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
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 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 to J Watson and Sons, Stafford.
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
External Condition 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
Importance No Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Operational No
Date Inspected 26/09/2003
Inspected By David Wigley
Date of Image 08/06/2013
Photo Taken By Aaron Browning
At Risk No
Scrapped Yes
Record Last Updated 08/08/2025

     








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