British Rail Class 114 - Non-passenger Use

Non-passenger Use

Five units were rebuilt as parcels units with roller-shutter doors in 1988. These were repainted in Royal Mail red livery, and were based at Cambridge depot. They were withdrawn in 1991. Four of the units were scrapped, whilst the fifth was rebuilt as a test train for the new ATP. This unit passed into EWS ownership with the privatisation of Britain's railways. It was then used in a new role of a route-learner unit, until it was withdrawn in 2002. It was eventually preserved in 2004.

Parcels cars - converted in 1986

Original number 2nd TOPS number Parcel number Parcel number2
50010 53010 55930
50015 53015 55929
50018 53018 55928
50032 53032 55932
50040 53040 55931
56009 54009 54903
56015 54015 54904
56016 54016 54901
56034 54034 55933 54900
56036 54036 55932 54902

All were allocated to CA. Initially only the seats were removed, although later a more substantial conversion was carried out, including the fitting of roller shutter doors, with two sets of these on the DTCs where the vestibules/passenger doors had been.

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