Trustworthy, administrator
11,919
edits
Changes
create page
__NOTOC__
[[File: Permaquip_DX68811_20220409.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Permaquip Personnel Carrier DX68811]]
'''DX68811''' is a '''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 carried the fleet number ETI41.
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 a 'one-off' modified design with less seating and a higher top speed of 50mph. It was intended for use in the Scottish Highlands, mainly on the Far North lines from Inverness into Sutherland and Caithness, where long stretches of the routes to Kyle, Wick and Thurso had limited road access.<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/36034969@N08/46595850704 Adrian Nicholls on Flickr]</ref>
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|2022|04}} DX68811 was in the siding at Highley as shown 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']].
<gallery mode=packed heights=200px style="text-align:left">
Permaquip_DX68811_20220421.jpg | DX68811 in Highley yard, April 2022
</gallery>
'''Editorial note''': Confirmation is sought on whether DX68811 is on hire or now permanently resident on the SVR.
==See also==
*[[Other rolling stock]]
==References==
<references/>
==Links==
*[https://www.ontrackplant.com/otp/68811 68811 on OnTrackPlant.com]
[[File: Permaquip_DX68811_20220409.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Permaquip Personnel Carrier DX68811]]
'''DX68811''' is a '''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 carried the fleet number ETI41.
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 a 'one-off' modified design with less seating and a higher top speed of 50mph. It was intended for use in the Scottish Highlands, mainly on the Far North lines from Inverness into Sutherland and Caithness, where long stretches of the routes to Kyle, Wick and Thurso had limited road access.<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/36034969@N08/46595850704 Adrian Nicholls on Flickr]</ref>
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|2022|04}} DX68811 was in the siding at Highley as shown 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']].
<gallery mode=packed heights=200px style="text-align:left">
Permaquip_DX68811_20220421.jpg | DX68811 in Highley yard, April 2022
</gallery>
'''Editorial note''': Confirmation is sought on whether DX68811 is on hire or now permanently resident on the SVR.
==See also==
*[[Other rolling stock]]
==References==
<references/>
==Links==
*[https://www.ontrackplant.com/otp/68811 68811 on OnTrackPlant.com]