Current number:
977693
Any other previous number(s):
BR DMU 50222
Livery:
GREEN
Preserved Railway / Museum:
Plym Valley Railway
Categories:
Preserved vehicles
977xxx series
DMUs

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Comments

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  21 November 2003 - Ben

  This unit has now received the rather garish all over yellow livery as carried by 975091, 977986 and the New Measurement Train...

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  11 March 2004 - brian loughlin

  conveying coach 1981 from TM on 5Z59

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  4 June 2007 - SD0853

  Similar question asked elsewhere about the TRIM unit, but, does anyone know what I.R.I.S. stands for.

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  9 November 2007 - gareth coleman

  This unit is now up for disposal offers over £15k

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  14 March 2008 - SD0853

  Now at Derby minus it's NWR branding

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  17 March 2008 - Napster

  Both cars are departing Derby on Tuesday 18th March, bound for the West Somerset Railway where thay are to be preserved. As they are not OTMR fitted they will be hauled by a class 31.

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  17 March 2008 - SD0853

  It's been emotional

  :-D

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  21 March 2008 - Ben Williams

  Here is Iris II in its new home. Apparently it is to be used as a P. Way support vehicle although I'm not sure whether it is still to be used under power or as a static store. The photo here suggests it may be on an isolated track? I'm awaiting more details...

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  21 March 2008 - Ben Williams

  Jon tells me:

  "I understand that the vehicles will be used by the WSR P'way team as a mobile store and workshop. It will transport the men and materials to the worksite and then lay over in an adjacent loop until the work is completed, then the unit can either return to its homebase at Dunster yard or move to its next port of call.

  Having a mobile workshop will allow any minor rectification works to be carried out at the work site thus relieving the need to transport items back to a workshop then having to transport them back again.

  As the unit can move itself, it will overcome the need of having a locomotive tied up all day on p'way work."

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  21 March 2008 - Ben Williams

  ...and word has it the yellow won't be sticking around for long! More green on the cards (groan!) How about one of the early research liveries?!

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  21 March 2008 - kev

  what is it about preserved railways and them rancid greens, i agree about some more modern paintjobs, original RTC is a good livery.but then i always liked nse

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  22 March 2008 - SD0853

  I've changed my mind. Can we have it back please!!!!!

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  23 March 2008 - Jon Horswell

  Because of its RTC use it should be perfect for use as a mobile store, a case of a departmental becoming a preserved departmental...........assume it too costly to convert it back to passenger use.

  I fully agree with other comments. Do we really need ANOTHER green unit. Railways need to realise that ALL other liveries are considered part of both the units history and railway history in general and it would be good to see some of these other, and lets face it, much more colourful liveries recreated.

  I think that as the railways generally recreate scenes from the 1950's and 60's they are too afraid to deviate from from this era and although blue creeps in, even blue and grey is considered by most to be to radical! Give it twenty years and you may see a change when people of todays generation start to take over the running of the railways.

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  23 March 2008 - Ben Williams

  Agreed. Good to see Middleton Railway reversing the green trend and going back to old RTC schemes (see 998901 photo comments at the moment.)

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  2 April 2008 - Tony Rispoli

  Is there no passenger accomodation in it at all?

  I remember on some of the Southern Departmental units one coach was completely untouched, I take it that its not the case with Iris II?

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  22 April 2008 - SD0853

  Iris II has a Lab/instrumentation area and Kitchen in one car and 6 beds a shower cubicle and toilet in the other.

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  22 April 2008 - SD0853

  Call me a sad case, but out of interest I was the last person to drive this unit (And therefore the last driver to have a Vaccum Brake 101) on the Mainline.

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  22 April 2008 - Bill McTavish

  You sad case! Interesting though.

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  22 April 2008 - Jon Horswell

  6 beds, a shower cubicle and a toilet. Thats better than some B&B's!!

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  22 April 2008 - Dave Smith

  was it towed to the west somerset?

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  23 April 2008 - Napster

  Yes, it was hauled by a vacuum fitted class 31

• 12 April 2023 - Ben Williams

  Reported to have been bought by Plym Valley Railway and due to move this week from Barry.