Preservation
Somewhat surprisingly, five units, representing half the class, have been preserved on heritage railways. Two of the units in question were donated by Porterbrook Leasing in 2003 to the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway in Derbyshire who now use one as a buffet car and the other a museum. A third unit, 489108 was bought by a Private owner for preservation at Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre. It was sent for scrap in May 2009, being the second GLV to be scrapped. The final two units in use with Gatwick Express were preserved in early-2006.
- 489101 (68500) - Ecclesbourne Valley Railway.]]
- 489104 (68503) - Spa Valley Railway
- 489107 (68506) - Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
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