Class450/4DES
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Knowing that the DLR P86 and P89s time with EVAG is almost up, could we see one being sent over the channel back to the UK? Maybe to the London Transport Museum at Acton or even at the Crich Tramway Museum?
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Could a DLR P86 or P89 get preserved?
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It's technically possible but vanishingly improbable. If we can't bring 58050 back from Spain considering that locomotive's historical importance (last loco built at Doncaster works) then there's pretty much no chance of repatriating the former DLR stock from Essen.
It wouldn't be able to run at Crich anyway, being high-floor.
There's a case for the London Transport Museum to have something from the DLR (I'm assuming they don't already have an example of any series of DLR units at Acton depot) but with the B23 stock coming in there'll be more viable options available.
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There's probably a stronger (but still very slim) chance of one being preserved in Germany, assuming there's enough of a preservation scene over there for light rail vehicles. They've worked in Essen for far longer than they worked in London, and their interesting provenance could hold some appeal.
It wouldn't be able to run at Crich anyway, being high-floor.
There's a case for the London Transport Museum to have something from the DLR (I'm assuming they don't already have an example of any series of DLR units at Acton depot) but with the B23 stock coming in there'll be more viable options available.
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There's probably a stronger (but still very slim) chance of one being preserved in Germany, assuming there's enough of a preservation scene over there for light rail vehicles. They've worked in Essen for far longer than they worked in London, and their interesting provenance could hold some appeal.
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