BR 59500 Class 117 DMU: Trailer Composite Lavatory built 1959

BR 59500 Class 117 DMU: Trailer Composite Lavatory built 1959

BR 59500 Class 117 DMU: Trailer Composite Lavatory built 1959
BR 59500 Class 117 DMU: Trailer Composite Lavatory built 1959

 

Present Location Burton upon Trent (Nemesis Rail)
County Location Staffordshire
Designed For BR
Built by Pressed Steel
Diagram number 601
Lot number 30547
Type TCL
First Number 59500
Later Numbers W59500
Present Number 59500
Current Livery BR multiple unit green livery
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes DP230. P Wensleydale Railway 01/05. By 12/24: moved from Wensleydale Railway to Nemesis Rail, Burton upon Trent.
External Structural Condition Satisfactory
Internal Structural Condition Satisfactory
Underframe Condition Satisfactory
External Finish Poor but Substantially Complete
Internal Finish Fair
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 Many
Historical Importance Some Interest
Storage Secure Open
Operating No
Survey Date 15/06/2005
Surveyor David Wigley
Photo Date 22/11/2008
Photo by Bryan Dawes
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 13/01/2025


 

 










 



 

RHRP Home        Start Another Search

Use or publication of this data must acknowledge the Carriage Survey as the source. Information from Railway

 Heritage Register web sites must not be used in a commercial context without the written permission of the

Railway Heritage Register.