Current number:
975080
Any other previous number(s):
BR coach 25079
Notes:
Moved to Crewe Heritage Centre 12/15
Livery:
YELLOW
Preserved Railway / Museum:
Crewe Heritage Centre
Category:
Preserved vehicles
975xxx series
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| Location | Date | Observer |
|---|---|---|
| Crewe Railway Age | ** *** **** | Roger Harris |
| Crewe Railway Age | ** *** **** | Jim Carter |
| Crewe Railway Age | ** *** **** | Peter David Bester |
| Crewe Railway Age | ** *** **** | Roger Harris |
| Crewe Railway Age | ** *** **** | Roger Harris |
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7 November 2003 - Bob Taylor
Does anyone have a view off the other side off this tool van?
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8 March 2008 - Rob
red carded out of use at old oak
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22 December 2008 - Ben Williams
Moved from Stoke to Embsay Railway today.
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23 December 2008 - SD0853
Is this the BTU van that was for sale on E-Bay a few weeks ago (sold by Reid Freight)?
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23 December 2008 - Ben Williams
The one pictured on eBay was 975465. I was told Embsay were going to have both originally but it was deemed too expensive and 975465 is now still for sale.
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24 December 2008 - Dave Shell (NREL, AVRP, OTPPG)
Will check on the sale of 975465 as I understood this was being bought by another group for use at Embsay rather than the railway themselves. If the sale has fallen through I may just arrange a new price for it...
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26 December 2015 - gareth mcmurray
Support vehicle for 37108. To be restored to its former glory in yellow.
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26 December 2015 - Vince
Good to hear that it's going to be yellow! Far too many preserved departmental coaches get repainted back to green etc!!
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5 December 2016 - Ben Williams
Very smart repaint back into its original BTU colours
6 December 2016 - Peter Hall
If I am not mistaken this was originally in a red livery after conversion to departmental use. It acquired yellow livery after that was adopted for all BTU carriages in the mid/late 1970s.
6 December 2016 - Ben Williams
Thanks Peter. "Original" in my life time :)
12 December 2016 - gareth mcmurray
Peter is correct; when we were rubbing it down for repaint there was plenty of evidence of a coat of red underneath everything else. We thought it strange as red was a steam crane support vehicle colour and as far as we are aware it never ran with one. Corrections welcome though!