So after seeing the recent repaint of the class 455 and the prior relivery of the class 507 it's got me thinking, what old stock still exists around the BR era? More interested so I can go ride these units before their eventual end of life which is surely coming up for quite a lot of these units. Thanks!
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What old stock still exists?
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Classes 150, 153, 155, 156, 158, 159, 165, 166, 318, 320, 455, 465, 466, 507 and the residual HST and 91+Mk4 fleets all operated for British Rail, and have units still operating on the network. None are in the exact condition they were in when operating for British Rail though and the original colour schemes aren't Blue/Grey either for most of them.
Kilmarnocklad
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Plus Chiltern mk3's, GWR mk3 sleepers and their seated coaches/buffet!
Thank you for the list
norbitonflyer
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There are also various locomotives, although the only ones in regular passenger use are classes 73 and 92 on the Caledonian Sleeper, the aforementioned class 91s, and arguably the Class 57s on the Night Riviera, which are rebuilt class 47s.
LNW-GW Joint
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Class 769, 230 and 484 are "BR era", though the 230s/484s are LU conversions.
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A bit niche, but the 455/7s each include an ex-508 trailer car. Since the demise of the Merseyrail 508s, they're the only examples left.
Charter operations still include mk1 and mk2 coaches, though the former are becoming rarer due to more onerous safety requirements.
pokemonsuper9
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And the 230/484 have been heavily refurbished since conversion.
769s internally were pretty much the same as a Northern 319.
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Class 325 postal units as well, think they were the last to be built by BR.
nlogax
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Have read that it's undergoing tests after all the restoration work. Hopefully we may see it later this year!
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In preservation yes.
jonesy3001
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Most of the northern fleet.
150s,156s,158s, 323s and the 769s.
150s,156s,158s, 323s and the 769s.
12LDA28C
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It will see use on main line charters, in a similar manner to LSL's Class 86/87/90 AC locos.
Mark 3 charter stock is also very much BR-era.
Are these still in service? Also they were in BR service but I think they were built by ABB or AdTranz. BREL was gone at that point I think.
sprinterguy
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Yep, still in daily use. Ordered and owned by Royal Mail and built by ABB.
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birchesgreen
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Yes, you'll see them on the WCML every day, somewhere like Stafford is a good place to see one.
EnchantGaming
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At ScotRail we have 158's, 39 of them, 156's, HSTs and 170's. Our 158s are all sitting at around 3.5 million miles on the clock, and our 170's are rapidly approaching the 2 - 2.5 million mile mark. Most are still going strong.