BR 51074 Class 119 DMU Driving Motor Brake Composite Built 1959

BR 51074 Class 119 DMU Driving Motor Brake Composite Built 1959

Present Location Swindon & Cricklade Railway
County Location Swindon
Designed For BR
Built By Gloucester
Diagram Number 540
Lot Number 30421
Type DMBC
First Number 51074
Present Number W51074
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 119 P 1996 ex Margam. Paired with 51104 (qv) - only surviving Cross Country 2-car set. Interior panelling seating etc partially dismantled - stored within. Was at Pontypool & Blaenavon until to Blunsdon 11/01. Later to Swindon and Cricklade. By 05/19: overall plain green livery. By 08/26: livery changed from green to overall BR Rail Blue.
Owner Gloucester Railcar Trust
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
External Condition Very Good
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 Very Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Very Good
Rarity Few
Importance Of some Importance
Storage Secure Open
Operational Yes
Date Inspected 25/07/1999
Inspected By Michael Cope
Date of Image 18/05/2019
Photo Taken By Bradley Wurth
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 21/08/2026

     








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