BR 59486 Class 117 DMU: Trailer Composite Lavatory built 1960

Present Location	Swanage Railway
County Location	Hampshire
Designed For	BR
Built by	Pressed Steel
Diagram number	601
Lot number	30547
Type	TCL
First Number	59486
Current Livery	BR multiple unit green livery
Gauge	4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement	4-w bogies
Original Underframe	Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets	No
Additional Notes	1 of 9 DMUs to Winfrith 2004 by Dorset CC/Swanage in advance of running to Wareham. However, need for site clearance resulted in all going on loan to Butterley or to Weardale. This one to MRC 3/07 where contract-restored. Back to Swanage by 01/11. By 08/18: at Eastleigh Works for conversion to mainline running for Swanage Railway, involving: heavy repair (delayed due to corrosion found on u/f's); new engines and bogies; central door locking fitted to some doors with remaining ones locked out of use/sealed. Returned to Swanage for operation Feb 2020.
Owner	Swanage Railway
Rarity	Many
Historical Importance	no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage	Secure Building
Operating	No
Photo Date	27/09/2008
Photo by	Dan Adkins
At Risk	No
Date Record Last Updated	20/03/2024

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