In association with Angel Trains, East Kent Railway Trust and the 400 Series Preservation Group, we are delighted to announce the preservation of 466043.
Representatives from all 3 organisations have worked tirelessly over the past few months to ensure one of these units secured its place in railway history for future generations.
466043 was generously donated to the East Kent Railway Trust by Angel Trains in January and was selected as not only the final built unit in the fleet, but more importantly being in the best condition with only 500 miles accumulated on its running gear post C4 overhaul.
The 400 Series Preservation Group will act as custodians of the unit going forward, with sole responsibility for its care and maintenance alongside their varied fleet of Class 313, Class 508 and slam-door vehicles including the last surviving Class 421/8 unit.
The unit was collected from Ely this week and will be placed into temporary storage alongside 313201 until expansion plans have been addressed at the East Kent Railway site in Shepherdswell, after which it is hoped it will be available for visitors and enthusiasts to enjoy.
We’d like to express our gratitude to the staff at Angel Trains who have been nothing but helpful to ensure the entire process concluded smoothly.
If you'd like to donate to help cover the significant cost of our work to preserve this train (we have spent £7000 already!), then please head over to
400series.co.uk and hit the "Donate" button on the main page.
