Private Site: Long Marston (Ministry of Defense)
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has many rail sites around the UK. One of these is located at Long Marston, and amongst other roles, these sites are used for stock storage by the modern day leasing companies.
The rail site at Long Marston has proved more publically accessible than sister site Shoeburyness, as the area is split into several commercial areas, some of which have been opened up for open weekends. During these events it has been possible to view and even ride on some of the DMUs located on site.
The Ministry of Defence owned their own Class 117 set which was used for training purposes for a period of time. Although the set had been hired out elsewhere, it was usually kept at the MOD’s Long Marston site, before later being sold and moved on. A Class 108 set, destined for the Avon Valley Railway, was also in storage on site for many years before moving elswhere to be returned to operational condition.
Currently only a departmental single unit remains on site.
| 55025 Class 121 DMBS |