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Details: I wasn't going to publish any more photographs from the Wimbledon derailment of November 2017 but recent developments have made this picture rather topical. In recent years, LUL has held a fleet of around 15 'Facilities' vans, these having toilets and kitchen/messing areas for use at remote work sites. From late 2017 these started to be disposed of, with no apparent replacements. So far all but four have been traced through the vehicle auction websites. Those four may be going too, or perhaps they will be kept to meet a reduced demand. It certainly did seem to be the case that most of them were parked up at Acton whenever I went past. 7678F, from the batch of six delivered in 2013, was one of three facilities vans that attended the Wimbledon incident, seen here on 7th November 2017. It left the fleet in early January 2018 having amassed a mileage of 11,451. Similar 7673F only did 5,734 miles! Visible on the ground are four wheelskates (used to move disabled railway vehicles) and the remains of the ERU's lunch!

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