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British Rail Class 936
Unit 936003 in service on the Merseyrail network at Chester in 1999. A Class 73 locomotive is sandwiched between the two driving carriages.
Operators
Network Rail
Specifications
Electric system(s)
750 V DC third rail
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
The British Rail Class 936 was reserved for former electrical multiple units not from the South-East, converted for departmental use. Units were converted for various tasks, including application of sandite,[1] and de-icing duties.
Key:
In service
Preserved
Scrapped
Merseyrail Units
Unit No.
Converted
Use
Former Class
Final livery
Original Formation[2]
Wdn.
Status
Current
Original
DM
DT
936001
501178
1984
Sandite/De-icing unit
501
Merseyrail Yellow
977345 ex.61178[3]
977346 ex.75178[4]
1995
Scrapped (2002)
936002
501180
1984
Sandite/De-icing unit
501
Merseyrail Yellow
977347 ex.61180[5]
977348 ex.75180[6]
1995
Scrapped (2002)
936003
501183
1984
Sandite/De-icing unit
501
Merseyrail Yellow
977349 ex.61183[7]
977350 ex.75183[8]
2002
Preserved
Scottish Units
Unit No.
Converted
Use
Former Class
Final livery
Original Formation
Wdn.
Status
Current
Original
DT
M
DT
936103
311103
1994
Sandite unit
311
Railtrack Brown
977844 ex.76414
977845 ex.62174
977846 ex.76433
1999
Preserved
936104
311104
1994
Sandite unit
311
Railtrack Brown
977847 ex.76415
977848 ex.62175
977849 ex.76434
1999
Scrapped (2002)
^Maund 2001, pp. 84, 86
^Maund 2001, p. 88
^"EZ5 ADB 977345 - M&EE De-icing & Sandite Unit 936001". departmentals.com. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
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