VINTAGE TRACTION
DLR B2K STOCK:
Very similar to the B92 Stock, but built by Bombardier, which had by then taken over BN Construction, Bruges, they are also two-car articulated units and are also set to be replaced by new CAF units in the 2020s. Sludge G (CC BY-SA 2.0)
CLASS 07:
Amazingly, half of this admittedly small class of Ruston & Hornsby 0-6-0 shunters has been preserved. pdc666 (CC BY 2.0)
CLASS 41 (PROTOTYPE HST POWER CAR):
BR couldn’t decide whether HSTs were DMUs (Class 252/253/254) or not, but the prototype power cars gained a TOPS designation of Class 41 anyway (which was originally allocated to D600-series diesel hydraulics withdrawn before the HSTs entered service) while production power cars of course became Class 43. Happily, No. 41001 is preserved. Hugh Llewelyn (CC BY-SA 2.0)
CLASS 210:
Two test-bed DEMUs, a four-car and a three-car unit, were built by BREL, based on the then-current Class 317/455 second generation electric design, but were ultimately deemed too expensive, with cheaper ‘Pacers’ and ‘Sprinters’ commissioned instead. A preservation project aims to re-create a unit. BC Collection
NOTTINGHAM INCENTRO:
Built by Bombardier in Derby to an ADtranz design, these five-section bi-directional low-floor trams were built for the opening of Nottingham’s new generation tramway in 2004. The network has since been extended south of the city centre and the Incentro vehicles work across all routes. EDDIE (CC BY-ND 2.0)
CLASS 17:
No. D8568 is the famous sole survivor of the infamously unsuccessful Bo-Bos, of which 117 were built by Clayton. The modern day Class 18 (also by Clayton – see First Looks, January issue) is tipped to be much more of a winner. Steve Knight (CC BY 2.0)
CLASS 207:
These three-car BR-built diesel electric multiple units were based in the south of England for their service careers, covering parts of the network where third rail electrification had yet to reach. All were withdrawn by 2004, though some vehicles made it into preservation. Matthew Black (CC BY-SA 2.0)
CLASS 309:
The stylish ‘Clacton’ BR-built AM9 EMUs were originally built in two- and four-car configurations and designed to run express services between London Liverpool Street and east coast resorts, notably Clacton and Walton on Naze. Two three-car ex-departmental units survive, albeit in less than tip-top condition. Hugh Llewelyn (CC BY-SA 2.0)