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The [[The DMU Group (West Midlands) | DMU group]] operates a three car and a two car DMU, which are usually combined to form a five car unit.
 
The [[The DMU Group (West Midlands) | DMU group]] operates a three car and a two car DMU, which are usually combined to form a five car unit.
  
Two of the cars, numbers 51491 and 52064 arrived on the SVR in October 1990, initially on a two year loan.  Centre car 59250 arrived in late 1992 to form a 3-car unit.
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The first 2 cars, '''Driving Motor Brake Second M51941''' and '''Driving Motor Composite M52064''' arrived on the SVR in October 1990, initially on a two year loan.  '''Unpowered centre car M59250''' arrived in June 1992 and entered service in November of that year to form a 3-car unit.
  
The other two cars, numbers 50933 and 56208 arrived <tba>.
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Powered car M51935 was purchased in June 1992 as a souce of spares, but by 1993 had been restored and entered service.
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In autumn 1996 the Group acquired a fifth car, unpowered '''Driving Trailer Composite 56208''', giving an additional 65 seats capacity.
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M51395 was extensively damaged by fire in May 2008 in what was believed to be an arson attack. The Group acquired '''Powered car M50933/53933''' as a replacement.
  
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==

Revision as of 23:44, 4 March 2015

The DMUDiesel Multiple Unit operating as a four car unit.

The DMU group operates a three car and a two car DMUDiesel Multiple Unit, which are usually combined to form a five car unit.

The first 2 cars, Driving Motor Brake Second M51941 and Driving Motor CompositeCarriage having more than one class of seating, ie First and Third or latterly First and Standard. M52064 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in October 1990, initially on a two year loan. Unpowered centre car M59250 arrived in June 1992 and entered service in November of that year to form a 3-car unit.

Powered car M51935 was purchased in June 1992 as a souce of spares, but by 1993 had been restored and entered service.

In autumn 1996 the Group acquired a fifth car, unpowered Driving Trailer CompositeCarriage having more than one class of seating, ie First and Third or latterly First and Standard. 56208, giving an additional 65 seats capacity.

M51395 was extensively damaged by fire in May 2008 in what was believed to be an arson attack. The Group acquired Powered car M50933/53933 as a replacement.

See Also

DMU group
List of rolling stock
Diesel Locomotives
The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership

Links

The DMU Group (West Midlands)