Preservation
Four complete units have been saved for preservation.
- 4 Bep unit no. 2325 (containing 3 coaches of ex 1537, ex-7105) has been preserved by the EPB Preservation Group, based on the East Kent Railway. This set was the first of the production units to be built, and it is planned to restore it to its original unrefurbished condition. The set contains the buffet car previously in set no. 2305 (ex-7014).
- 3 Cep unit no. 1198 has been preserved by the EMU Preservation Society on the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway where it has been in irregular but frequent operation. It was recovered in May 2008 from the Dartmoor Railway, immediately prior to that railway's closure pending re-organisation. This unit was converted from former 4 Bep unit 2314 (ex-2304, ex 7175) for use on the Lymington Branch Line.
- 4 Bep units nos. 2311 and 2315 (which contains the other coach of 7105) are preserved on the Eden Valley Railway. These were the final two 4BEP units in service with South West Trains.
- Both driving motors from unit no. 1589 (ex-7178) are preserved on the Dartmoor Railway. Its TBC carriage can be found at Snibston Discovery Park in Leicestershire, and its TSO carriage was in now disbanded Cig 1393, at the Whitwell & Reepham railway station. Three vehicles from this unit could in theory be reunited.
- The TBC 70345 from unit no. 1500 (ex-7153), which was also in 1547, is currently preserved In a Private Garden in Sutton Bridge.
The full list is shown below. Complete units are highlighted:
| Unit Number |
Type | Phase | DMBS | TC (+TBC) |
TS (*TRSB) |
DMBS | Livery | Location | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7016 | 2305 | 2315 | - | 4 Bep | Phase 2 | 61798 | 70354 | 70229* | 61799 | South West Trains | Eden Valley Railway | |
| 7019 | 2301 | 2311 | - | 4 Bep | Phase 2 | 61804 | 70607 | 70539* | 61805 | South West Trains | Eden Valley Railway | - |
| 7105 | 1537 | 2325 | - | 4 Bep | Phase 1 | 61229 | 70235 | 69345* | 61230 | South West Trains | East Kent Railway | |
| 7113 | 1524 | - | - | 4 Cep | Phase 1 | - | - | 70262 | - | BR Green | Hastings Diesels | |
| 7124 | 1530 | 1392 | - | 4 Cep | Phase 1 | - | - | 70273 | - | BR Blue/Grey | Dartmoor Railway | |
| 7135 | 1520 | - | - | 4 Cep | Phase 1 | - | - | 70284 | - | Network SouthEast | Northamptonshire Ironstone | - |
| 7143 | 1554 | 1398 | - | 4 Cep | Phase 1 | - | - | 70292 | - | South West Trains | Long Marston, for sale | |
| 7147 | 1559 | - | - | 4 Cep | Phase 1 | - | - | 70296 | - | Network SouthEast | Northamptonshire Ironstone | - |
| 7153 | 1500 | 1547 | - | 4 Cep | Phase 1 | - | 70345+ | - | - | Network SouthEast | Sutton Bridge | |
| 7159 | 1595 | 1399 | - | 4 Cep | Phase 2 | - | - | 70508 | - | BR Blue/Grey | Dartmoor Railway | |
| 7161 | 1597 | - | - | 4 Cep | Phase 2 | - | - | 70510 | - | Network SouthEast | Northamptonshire Ironstone | - |
| 7175 | 2304 | 2314 | 1198 | 3 Cep | Phase 2 | 61736 | 70573 | - | 61737 | Rail Blue pending Blue-Grey | Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway | |
| 7178 | 1589 | - | - | 4 Cep | Phase 2 | 61742 | - | - | 61743 | Dartmoor Railway | - | |
| 7178 | 1589 | - | - | 4 Cep | Phase 2 | - | 70576+ | - | - | BR Green | Snibston Discovery Park | - converted to vacuum brake |
| 7178 | 1589 | 1393 | - | 4 Cep | Phase 2 | - | - | 70527 | - | South West Trains | Whitwell & Reepham railway station | |
| 7182 | 1610 | 1396 | - | 4 Cep | Phase 2 | - | - | 70531 | - | South West Trains | Long Marston, for sale | |
| 7198 | 1569 | 207203 | 4 Cep | Phase 2 | - | - | 70547 | - | Connex | Private site, Hungerford | ||
| 7200 | 1567 | 207202 | 4 Cep | Phase 2 | - | - | 70549 | - | Connex | East Lancashire Railway | ||
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