Diesel Multiple Unit
Class Y7 Diesel - Mechanical
Country of Origin: Sweden
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Background History,
During the 1930's, Hilding Carlsson started a long series of railcars to SJ. these consisted of metal clad wood which was very maintenance
intensive. SJ, therefore, began in the mid-1940s, looking at bogie railbuses using steel construction, ordered a small series of narrow gauge railbuses in 1949
(YCo4p/YCo4t) from Märstaverken, Eksjö. Using this experience to build a standard gauge version and in 1950 they ordered 40 standard gauge railbuses and 35 trailers.
The first railbuses were delivered in 1953 by AB Svenska Järnvägsverkstäderna(ASJ), Linkoping and Hagglund & Soner, Örnsköldsvik of Class YCo6 (later Y6)
and was first used on the Boden-Haparanda line. In order to be used in longer trains up to eight railcars can run in multiple. They also got a new characteristic colour scheme with black frame, orange bottom, yellow upper and gray roof. With the near ground level loading there is no room underneath for the engine. It is therefore found in one of the driver’s cabs which soon proved to get teething problems with Engines being wrecked when ballast penetrated through the air intakes also problems occurred with the bogies & gearbox. The first vehicles had to be rebuilt while new builds had the modifications incorporated. After these changes the railcars reliability improved.
Deliveries to SJ continued until 1961. From 1956 they changed the interior (In Y6 were 53 seats in 3 +2) to 47 seats against of larger and more comfortable chairs arranged 2 +2. These railcars were Class YBo7 (later Y7). From 1954 some railcars were rebuilt with even more comfortable chairs for use on longer routes to the north with 36 seats classed as YBo8 (Y8). For electrified lines there was also electric versions of Y6 and Y7, these being classed X16 and X17. Eventually there was 256 Class Y6, 122 Class Y7 and 321 trailers of 11 designs. From 1979, when the new class Y1 railbuses were delivered the Class Y6 & Y7 were withdrawn. The last railbuses were taken out of passenger service in 1989. Some railbuses were taken into department use or sold to the preservation movement and even to some Danish private railways.
Vehicle History,
1212 was the fourth railbus built by AB Eksjöverken in Eksjö and delivered to Östersund on 17th January 1958 where it stayed until June 1961 when it was transferred to Vännäs. From April to June 1966 1212 was allocated to Boden, after which it returned to Östersund. In 1967 No.1212 suffered a small engine fire, returning to service
shortly after. Our railbus remained at Östersund until October 1971. 1212 was then transferred to Halmstad. A slight mishap happened on 14th November 1974 when it collided with another car. It would be 1975 when No.1212 returned to service at Halmstad where it stayed until withdrawal in June 1983, after running 1,240,000 miles
(1,996,000km) in service: The equivalent to travelling to the moon and back over 2 ½ times.
Preservation History,
No.1212 was purchased from Sweden for preservation by the Gladden family and arrived in Peterborough on 15thApril 1984 being unloaded at the Sugar factory. As it was in working order it was driven to Wansford. At the NVR it became popular with off peak traffic and for short notice specials. During 1989 the Gladden family moved to Norfolk and moved their stock. No.1212 Left the NVR in September 1989 to the Bygones Village, Fleggburgh. Unfortunately the Museum closed in September 2004 and the railway items put up for sale. No.1212 was bought by an individual to use as a shed, but the council refused planning, so it was put up for sale on eBay! Purchased by Tweddle Children's Animal Farm and moving in 2005 to County Durham and used as undercover seating. By this time No.1212 had gained a green and cream livery. In January 2011 No.1212 was Purchased by Northumbria Rail. On 3rd April 2011 after rectification work the Engine was restarted and No.1212 was mobile again! On
21st November 2011 it was driven onto its road trailer at Tweddle for its journey south, arriving the next day at Wansford where No.1212 was driven straight off the lorry trailer and stabled on shed!
Restoration seriously got underway in March 2012 where the vehicle has been completely overhauled inside and out as well as mechanically with the bodywork on both ends being replaced. By October the vehicle was launched into service back in its striking orange/yellow livery. The vehicle won the Railcar Association's Railcar of
the Year 2012 award in recognition for the dramatic return to service and rapid restoration which transformed the vehicle's fortunes after many years as in static use. It’s a credit to the team’s from the Railbus Trust and IRPS, the huge achievement in turning a vehicle around in less than 12 months.
