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==Departmental use and preservation== The train then spent a short time in storage at Inverurie Works, and at Hyndland Shed in [[Glasgow]], before being transferred to departmental use as test train "Gemini" (or "Laboratory 16") for use at the [[Railway Technical Centre]], at Derby.<ref name=mullay/> It lasted in this role until it was withdrawn in 1984, and was eventually bought for preservation at the proposed [[Transperience|West Yorkshire Transport Museum]], where it was returned to working order. The museum placed it on loan to the [[East Lancashire Railway]] in 1994 where, after asbestos was removed and the batteries refurbished, it was used on some services until 2000.<ref name=mullay/> After the museum went into liquidation, the unit was purchased by the [[Royal Deeside Railway]] near Crathes, in 2001. It is now back in Scotland, where it is undergoing refurbishment. Details are as follows: {| class="wikitable" !colspan=2|Vehicle Nos. !align=left rowspan=2|Location !align=left rowspan=2|Comments !colspan=2|Departmental Nos. |- !DMBS !DTC !DMBS !DTC |- |79998 |79999 |[[Royal Deeside Railway]] |Used as test train "Gemini" (Lab 16). |975003 |975004 |}
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