BR 55500 Prototype Pacer Railbus built 1980

BR 55500 Prototype Pacer Railbus built 1980This page is a part of the Herritage Railways Carriage Survey project and is hosted on the internet by The Vintage Carriages Trust (VCT), a volunteer body, based on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway in the United Kingdom. About the Trust: The Vintage Carriages Trust was formed in the late 1960s by a group of volunteers whose interest was in wooden bodied railway carriages. They could see that there was a need to concentrate on the preservation of these historic items which were in grave danger of disappearing due to the weather and vandalism damage and unsuitability for regular use on preserved railways of the day. The Trust became a Registered Charity in 1981 and a Registered Museum in 1992. The Collection held by the Trust is at present nine historic railway carriages, also three small industrial steam locomotives, and a collection of railway posters and other miscellaneous railway items. The Trust owns the Museum of Rail Travel at Ingrow - the first station from Keighley on the Worth Valley Railway. By three phases of building work over the last ten years this has developed into a large museum display and associated workshop, and is the Trust’s headquarters. Although the building is named a

BR 55500 Prototype Pacer Railbus built 1980
BR 55500 Prototype Pacer Railbus built 1980

 

Present Location Keith Dufftown
Designed For BR
Build Location Derby
Built by BR
Lot number 30962
Type DMS
First Number 55500
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4 wheel
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes With 55501 makes up prototype Pacer Railbus unit 140.001. Development of LEV railbus. To Dufftown 1994.
Owner Banffshire Rolling Stock Limited
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Satisfactory
Underframe Condition Good
External Finish Satisfactory
Internal Finish Satisfactory
Degree of External Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Internal Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of External Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Very Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Very Good
Rarity Unique
Historical Importance Exceptionally Important
Storage Secure Open
Operating No
Survey Date 23/10/1999
Surveyor Mike Stanbury
Photo Date 14/09/2003
Photo by Michael Cope
At Risk No


 

  





 

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