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British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...

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

Sandite

Sandite is a substance used on railways in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands to combat leaves on the line, which can cause train wheels to slip and become damaged with flat spots...

, and de-icing duties.

Key:	In service	Preserved	Scrapped

Merseyrail Units

Unit No.		Converted	Use	Former Class	Final livery	Original Formation		Wdn.	Status
Current	Original	Converted	Use	Former Class	Final livery	DM	DT	Wdn.	Status
936001	501178	1984	Sandite/De-icing unit	501 British Rail Class 501 The British Rail Class 501 electric multiple units were built in 1957/58 for use on the former LNWR/LMS suburban electric network of the London Midland Region...	Merseyrail Yellow	977345 ex.61178	977346 ex.75178	1995	Scrapped (2002)
936002	501180	1984	Sandite/De-icing unit	501 British Rail Class 501 The British Rail Class 501 electric multiple units were built in 1957/58 for use on the former LNWR/LMS suburban electric network of the London Midland Region...	Merseyrail Yellow	977347 ex.61180	977348 ex.75180	1995	Scrapped (2002)
936003	501183	2004	Sandite/De-icing unit	501 British Rail Class 501 The British Rail Class 501 electric multiple units were built in 1957/58 for use on the former LNWR/LMS suburban electric network of the London Midland Region...	Merseyrail Yellow	977349 ex.61183	977350 ex.75183	2002	Preserved

Scottish Units

Unit No.		Converted	Use	Former Class	Final livery	Original Formation			Wdn.	Status
Current	Original	Converted	Use	Former Class	Final livery	DT	M	DT	Wdn.	Status
936103	311103	1994	Sandite unit	311 British Rail Class 311 The British Rail Class 311 alternating current electric multiple units were built by Cravens at Sheffield in 1967. They were intended for use on the line from to and , which was electrified in 1967.-Appearance:...	Railtrack Brown	977844 ex.76414	977845 ex.62174	977846 ex.76433	1999	Preserved
936104	311104	1994	Sandite unit	311 British Rail Class 311 The British Rail Class 311 alternating current electric multiple units were built by Cravens at Sheffield in 1967. They were intended for use on the line from to and , which was electrified in 1967.-Appearance:...	Railtrack Brown	977847 ex.76415	977848 ex.62175	977849 ex.76434	1999	Scrapped (2002)

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