BR 59515 Class 117 DMU Trailer Composite Lavatory Built 1960

BR 59515 Class 117 DMU Trailer Composite Lavatory Built 1960

Present Location South Devon Railway
County Location Devon
Designed For BR
Built By Pressed Steel
Diagram Number 601
Lot Number 30547
Type TCL
First Number 59515
Later Numbers W59515
Present Number 59515
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies Yes
Additional Notes Class 117. P 1994. Converted for loco haulage. By 2009 OOU at Minehead. Sheeted by 07/12. To Yeovil Railway Centre by 08/13. 01/25: moved from Yeovil Railway Centre to South Devon Railway.
Owner South Devon Railway
External Structural Condition Fair
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
External Condition Fair
Internal Finish Satisfactory
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 Poor
Degree of Internal Authenticity Fair
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Poor
Rarity Many
Importance No Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operational Yes
Date Inspected 26/06/2013
Inspected By David Wigley
Date of Image 16/12/2024
Photo Taken By Peter Wreford
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 11/04/2025

Peter Wreford 16/12/2024: view of other side

Rob Davidson 22/03/2015: earlier condition

     








RHRP Home       Start Another Search Page
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.