BR 51400 Class 117 DMU: Driving Motor Second (scrapped) built 1960

BR 51400 Class 117 DMU: Driving Motor Second (scrapped) built 1960

BR 51400 Class 117 DMU: Driving Motor Second (scrapped) built 1960
BR 51400 Class 117 DMU: Driving Motor Second (scrapped) built 1960

 

Present Location Cockshute Sidings (scrapped)
County Location Stoke-on-Trent
Designed For BR
Built by Pressed Steel
Diagram number 535
Lot number 30548
Type DMS
First Number 51400
Later Numbers W51400
Present Number W51400
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes Class 117. BR blue livery. P Northampton & Lamport, but to Mid Hants by 01/07. To Wensleydale Railway by 05/08. By 01/25: moved from Wensleydale Railway to Reids Freight Services site at Cockshute Sidings, Stoke-on-Trent; then 01/25 sent for scrapping in Stafford.
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
External Finish Good
Internal Finish Good
Degree of External Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Internal Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As built/last Passenger rebuild (BR or before)
Degree of External Authenticity Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Several
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Operating No
Survey Date 26/09/2003
Surveyor David Wigley
Photo Date 08/06/2013
Photo by Aaron Browning
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 23/02/2025


 

 










 



 

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