BR 51375 Class 117 DMU DMS (later Water Jetting Vehicle) Built 1959
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| BR 51375 Class 117 DMU DMS (later Water Jetting Vehicle) Built 1959 |
| Present Location |
Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway |
| County Location |
Buckinghamshire |
| Designed For |
BR |
| Build Location |
Linwood |
| Built By |
Pressed Steel |
| Diagram Number |
534 |
| Lot Number |
30546 |
| Type |
DMS |
| First Number |
51375 |
| Later Numbers |
977992 |
| Present Number |
977992 |
| Livery |
Green |
| Gauge |
4ft 8 1/2in |
| Wheel Arrangement |
4-w bogies |
| Additional Notes |
W 1999. Preserved at Birmingham Railway Museum, Tyseley but not returned to service there. 2004: bought by Chiltern Railways for conversion to an intermediate power car for its water jetting train known locally as 'The Green Goddess'. It was converted at LH Group Services, near Burton-on-Trent, and was completed in September 2004 (cab end removed and a gangway end built on, with roller shutter doors, in case the water tanks ever had to be removed). The vehicle was then renumbered 977992. W from Departmental service at the end of Autumn 2014, having been part of the last Class 117 set operational on the mainline. By 04/15: at Tyseley. 12/05/2015: to Chinnor for conversion to workshop and stores van. Static at Chinnor 02/25. |
| Owner |
Private |
| Rarity |
n/a |
| Importance |
No Immediate Importance/Not Applicable |
| Storage |
Secure Open |
| Operational |
No |
| Photo Taken By |
C&PR Railway |
| At Risk |
No |
| Scrapped |
No |
| Record Last Updated |
18/05/2025 |
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