52005 Class 107 Driving Motor Brake Second
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Location History |
Swindon & Cricklade Railway Aug 96-May 01 |
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Current Location |
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Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway May 01-Mar 09 |
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Current Status |
Operational |
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Tanat Valley Railway Nov 11-Jun 22 |
Current Livery |
BR Green (Half Yellow Panel) |
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Private Site: Nemesis Rail Jun 22-Nov 24 |
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Partner Vehicle(s) |
Visited Railways |
Nene Valley Railway Mar 09-Nov 11 |
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Owner |
Nemesis Rail |
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Great Central Railway (Nottingham) Nov 24-Present |
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Record Last Updated |
16 November 2024 |
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Preservation Modifications |
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Preservation Information In 1996 the vehicle had had all roof vents removed and plated over due to leaks. The set did not operate there however, and was sold in 2001 to Class 107 Ltd, who immediately split up the two vehicles. 52005 was moved to the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway, where its restoration was completed. The vehicle was repainted into BR Green, and it entered service for the first time, replacing 52006 in the line's 3-car set. Its new partners were 59791 & 52031. In 2008, Class 107 Ltd vacated Embsay, and 52005, 59791 & 52031were moved on hire to the Nene Valley Railway the following year. Strangely never used at the Nene Valley, 52005, 59791 & 52031 were moved again in 2011, to Class 107 Ltd's second base, the Tanat Valley Railwaywhere it operated all of the line's services. In 2014 the set lost its centre car which was removed to become a static cafe. During the late 2010's, it unfortunately became apparent that the DMU's did not suit the Tanat Valley operation, and 52005 once again fell out use. In 2021 Class 107 Ltd decided to sell up offering all five of its Tanat Valley based 107 vehicles for sale, including 52005. By the end of the year, Nemesis Rail had purchased the collection, and moved 52005 to their main base the following summer. 52005's fortunes then finally started to improve, being brought undercover for the first serious overhaul work for some years. Considerable bodywork was undertaken along with a full repaint, the mechanical systems were serviced and the interior further restored and modified. Class 107 Ltd had turned around several of the original seats to form family friendly facing bays some years previously, however the conversion lacked some finesse with seats propped up on blocks to fit, incorrect handed seats sticking out into the aisle and the backs of the seats rubbing against each other as they flexed. Nemesis made the descision during the overhaul to continue with the facing bays but to change the 107 seats for suburban (ex Class 117) seating that were properly constructed for back-to-back use. This created a much more robust and thought out conversion and became a visually major part of the interior overhaul. In late 2024, 52005 (partnered once again with 52031) was completed and moved by rail to the Great Central Railway (Nottingham) on a hire contract. |
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Possibly 51993 (it may be 52012) on the left under restoration alongside operational 52005 at Nantmawr, 19/9/19. Jacob Johnston |
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52005 stabled at Nantmawr, 23/10/16. Mike Froud |
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52005/52031 in service on the short line at Nantmawr, 11/9/15. Robin Harrison |
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52005 & 52031 stabled at Wansford, Nene Valley Railway, 2/10/10. Andy Neil |
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52005 on the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway not long after arriving from the Swindon & Cricklade Railway. Preparation work for painting is underway, 21/6/01. Stuart Mackay |
Interior
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The middle saloon of 52005, 25/10/11. Mike Froud |