Preservation
Two complete units and several other vehicles have been preserved. One of these, unit no. 417 (highlighted orange) was one of the final two units in service with British Rail. The other unit (highlighted pink) was one of two used by London Underground, and will ultimately be based on the Swanage Railway.
Details are given below.
| Unit Number |
Type | Phase | DTSO | TFK | TBSK | DTSO | Livery | Location | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | 8001 | 8010 | - | 4TC | Phase 1 | - | - | 70812 | - | BR Blue | Dartmoor Railway | - |
| 404 | 8004 | 3169 | 3582 | 4TC | Phase 1 | 76275 | - | - | - | Connex | Privately owned | |
| 405 | 8005 | - | - | 4TC | Phase 1 | 76277 | - | - | - | Serco Railtest | Dartmoor Railway | |
| 412 | 8012 | 8010 | - | 4TC | Phase 1 | - | 70859 | - | - | BR Blue | Strathvithie railway station | - |
| 412 | 8012 | "413" | - | 4TC | Phase 1 | - | 70855 | - | - | LT Maroon | Midland Railway - Butterley | |
| 413 | 8013 | - | - | 70824 | - | |||||||
| 415 | 8015 | 76298 | - | - | - | |||||||
| 427 | 8027 | - | - | - | 76322 | |||||||
| 417 | 8017 | - | - | 4TC | Phase 1 | 76301 | 70860 | 70826 | 76302 | BR Blue | Dartmoor Railway | |
Read more about this topic: British Rail Class 438
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