BR 59510 Class 117 DMU Trailer Composite Lavatory Built 1960

BR 59510 Class 117 DMU Trailer Composite Lavatory Built 1960

Present Location Boness
County Location Falkirk
Designed For BR
Built By Pressed Steel
Diagram Number 601
Lot Number 30547
Type TCL
First Number 59510
Later Numbers (59515)
Present Number W59510
Livery BR multiple unit green livery
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies Yes
Additional Notes Class 117. P 1995 West Somerset Railway and converted for loco haulage. To Mid Hants Spring 2005. Fully restored in BR multiple unit green livery and in service by 06/07. Still carried '59515' in error. Works with 51363 and 51405 (q.v.). All three to Gloucs Warks 10/11 to maintain service on section isolated by landslip - have stayed there since the two sections of the line were reunited. Restoration completed 10/15: now carries correct number. 11/24: sold by Cotswold Diesel Railcar Ltd to Scottish Railway Preservation Society and then moved to Boness.
Owner Scottish Railway Preservation Society
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
External Condition Good
Internal Finish Good
Degree of External Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Internal Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of External Authenticity Fair
Degree of Internal Authenticity Fair
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Poor
Rarity Many
Importance Some Interest
Storage Secure Open
Operational Yes
Date Inspected 15/05/2005
Inspected By Kevin Stroud
Date of Image 11/07/2019
Photo Taken By Steve West
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 26/05/2026

     








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