GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Moor Street Station: gwrms3223

The three-car prototype ACV lightweight diesel railcar set stands at Moor Street on a local commuter service. The railcars were divided into two types, a powered single vehicle, with a cab at each end, and an unpowered trailer vehicle, which enabled British Railways to operate either a single-car or 2-car unit off peak, and a three-car formation at busy times. The first three car set was a protype tested at a number of locations throughout the country followed by production vehicles which were purchased new by British Railways during the period 1955- to 1957. The initial pre-production cars were painted a two-tone grey livery with a red band running around the entire body beneath the windows (as seen above), with each vehicle was fitted with deep skirts.

Photograph by EA Wood courtesy of the David Hey Collection

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