Engineering to Specialist Stock.
Generally when everyday coaching stock comes to the end of its life, it is either sold on or scrapped. But some coaching stock is kept for a new lease of life in the engineering side of the railways, while others become track recording and various measurement vehicles.
This type of stock in Great Britain is generally painted yellow, while in other countries they will have their own schemes. Some older locomotives are also kept in a pool known as Departmental for special duties and for back up, if new trains have power failures.
Many of these trains also work on behalf of the military, with unlisted movements at night and other government work.
They also operate on lines that are no longer listed on maps, but if you are in the know or are good at hunching then you might be able to film one?
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