51993 Class 107 Driving Motor Brake Second

Home Railway	Private Site: Nemesis Rail	Location History	Mid Norfolk Railway Oct 96-Dec 97
Current Location	Private Site: Nemesis Rail		Caledonian Railway Dec 97-Oct 03
Current Status	Stored		Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway Oct 03-Feb 10
Current Livery	Green Undercoat (Half Yellow Panel)		Tanat Valley Railway Feb 10-Jun 22
TRA Designation	5		Private Site: Nemesis Rail Jun 22-Present
Partner Vehicle(s)	52012
Owner	Nemesis Rail	Visited Railways	Midland Railway Butterley (Contract Restoration) 05
Website	nemesisrail.com
Record Last Updated	16 November 2024
Preservation Modifications None
Preservation Information 51993 was withdrawn from passenger service in September 1992 but saw several years service as Sandite car 977834, formed with 52012. as Haymarket's 'Sandite Set 3' (S 003 / 960003). 51993 & 52012 were initially saved in 1996 on the Mid Norfolk Railway as part of the ill fated National Diesel Railcar Museum. When the National Diesel Railcar Museum collapsed 51993 & 52012 were purchased by members of the Brechin Railway and returned to Scotland at the Caledonian Railway. Whilst at the Caledonian Railway the interior was secured and broken windows replaced. An initial survey indicated that the vehicle was restorable and some bodywork was completed. However by the end of 2000 the owners felt they could not spare the time to complete 51993 and offered the vehicle for sale, if there was no takers it would be broken up for spares. Class 107 Ltd purchased 51993 & 52012in 2001, and they were expected to remain stored at Bridge of Dun on the Brechin line for a year until they finished restoring the Swindon & Cricklade set, which was due to go on hire to the Brechin Railway, subject to sponsorship from Angus Council. As part of the centralisation of Class 107 Ltd's vehicle fleet, 51993 & 52012moved to their new base at Embsay in 2003 where the restoration was slowly continued. 2005 saw 51993 spend a few months at the Midland Railway Butterley where the exterior bodywork was completed on a contract basis. The vehicle, now in a temporary coat of BR Green, was returned to Embsay for interior and mechanical restoration to continue. In 2010, following the removal of all DMU vehicles from Embsay, 51993 relocated to the growing Tanat Valley Railway where the restoration continued alongside that of partner52012. In 2021 Class 107 Ltd decided to sell up offering all five of its Tanat Valley based 107 vehicles for sale, including 51993. By the end of the year, Nemesis Rail had purchased the collection, and moved 51993 to their main base the following summer. 51993 remains in storage.
Future Plans Unknown. The incomplete nature of 51993 and the fact that it has never run in preservation casts some doubt as to whether its restoration will be attempted again.

	51993 (right) being readied for moving from Nantmawr to Nemesis Rail, 15/6/22. Graham Hickman

	51993 under restoration at Nantmawr, 5/5/19. Anthony Christie

	51993 under restoration at the Tanat Valley, 13/7/14. Osrail

	51993 under restoration at Bolton Abbey, 6/6/09. David Beardmore

	51993 under restoration at Bolton Abbey, 10/3/07. Mike Froud

	51993 nearest, with Class119 51073 and Class 101 59303. Outside Butterley Carriage shed, MRC, 15/4/05. Stuart Mackay

	Part way through work, Butterley Yard, 14/3/05. Stuart Mackay

	During body repairs, Butterley Carriage Shed, MRC, 15/2/05. Stuart Mackay

	In the yard at Butterley, Midland Railway Centre, with 101 692. Stuart Mackay

	51993 stored at Swanwick, 30/1/05. David Bellamy

	51993 in storage, Gary Duckworth

	51993 stored at Bridge of Dun, Caledonian Railway, 25/2/02. Stuart Mackay