Current number:
041979
Departmental number:
70185
Any other previous number(s):
ADS70185
Notes:
Moved to Great Central Railway 7/20

Preserved Railway / Museum:
Great Central Railway
Category:
Preserved vehicles
IU 04xxxx series

Photos

Comments

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• ADS 70185

  1 July 2002 - Ben

  This odd little van was allocated an IU number - 041979, but it was never carried. Its ADS number is partially visible under the grime at the bottom left hand corner. Spent a long time out of use in the yard at Immingham with other departmentals. I'm presuming this is now being stored at Kineton because it has been saved for preservation but I don't have any details yet.....

• ADS 70185

  5 August 2002 - Glen Woods

  An excerpt from the April 1963 Southern Carriage and Wagon Society Notes gives the origins of theses vehicles:

  'Steam Heating - Boiler Vans - DS70185/6/7/8/9 are "0 SR Train Heating Boiler Van", all Southampton Docks; built at Eastleigh on 20ton mineral wagon u/frames:, 21'6" over buffers, wheelbase 12ft; not vacuum braked; new bodywork resembling a BR horsebox. DS 70190/1 are similar but larger, converted at Ashford from SCVs, suitable for use in express passenger trains, vacuum braked, 26ft over buffers, wheelbase 17'6"; existing body structure steel-sheeted. Both types have oleo-pneumatic buffers, automatic oil-fired boilers, a blue light to indicate "boiler steaming", an orange warning light showing fault (with automatic boiler shut-down) and fault alarm bell. 70185-9 take 880 gals water, 280 gals oil; 70190/1 take 360 gals fuel, 1000 gals water. 70185 is dated 5.2.62 - 70190/1 are for Bournemouth West, or Weymouth if required.'

• ADS 70185

  8 April 2010 - Paul Bartlett

  Photographs of this in Immingham at http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/p64012452.html 2 November 1986 and http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/p64012472.html 10 April 1988

• 22 December 2020 - Ben Williams

  Moved to Great Central Railway in July according to VCT... although I see we have August and Sept 2020 sightings of it still at Churnet Valley...

• 31 May 2023 - Vince

  According to a trainlogger member who had a comprehensive tour of all GCR locations, this has now been scrapped. Details not confirmed.

• 1 June 2023 - Paul Johnson

  There is a video on YouTube from railway modeller Tony North Eastern of a trip he made to the Gcr on 27/5/23. This appears to be in a siding approaching Quorn and Woodhouse.

• 2 June 2023 - Ben Williams

  Well spotted yes I think you're right

  https://youtu.be/9bRlOqPtWWQ about 16.30 in.

• 3 June 2023 - Jon Horswell

  Hopefully it won't be scrapped. I believe it is unique.