DVT82226 York Station 03/07/2008
09.46: DVT 82226 heads north out of York behind 91132.
The Sub Class 822xx DVTs were built by Metro-Cammell for use on the ECML with Class 91 in the InterCity225 sets.
Weirdly, the bodyshells were manufactured in 1989/1990 under sub-contract by Società Italiana Ernesto Breda (usually just called Breda) in Italy and shipped to Washwood Heath for fitout.
Presumably Metro-Cammell were unable to undertake this bodyshell construction work at Washwood Heath.
They would have just been bought by Alstom at the time (1989) and all the bodyshells for the Mark 4 coaches on the IC225s were also outsourced (to both BREL & Breda).
With the run down of the Class 91 & IC225 sets in 2019/2020, a number of these DVTs have been sold, stored or scrapped.
DVT 82226 is a survivor having being bought by TFW - Transport for Wales for its Holyhead to Cardiff service.
Initially stored, it was overhauled and put into service in 2021.
DVT82226 York Station 03/07/2008
09.46: DVT 82226 heads north out of York behind 91132.
The Sub Class 822xx DVTs were built by Metro-Cammell for use on the ECML with Class 91 in the InterCity225 sets.
Weirdly, the bodyshells were manufactured in 1989/1990 under sub-contract by Società Italiana Ernesto Breda (usually just called Breda) in Italy and shipped to Washwood Heath for fitout.
Presumably Metro-Cammell were unable to undertake this bodyshell construction work at Washwood Heath.
They would have just been bought by Alstom at the time (1989) and all the bodyshells for the Mark 4 coaches on the IC225s were also outsourced (to both BREL & Breda).
With the run down of the Class 91 & IC225 sets in 2019/2020, a number of these DVTs have been sold, stored or scrapped.
DVT 82226 is a survivor having being bought by TFW - Transport for Wales for its Holyhead to Cardiff service.
Initially stored, it was overhauled and put into service in 2021.