British Rail Class 411 - Preservation

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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