Midland Railway Centre (now Midland Railway - Butterley) in Derbyshire where they are undergoing restoration. Here they joined centre trailer coach M29663 (MSJAR 114) which had been bought by Derby City Council. This coach was broken up in 2006. No driving coaches have been preserved. Description The Altrincham Electrics were built with a wooden frame construction and individual compartments, with no corridors or gangways. They were coupled as 3-car sets and often operated in multiple as 6-car trains at rush hours. The units were built by Metropolitan Cammell to an LMS design and were a much more conservative style of train than the Southport and Wirral line EMUs which the LMS introduced just a few years later. Formation Each three-car Altrincham Electric comprised:- A motor coach, with driving cab, guard's compartment, electrical equipment and third class passenger compartments. This coach was powered by four 328 hp. GEC traction motors and also carried the unit's pantograph. A centre trailer coach, with no driving cab. The centre car had a number of first class compartments, in addition to third class accommodation. A driving trailer coach, with third class compartments. The third class compartments were later re-classified as second class by British Railways in 1956. Specification References Rowse, Jonathan Remembering the Altrincham Electrics TRACTION 32–35 May 2006 External links Altrincham Electric Railway Preservation Society 505 Train-related introductions in 1931 1500 V DC multiple units