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  1. SERA01UK

    Class 503 disposal

    I am confident there will be no attempt made to install electrification on any standard gauge heritage railway in the UK in my lifetime, the biggest driver of that is the prohibitive cost. Battery traction already happens on standard guage heritage operations in very limited scope. It certainly...
  2. SERA01UK

    Class 503 disposal

    ‘Retained’ Class 503 DMBS M28690M has arrived at Llynclys today and has been unloaded. Photos courtesy of Cambrian Heritage Railways. Donations are still invited to help pay the cost of moving this vehicle the length of the country. paypal.com/gb/fundraiser/charity/3714281
  3. SERA01UK

    Class 503 disposal

    Quite, there isn’t reallly a comparison to be made between museum tramway OHLE and that required for a mainline train that needs more current. It’s like comparing Volks third rail to that of the Southern electric.
  4. SERA01UK

    Class 503 disposal

    Due to move to Llynclys this week. It’s got a ten year storage agreement, will be reviewed in five years and if it is no longer viable then we go through this process again. Would be nice if we could afford decent covering for it, when it was sheeted at Coventry there was no noticeable...
  5. SERA01UK

    Class 503 disposal

    People will spend their money on what interests them. There is no obligation on anybody to complete an imaginary tick list of preserving one of everything; and that is collecting not preservation. The 503 is a victim of consequences, in this case the consequence of inaction. Fair warning was...
  6. SERA01UK

    Class 503 disposal

    That I can’t confirm as I’ve not handled that element of the project.
  7. SERA01UK

    Class 503 disposal

    Yes the centre car left on Friday I have been told.
  8. SERA01UK

    Class 503 disposal

    I’ve never been convinced that there is a sustainable market for main line operations for preserved EMU stock. The enthusiasts market is far too fickle, the farewell tours were one offs and can’t be repeated on any regular basis, plus TOCs have no scope to support the operation of heritage stock...
  9. SERA01UK

    Class 503 disposal

    You’ll struggle to find a charity that has separate donate buttons for any aspect of its work, some of the very big ones have a ‘sponsor this or that scheme’ but they are far, far larger than HETT and have paid staff and budgets that run into the millions. HETT had one monthly expenditure which...
  10. SERA01UK

    Class 503 disposal

    That’s nonsense. Both units went to Margate with a clean slate, the projects started from scratch. HETT was created for the purpose of owning these two units. If there are plenty of people who love the 503 they certainly did not donate to the project unfortunately, the number of supporters...
  11. SERA01UK

    Class 503 disposal

    To just move 28690 to Llynclys is a shortfall of about £400 To restore it is another matter altogether and the vehicle will need a full assessment.
  12. SERA01UK

    Class 503 disposal

    If you are seriously interested there may be some parts available. Best PM me. 1709770908 For those of you who are interested here is an update: Centre car 29720 is due to leave Cockshute before the weekend and will be scrapped in a matter of days. Driving trailer 29289 will likely leave next...
  13. SERA01UK

    Class 503 disposal

    You won’t get access anytime soon, there was an event a few years ago over two days but nothing since as the place has been a building site.
  14. SERA01UK

    Class 503 disposal

    I’d love to see those figures and the asbestos report and compare it to what I’ve got on record.
  15. SERA01UK

    Class 503 disposal

    Not a daft question at all, but hard economics at play here. Find me a site willing to take - let’s not sugar coat it, a three car demic wreck - at a price then find the people to underwrite that cost and donate it monthly. That’s the bare minimum for survival - that’s not restoration we’re...
  16. SERA01UK

    Class 503 disposal

    Ok let’s make a couple of things straight. HETT is well aware of where the donations come from, it’s a registered charity, and also which project the donor supports. I can tell you now that the SUB supporters outnumber the 503 supporters on a ratio of about 9 to 1, there was a common pot for the...
  17. SERA01UK

    Class 503 disposal

    Surviving of sorts…. Been an absolute nightmare at times. You can read the story (written six months ago) of its time in preservation here: http://www.4sub4732.co.uk/downloads/503/4Sub_TheContactor06_503_Pages.pdf
  18. SERA01UK

    Southern Class 313 withdrawal/storage/scrapping updates

    Let’s hope today goes well and the unit is safely delivered. It will be the culmination of just over two years hard work for me which began with a Teams meeting and then writing a paper to justify why a 313 needed to be designated and then preserved. Following that there were numerous emails...
  19. SERA01UK

    Vivarail to enter administration

    With the news today that Vivarail has filed a notice of intention to enter administration I suspect this project may be in trouble.
  20. SERA01UK

    73 130 New Home

    From Portsmouth to Llanelli via the North Pole. See full press release here: https://www.llanellirailway.co.uk/.../from-portsmouth-to... Class 73 locomotive, 73 130 has a new owner and a new home. On Friday November 4th 2022 it was delivered to the Llanelli and Mynydd Mawr Railway (L&MMR)...

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