50160 Class 101 Driving Motor Composite Lavatory
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Location History |
Elsecar Railway Mar 05-Nov 06 |
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Current Location |
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Chasewater Railway Nov 06-Jul 09 |
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Current Status |
Stored |
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North Yorkshire Moors Railway Jun 14-Present |
Current Livery |
BR Green (Half Yellow Panel) |
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TRA Designation |
Visited Railways |
Midland Railway Butterley (Contract Overhaul) Jul 09-May 14 |
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Partner Vehicle(s) |
Llangollen Railway May 14-Jun 14 |
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Website |
None |
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Record Last Updated |
8 July 2023 |
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Preservation Modifications |
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Preservation Information Whilst at Elsecar the toilet was returned to use after repairs to pipework. However the 2-car set was moved 18 months later to the Chasewater Railway, where it performed services for some time before being withdrawn for overhaul in November 2007. With partner vehicle 50164 being dealt with first, 50160 spent a period out of use, before moving to the Midland Railway Butterley in 2009 for contract repairs. Other repairs have included the repair of heater pipework to return the cab heater to use (at Chasewater). In late 2012 the contact repair works were completed, however the vehicle was not returned to Chasewater and became quite nomadic, remaining in store at the Midland Railway Butterley for a further 18 months. 50160 & 50164 made their first passenger runs for a long time when they visited the Llangollen Railway in June 2014 for their Railcar Gala and shortly afterwards moved on again to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway where the set was to act as a stand-in for 101680 which had been withdrawn for overhaul. However 50160 was not used in passenger service during the year as some repairs were required. In February 2015, 50160 entered regular preservation service for arguably the first time, as previous preservation use had always been on railways with rather short lines. In a happy coincidence, 50160 was reunited with its BR centre car and worked NYMR services as a 3-car set formed 50164,59539 & 50164. 2015 was to prove a very busy year for 50160, being used for 68 days that year. During 2016, DMU services on the NYMR continued to be provided with 50160/59539/50164 for a total of 56 days. This included some relatively high profile feeder services when the Flying Scotsman steam locomotive was in service in March. 2017 saw a very similar pattern of services, 50160 being used for 51 days in traffic, with some of those days having relatively high mileages by preservation standards. The vehicle proceeded to run without issue in its 3-car formation for 2018 & 2019. After a break in 2020 due to Covid-19, services resumed in 2021 with the vehicle covering 1,890 miles. In 2023 it was reported that 50160 had fallen out of service and that there were no plans by the North Yorkshire Moors Railway for it to return. Further details are awaited on the exact situation. |
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