally was for 143606 to be the operational one). 143606 was subsequently taken out of passenger service but is reportedly started up from time to time to keep systems operational.
Future Plans 143606 is expected to be used statically only in the future.

143606 leads a demonstration 6-car formation (with 142006 & 143607) during its preservation passenger debut, at the "Keeping the Pace(r)" gala event, 28/8/21. South Wales Railcar Group