British Rail Class 960
The British Rail Class 960 was reserved for former diesel multiple units converted for departmental use, and former electrical multiple units rebuilt as test trains. Diesel units were converted for various tasks, including application of sandite, route learning, use as tractor units to haul other trains, and conversion to test trains.
| British Rail Class 960 | |
|---|---|
 960011 at National Railway Museum, York, in between being withdrawn and its new lease of life with Serco Rail Operations. | |
| Operator(s) | Network Rail |
| Specifications | |
| Electric system(s) | 750 V DC third rail |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Diesel and electric units are dealt with separately.
Gallery
South West Trains diesel route-learning unit 960012
Hitachi electric traction test unit 960201
Diesel Units
| Key: | In service | Withdrawn | Preserved | Returned to normal traffic | Scrapped |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit No. | Converted | Use | Former
Class |
Final livery | Formation | Wdn. | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Original | DM (DT*) | T | DM (DT*) | ||||||
| 960002 | L120 | 1992 | Sandite/Route-learning unit | 121 | NSE | 977722 ex-55020 | - | - | 2002 | Returned to normal service as 121020 |
| 960010 | L124 | 1993 | Sandite unit | 121 | BR Maroon | 977858 ex-55024 | - | - | - | Preserved on Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway |
| 960011 | L125 | 1993 | ex Video-survey & Route-learning unit | 121 | Railtrack Blue/Green | -977859 ex-55025 | - | - | - | Withdrawn from service in 2007, moved to Tyseley Locomotive Works for stripping and disposal 03/09. At Tyseley. |
| 960012 | L128 | 1993 | Route-learning unit | 121 | SWT Blue/Red | 977860 ex-55028 | - | - | 2010 | Preserved on Swanage Railway |
| 960013 | L130 | 1993 | Sandite unit | 121 | NSE | 977866 ex-55030 | - | - | - | Scrapped (2011) |
| 960014 | L122 | 1993 | Route-learning unit | 121 | BR Blue/Grey | 977873 ex-55022 | - | - | - | In service |
| 960015 | 55019 | 1969 | Sandite unit | 122 | NR Yellow | 975042 ex-55019 | - | - | - | Currently being restored at Llanelli and Mynydd Mawr Railway |
| 960021 | L121 | 1992 | Sandite/Route-learning unit | 121 | Railtrack Brown | 977723 ex-55021 | - | - | - | Scrapped (2011) |
| 960301 | 117308 | 2003 | Water-cannon unit | 117 | BR Green | 977987 ex-51371 | 977992 ex-51375 | 977988 ex-51413 | - | In service, 51375 preserved at Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway, 51371 and 51413 moved to Long Marston for storage |
| 960302 | 121027 | 2003 | Severn Tunnel emergency train |
121 | NR Yellow | 977975 ex-55027 | - | - | - | Moved to Long Marston for storage 12/07 Moved to Cardiff for storage 06/08, Preserved April 2014 |
| 960303 | 121031 | 2002 | Severn Tunnel emergency train |
121 | NR Yellow | 977976 ex-55031 | - | - | - | Moved to Long Marston for storage 12/07 Moved to Cardiff for storage 06/08, Preserved April 2014 |
| 960931 | 107744 | 1992 | Sandite unit | 107 | Strathclyde Orange | 977832 ex-52005 | - | 977833 ex-52025 | 1996 | Preserved |
| 960932 | 107730 | 1992 | Sandite unit | 107 | Strathclyde Orange | 977830 ex-51990 | - | 977831 ex-52030 | 1996 | Preserved |
| 960933 | 107733 | 1992 | Sandite unit | 107 | Strathclyde Orange | 977834 ex-51993 | - | 977835 ex-52012 | 1996 | Preserved |
| 960991 | LO991 | 2003 | Sandite unit | 101 | NSE | 977895 ex-53308 | - | 977896 ex-53331 | 2001 | Scrapped (2003) |
| 960992 | LO992 | 1993 | Sandite unit | 101 | BR Blue/Grey | 977897 ex-53203 | - | 977898 ex-53193 | 2001 | Preserved |
| 960993 | LO993 | 1993 | Sandite unit | 101 | BR Blue/Grey | 977899 ex-51427 | - | 977900 ex-53321 | 2001 | Preserved |
| 960994 | LO994 | 1993 | Sandite unit | 101 | BR Blue/Grey | 977901 ex-53200 | - | 977902 ex-53231 | 2001 | Scrapped (2003) |
| 960995 | LO995 | 1993 | Sandite unit | 101 | BR Blue/Grey | 977903 ex-53208 | - | 977904 ex-53291 | 2001 | Scrapped (2003) |
| - | - | 1968 | Ultrasonic test train | DL | RTC Blue/Red | 975007 ex-79018 | - | 975008* ex-79612 | 1995 | Preserved |
| - | - | 1968 | Test Coach "Iris" | DL | BR Green | 975010 ex-79900 | - | - | 2000 | Preserved |
| - | - | 1971 | Viaduct inspection unit | 103 | BR Blue | 975137 ex-50397 | - | 975228* ex-56160 | 1985 | Preserved, 50397 scrapped [1] |
| - | - | 1988 | Sandite coach | 121 | BR Blue/Grey | 977466* ex-54286 | - | - | 1995 | Scrapped (1996) |
| 960006 | - | 1988 | Sandite coach | 121 | BR Blue/Grey | 977486* ex-54285 | - | - | 1995 | Scrapped [2] |
| - | CA924 | 1991 | ATP test train | 114 | Red/Grey | 977775 ex-55929 | - | 977776* ex-54904 | 2002 | Preserved |
| - | 01 | 1969 | Sandite/Route-learning unit | 122 | BR Blue | 975023 ex-55001 | - | - | 1995 | Preserved |
| - | 121029 | 2001 | Video-survey unit | 121 | EurailScout Yellow | 977968 ex-55029 | - | - | - | Preserved |
| - | 122012 | 1995 | Route-learning unit | 122 | Load-Haul | 977941 ex-55012 | - | - | 2002 | Preserved in 2012 |
Electric Units
| Unit No. | Converted | Use | Former Class | Final livery | Formation | Wdn. | Status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Original | DM (DT*) | T (MBSO*) | T | DM (DT*) | ||||||
| 960101 | 309616 | 2001 | Cab signalling test unit | 309 | Blue/White | 977962 ex-75642 | 977963 ex-61937 | - | 977964 ex-75981 | 2004 | Preserved at Electric Railway Museum, Warwickshire |
| 960102 | 309624 | 2001 | Cab signalling test unit | 309 | Blue/White | 977965 ex-75965 | 977966 ex-61928 | - | 977967 ex-75972 | 2004 | Preserved at Electric Railway Museum, Warwickshire |
| 960201 | 310109 | 2002 | Traction equipment test | 310 | Green | 977977* ex-76137 | - | 977979 ex-62078 | 977980* ex-76187 | 2005 | Scrapped (2005) |
| 310113 | - | 977978* ex-62090 | - | - | |||||||
| 423567 | 423 | 977981* ex-62138 | |||||||||
Further reading
- "New liveries for Sandite 'bubble cars'". RAIL. No. 342. EMAP Apex Publications. 21 October – 3 November 1998. p. 11. ISSN 0953-4563. OCLC 49953699.
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