Current number:
96374
Any other previous number(s):
10585
Notes:
Moved to Eastern Rail Services, Great Yarmouth 8/20
Livery:
IC grey / red

Category:
National network vehicles
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Comments

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• 96374 & 96372 detail

  20 May 2006 - ian saunders

  have these vehicles ever actually been used in anger or have they just been kept in case?

• 96374 & 96372 detail

  29 November 2007 - Tom Alexander

  They were built for powering the 'Nightstar' international sleeper trains on non electrified routes. They would have been sandwiched betwen two class 37/5 to provide the huge train (up to 16 coaches) with power for the showers etc. The whole program was cancelled in 1997 and the trains never ran, so these coaches have only ever been test run, no 'in anger' uses. The Nightstar stock was sold to Canada and is used there now.

• 96374 & 96372 detail

  30 November 2007 - Jon Horswell

  Rumour has it that DRS have purchased these 5 generator vans although quite why is not yet clear. They have spent almost all their entire exsistence in storage in one long line at the back of North Pole depot. When extricated for movement they were found to be green with moss! The EPS logos were still very shiny though!! At least they could be moved and hopefully a brighter future now awaits. They are after all expensive pieces of kit. Due to their '96' series numbers they were for a while classed on TOPS as locomotives!!!

• 96374

  15 January 2011 - Ben Williams

  This one has now apparently moved from Long Marston to Doncaster Wabtec so presumably some further use may be in the pipeline....?

• 96374

  15 January 2011 - kev pugh

  maybe for the testing of the eth on the mk4

• 96374

  16 January 2011 - kev smith

  you wouldnt need a Genny coach with that bigger ampage and voltage that big to test ETH on a lowly Mk4, that could done with a shore supply

• 96374

  16 January 2011 - kev pugh

  was just reading that thay were on about useing a loco for this job that all

• 96374

  25 January 2011 - Chris Wright

  Wabtec have already used 57/3s, 67s, WCRC generator coach as well as diesel generator on a piggyback wagon (the last one) to supply ETS to the mark 4s undergoing refurbishment so one presumes an otherwise OOU generator unit should be a cheaper alternative.

• 96374

  26 January 2011 - Rich Mackin

  Not when it outputs 1500V DC!

• 96374

  26 January 2011 - kev smith

  could it be that NASA want to use a MK4 to ferry stuff to the space station - plug it in to that Genny Van and it will get there in one go !!!

  sorry all couldnt resist it

• 5 August 2020 - Steve Boulton

  It was removed by road from Wabtec

• 22 December 2020 - Ben Williams

  Now also at Eastern Rail Services, Great Yarmouth.

• 14 May 2021 - Ben Williams

  Recently repainted into Intercity livery and arrived back at Great Yarmouth today.