P1940024 Former NSE Class 414 carriage at Peak Heritage railway, Rowsley (Former Derby - Manchester line) November 2022
Biggest find ever recorded on Flickr. This carriage from Class 414 EMU 4311 was - along with the other half - housed at an electric railway museum near Coventry until closure in 2017. It was subsequently intended for transfer to the Blaneau Ffestiniog railway in Wales. Having struggled to source the exact information, I remain unclear as to whether the intended funding for the move had fallen through, or the Covid pandemic had simply delayed things but it has since been purchased by the Thompson Locomotive group at Darley Dale near Matlock and as of early 2022 is enjoying a restoration scheme.
P1940024 Former NSE Class 414 carriage at Peak Heritage railway, Rowsley (Former Derby - Manchester line) November 2022
Biggest find ever recorded on Flickr. This carriage from Class 414 EMU 4311 was - along with the other half - housed at an electric railway museum near Coventry until closure in 2017. It was subsequently intended for transfer to the Blaneau Ffestiniog railway in Wales. Having struggled to source the exact information, I remain unclear as to whether the intended funding for the move had fallen through, or the Covid pandemic had simply delayed things but it has since been purchased by the Thompson Locomotive group at Darley Dale near Matlock and as of early 2022 is enjoying a restoration scheme.