LEV2 railbus scrapped

ONE OF the experimental railbus demonstrators built in 1980 has been scrapped in the United States. Assembled by Wickham in 1980, LEV2 employed a Leyland National body and BREL underframe and was trialled on the Old Dalby test track before being sold to the Federal Railroad Administration and exported to the US amid some interest in the railbus concept.

Most recently located at the Connecticut Trolley Museum, it had been under threat for around a decade and despite efforts by UK enthusiasts to repatriate the unit, it has been scrapped due to its deteriorating condition.

Spencer Conquest RIGHT: On August 11, GB Railfreight 69001 Mayflower hauls 66796 through Basingstoke, while working from Longport to Eastleigh Works to deliver the Class 66 to Arlington Fleet Group for repainting.