Sightings

This section of the website aims to give a comprehensive list of sightings for all Departmental vehicles in the UK, either by number series or by date.

As we don't have regular access to official records, it is solely based on sightings by you.

You can help with this by submitting reports. However unimportant you may think it is, someone may be looking for that one vehicle. In the case of stock that is stored it may help with disposal history should a vehicle be moved or scrapped at a later date.

In using these sighting pages, you agree to these copyright conditions.

You can submit your sightings on this page or by using the forms on the lists/vehicle profile pages.

Test Trains & Units

Test Trains - Network Rail
National network vehicles (54).
Vehicles no longer in departmental use (2).

Test Trains - Privately Operated
National network vehicles (1).
Preserved vehicles (2).

Test Units - Network Rail
National network vehicles (8).
Preserved vehicles (3).

Other Service Stock

Barrier & Translator vehicles
National network vehicles (30).
Preserved vehicles (8).

Breakdown & Support Vans - Network Rail
National network vehicles (5).

OHL Construction & Maintenance
National network vehicles (1).
Preserved vehicles (5).

BR Numbered Departmental Stock

971xxx series
National network vehicles (1).
Vehicles no longer in departmental use (1).

975xxx series
National network vehicles (21).
Vehicles no longer in departmental use (5).
Preserved vehicles (198).

977xxx series
National network vehicles (15).
Vehicles no longer in departmental use (4).
Preserved vehicles (245).

999xxx series
National network vehicles (11).
Preserved vehicles (9).

Pre-nationalisation Numbered Departmental Stock

DE series
Preserved vehicles (92).

DM series
National network vehicles (1).
Preserved vehicles (101).

DS series
National network vehicles (1).
Preserved vehicles (109).

DW series
Preserved vehicles (137).

Internal Users

IU 02xxxx series
National network vehicles (18).
Preserved vehicles (128).

IU 042xxx series (NE Region)
Preserved vehicles (7).

IU 04xxxx series
National network vehicles (9).
Preserved vehicles (155).

IU 06xxxx series
National network vehicles (4).
Preserved vehicles (86).

IU 07xxxx series
Preserved vehicles (53).

IU 08xxxx series
National network vehicles (9).
Preserved vehicles (92).

IU 09xxxx series
National network vehicles (1).
Vehicles no longer in departmental use (1).
Preserved vehicles (29).

Miscellaneous Depot Stock & Grounded Vehicles

Grounded Bodies
National network vehicles (13).
Preserved vehicles (40).

Miscellaneous Internal Users
National network vehicles (37).
Preserved vehicles (18).

Other Categories

CARTIC Ramps
National network vehicles (1).

Crane Match/Runner Wagons
Preserved vehicles (34).

DMUs
National network vehicles (9).
Preserved vehicles (46).

Dormitory Vehicles
Preserved vehicles (60).

Exhibition Coaches
Preserved vehicles (7).

Ferry Motor Car Vans
Preserved vehicles (14).

Fish Vans
National network vehicles (2).
Preserved vehicles (33).

Locomotives
National network vehicles (12).
Preserved vehicles (4).

Other
National network vehicles (74).
Vehicles no longer in departmental use (1).
Preserved vehicles (92).

Saloons
National network vehicles (3).
Preserved vehicles (57).

More Categories

Not seen recently / to check
National network vehicles (37).
Preserved vehicles (164).