51990 Class 107 Driving Motor Brake Second

Home Railway	Strathspey Railway	Location History	Strathspey Railway Mar 96-Present
Current Location	Strathspey Railway
Current Status	Stored
Current Livery	Strathclyde
TRA Designation	5
Partner Vehicle(s)	None
Owner	My Little Sprinter Ltd
Website	None
Record Last Updated	1 January 2021
Preservation Modifications None
Preservation Information 51990 was withdrawn from passenger service in September 1992 but saw several years service as Sandite car 977830. 51990 was purchased from Millerhill in 1996 with partner 52030 for the Strathspey Railway. Two months after arrival, 51990 & 52030 made a brief run in preservation in multiple with the operating set at the time, 52008/56047, but no serious restoration work had been undertaken. Some limited work was undertaken in 1996 including cleaning out the Sandite residue, and some welding was done to body panels with preparations made for repainting into green. Some mechanical repairs were also completed, but the project was later abandoned. Since then, 51990 has been used as a store and source of spare parts for 52008 & 52030, which were both returned to service. In 2019 the further deterioration of 51990 was significantly reduced, following the building of a rolling stock storage shed at Boat of Garten, able to accommodate both operating and stored DMU vehicles amongst other coaching stock. 51990 remains stored undercover and the owners have no plans to return the vehicle to operating condition.
Future Plans 51990 is unlikely to ever be restored to operational condition as many parts have been donated to other units.

	51990 stored undercover at Boat of Garten, 23/6/19. Michael Hughes

	51990 stored outside at oat of Garten, 17/10/18. Anthony Christie

	51990 stored at Boat of Garten, 16/8/11. Ian McLoughlin

	51990 in store, 14/5/08. David Beardmore

	51990 at Boat of Garten, Strathspey Railway. It was formerly sandite car 977830, 23/5/98. Stuart Mackay