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977364
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SR EMU 10400
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Moved to Finmere, Newton Purcell, Buckinghamshire 2/10. For sale by Dec 2011. Scrapped - James Watson Scrap Merchants, Stafford 2/20

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Finmere Station Yard, Newton Purcell** *** ****Andrew Humphries
Finmere Station Yard, Newton Purcell** *** ****Tony Andrews
Finmere Station Yard, Newton Purcell** *** ****Trevor Clements
Finmere Station Yard, Newton Purcell** *** ****Kev Adlam
Finmere Station Yard, Newton Purcell** *** ****Ben Williams, Vince
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  • 977939 & 977364 & 977940

    18 December 2004 - Tom Walker

    is this an EPB or a DEMU conversion?

  • 977939 & 977364 & 977940

    19 December 2004 - Vince

    Tom - a simple search of the site will reveal this vehicles former identities.

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    3 February 2010 - Ben Williams

    Apparently this is due to leave St Leonards on Friday for preservation at Newton Purcell to join the other former sandites...

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    3 February 2010 - Jon Horswell

    Anyone know, when numbered 10400, which unit this vehicle belonged too prior to its departmental career?

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    3 February 2010 - clive

    was it SUB or EPB?

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    3 February 2010 - clive

    I only ask because it is a Bullied build, wheras the Finmere Sandite EPBs are all BR Mk1.

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    4 February 2010 - Tony Walmsley

    It was a 4Sub augmentation trailer from one of the 43xx units built new in 1925 as 3 car units (will dig out the actual unit nos later).

    Converted to a de-icer in the early 1960s (I think) for the Kent Coast electrification when it was modified to be able to work between pairs of electro-pneumatic equiped emus.

    There were four such conversions originally.

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    4 February 2010 - Tony Walmsley

    Further to my note above. S10400S was formed into unit 4349 in the spring of 1946 when it was lengthened from 3 car unit 1519.

    4349 was withdrawn in the summer of 1960 and 10400 was converted and renumbered DS70087 at the end of the year. The units motor coaches were also converted to a de-icing unit.

    DS70087 was renumbered 977364 many years later, one of the relatively few vehicles renumbered from one of the pre-nat departmental series to the main BR one.

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    4 February 2010 - Jon Horswell

    Thanx for the info. Much appreciated. Its incredible to think it has been in departmental service so long.

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    15 March 2010 - Ben Williams

    Pictured here on the day that it left for a hopefully brighter future...

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    5 May 2010 - Clive Warneford

    According to Peter Hall this coach has gone to Finmere Station, Newton Purcell, Oxfordshire.

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    5 May 2010 - Bill McTavish

    according to this website too! :-/

  • 977364

    28 December 2011 - Ben Williams

    Now for sale again at Finmere

    http://railways.national-preservation.com/heritage-rolling-stock/11670-rolling-stock-sale-11.html

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    30 June 2013 - Ben Williams

    Just noticed this was for sale in 2011 but was still at Finmere in March... anyone know any more? thanks

  • 20 February 2020 - Nick Felton

    I have just spoken to James Watson Scrap Merchants in Stafford. This vehicle was broken up earlier this month (February 2020)