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DX68811 Permaquip Personnel Carrier

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Consolidated info from the Rail Trolley Trust - thanks
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[[File: Permaquip_DX68811_20220409.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Permaquip Personnel Carrier DX68811]]
'''DX68811''' is a unique '''Permaquip Personnel Carrier Mk II''', also described as a "Patrolmens' vehicle". It is powered by a VW 6-cylinder turbocharged water cooled diesel engine and may be thought of as a more modern version of the [[:Category:Wickham Trolley|Wickham Trolley.]] It has also is works no. 001 of 1987, and carried the fleet number ETI41Elec-Track running no. ETI 41.<ref name=RTT>[https://www.railtrolleytrust.co.uk/permaquip-patrolmens-vehicle-unique.html The Rail Trolley Trust]</ref>
The BR Departmental DX 688XX number range was allocated to Permaquip Personnel Carriers. The first five, DX68800 to DX68804 were ordered in 1985 for use on the former Cambrian lines where they were to replace the last London Midland Region Wickham Trolleys.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Butcher (1986)]] p.6.</ref> A further six were built in 1986 and numbered DX68805 to DX68810.<ref name=UKP>[[Bibliography#Other References|UK Preserved 2019]] p.123.</ref> DX68811, which was delivered in 1987, was the only Mk II and was also the last Personnel Carrier built by Permaquip for British Rail<ref name=RTT>[https://www.railtrolleytrust.co.uk/trolleys/permaquip-patrolmen-mk-ii.html The Rail Trolley Trust]</ref>.
==Service and preservation==
DX68811 was purchased from contractors Morgan Sindall in June 2015 by the Rail Trolley Trust and delivered to the Whitrope Heritage Centre at Hawick, Roxburghshire in the same month.<ref name=RTT/> It was still resident there in 2019.<ref name=UKP/>
{{As of|2023|06}} DX68811 was in the siding It arrived at Highley as shown belowon 2 February 2022, awaiting repairs, with and is on long term loan to the SVR from The Rail Trolley Trust.<ref name=RTT/> In June 2023 SVR Operations notes stating stated ''work has now started on reactivating'' it. Also  In the image below also visible behind it are [[BP065 Permaquip Ballast Packer]] and [[Other rolling stock visiting the SVR#2021|Parry People Mover PPM 50 prototype 'Car 12']].
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Permaquip_DX68811_20220421.jpg | DX68811 and its trailer vehicle in Highley yard, April 2022
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'''Editorial note''': Confirmation is sought on whether DX68811 is on hire or now permanently resident on the SVR. Arrived at Highley on 2nd February 2022. It is on long term loan to the SVR from The Rail Trolley Trust.
==See also==
==Links==
*[https://www.ontrackplant.com/otp/68811 68811 on OnTrackPlant.com]
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/28686013@N05/albums/72157662479586558/ Permaquip Patrolmens Vehicle Mk I - DX68811 Works No. 001 of 1987 - Elec-Track Running No. ETI 41 Album on Flickr]
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