Current number:
998901
Internal user number:
024907
Notes:
Middleton Railway. Badly damaged by fire 2/16.
Livery:
Green
Preserved Railway / Museum:
Middleton Railway
Categories:
Preserved vehicles
IU 02xxxx series
Other

Photos

Comments

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• RDB 998901

  22 March 2008 - Ben Williams

  This unit is to see a repaint into this livery over the next month or so...

  " As of today the above vehicle has entered the Middleton Railway Moor Road paintshop for a repaint in BR Research red & blue livery, which will match the Wickham railbus at the same site very nicely. Quite possibly the only pair of RTC blue/red vehicles in preservation - unless of course you know differently...

  The black ends with half yellow panels (see http://www.old-dalby.com/HSCCP.htm) will be particularly attractive and if anyone is interested in chartering the pair in a month or so please contact ian.dobson9015ATbtinternet.com "

  thanks to Ian for the news

• RDB 998901

  22 March 2008 - Dave Shell

  I wonder what the cost would be to charter the pair - say back end of August ;)

• RDB 998901

  23 March 2008 - Jon Horswell

  I would like to know the history of the RTC coloured red/blue van in tow in this photo? I assume it was a tool/stores van but what was its number?

• RDB 998901

  23 March 2008 - SD0853

  The Red and Blue wagon looks very much like...

  HSFV4, (High Speed Freight Vehicle)

  RDB787319

  Wagon type ZXX

  and was used as a "Vehical/Track Interaction Stores Vehicle"

• RDB 998901

  23 March 2008 - Jon Horswell

  Thanx

• RDB 998901

  23 March 2008 - Dave Shell

  Agreed, see http://www.departmentals.com/photo/787319. Seeing as this (the wagon) is now preserved the above setup could be partly recreated...

• 999507 & 998901

  12 June 2008 - SD0853

  Very nice. I like that.......alot.

• 999507 & 998901

  12 June 2008 - Ben Williams

  Yes I think the guys at Middleton have to be congratulated again on another fine retro-departmental paint job! About time more heritage railways joined the anti-green revolution! :)

• 999507 & 998901

  12 June 2008 - Dave Shell (NREL, AVRP, OTPPG)

  Yup, a good repaint there and some nice shots from Ian

• 18 September 2012 - Steven Hill

  Does anybody happen to have any technical data on this vehicle, primarily dimensions? I would like to have a go at making this vehicle in N gauge, using Google Sketchup. I've started using this program and think that OLIVE would be quite a good project to begin with!!!

  Many Thanks in advance for any help

  Steven

• 19 July 2015 - Alex Betteney

  Now repainted in BR Green

• 20 July 2015 - Ben Williams

  After making such a good job of the research livery why bother painting over it in green?! It was never green! The mind process of some people is truly boggling...

• 17 February 2016 - Dan Adkins

  Severely damaged by arson on the 8th February:

  http://www.southleedslife.com/arson-attack-at-middleton-railway/

  Not good.

• 18 February 2016 - Jon Horswell

  Not good at all. Looks a bad one. May well be terminal.

• 18 February 2016 - Brian Fox

  Hopefully if it has a future they can paint it back into a research livery

• 27 November 2016 - Vince

  There has recently been a fundraising appeal launched for restoration of this vehicle. More info and details on how to donate can be found here