During the 1930's, Hilding Carlsson started a long series of railcars to SJ. these consisted of metal clad wood which was very maintenance
intensive. SJ, therefore, began in the mid-1940s, looking at bogie railbuses using steel construction, ordered a small series of narrow gauge railbuses in 1949
(YCo4p/YCo4t) from Märstaverken, Eksjö. Using this experience to build a standard gauge version and in 1950 they ordered 40 standard gauge railbuses and 35 trailers.
The first railbuses were delivered in 1953 by AB Svenska Järnvägsverkstäderna(ASJ), Linkoping and Hagglund & Soner, Örnsköldsvik of Class YCo6 (later Y6)
and was first used on the Boden-Haparanda line. In order to be used in longer trains up to eight railcars can run in multiple. They also got a new characteristic colour scheme with black frame, orange bottom, yellow upper and gray roof. With the near ground level loading there is no room underneath for the engine. It is therefore found in one of the driver’s cabs which soon proved to get teething problems with Engines being wrecked when ballast penetrated through the air intakes also problems occurred with the bogies & gearbox. The first vehicles had to be rebuilt while new builds had the modifications incorporated. After these changes the railcars reliability improved.
Deliveries to SJ continued until 1961. From 1956 they changed the interior (In Y6 were 53 seats in 3 +2) to 47 seats against of larger and more comfortable chairs arranged 2 +2. These railcars were Class YBo7 (later Y7). From 1954 some railcars were rebuilt with even more comfortable chairs for use on longer routes to the north with 36 seats classed as YBo8 (Y8). For electrified lines there was also electric versions of Y6 and Y7, these being classed X16 and X17. Eventually there was 256 Class Y6, 122 Class Y7 and 321 trailers of 11 designs. From 1979, when the new class Y1 railbuses were delivered the Class Y6 & Y7 were withdrawn. The last railbuses were taken out of passenger service in 1989. Some railbuses were taken into department use or sold to the preservation movement and even to some Danish private railways.
Vehicle History,
1212 was the fourth railbus built by AB Eksjöverken in Eksjö and delivered to Östersund on 17th January 1958 where it stayed until June 1961 when it was transferred to Vännäs. From April to June 1966 1212 was allocated to Boden, after which it returned to Östersund. In 1967 No.1212 suffered a small engine fire, returning to service
shortly after. Our railbus remained at Östersund until October 1971. 1212 was then transferred to Halmstad. A slight mishap happened on 14th November 1974 when it collided with another car. It would be 1975 when No.1212 returned to service at Halmstad where it stayed until withdrawal in June 1983, after running 1,240,000 miles
(1,996,000km) in service: The equivalent to travelling to the moon and back over 2 ½ times.
Preservation History,
No.1212 was purchased from Sweden for preservation by the Gladden family and arrived in Peterborough on 15thApril 1984 being unloaded at the Sugar factory. As it was in working order it was driven to Wansford. At the NVR it became popular with off peak traffic and for short notice specials. During 1989 the Gladden family moved to Norfolk and moved their stock. No.1212 Left the NVR in September 1989 to the Bygones Village, Fleggburgh. Unfortunately the Museum closed in September 2004 and the railway items put up for sale. No.1212 was bought by an individual to use as a shed, but the council refused planning, so it was put up for sale on eBay! Purchased by Tweddle Children's Animal Farm and moving in 2005 to County Durham and used as undercover seating. By this time No.1212 had gained a green and cream livery. In January 2011 No.1212 was Purchased by Northumbria Rail. On 3rd April 2011 after rectification work the Engine was restarted and No.1212 was mobile again! On
21st November 2011 it was driven onto its road trailer at Tweddle for its journey south, arriving the next day at Wansford where No.1212 was driven straight off the lorry trailer and stabled on shed!
Restoration seriously got underway in March 2012 where the vehicle has been completely overhauled inside and out as well as mechanically with the bodywork on both ends being replaced. By October the vehicle was launched into service back in its striking orange/yellow livery. The vehicle won the Railcar Association's Railcar of
the Year 2012 award in recognition for the dramatic return to service and rapid restoration which transformed the vehicle's fortunes after many years as in static use. It’s a credit to the team’s from the Railbus Trust and IRPS, the huge achievement in turning a vehicle around in less than 12 months.