Preservation
Due to a generous disposal policy by Porterbrook Leasing, nearly all of the final units in service were preserved. The only unit not preserved was no. 205012, which had poor bodywork and donated its engine to the only surviving unrefurbished Class 207 unit.
- 205001 - East Kent Railway
- 205009 - Eden Valley Railway
- 205018 - Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway
- 205023 - Hampshire & Sussex Unit Preservation Society (HSUPS) at the Lavender Line
- 205025 - Mid-Hants Railway Operational
- 205028 - Dartmoor Railway
- 205032 - Dartmoor Railway Operational
- 205033 - Lavender Line
- 205205 - Epping Ongar Railway
205205 moved from the North Yorkshire Moors Railway in November 2009.
In addition to the above complete units, a driving trailer from unit 205008 (DTCsoL 60820) has been preserved by Hastings Diesels at St Leonards-on-Sea; on 18 October 2007, 60820 was moved by road to the Lavender Line, to which it is "on loan".
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