BR 51401 Class 117 DMU: Driving Motor Second built 1959

BR 51401 Class 117 DMU: Driving Motor Second built 1959

BR 51401 Class 117 DMU: Driving Motor Second built 1959
BR 51401 Class 117 DMU: Driving Motor Second built 1959

 

Present Location Gwili
County Location Carmarthenshire
Designed For BR
Built by Pressed Steel
Diagram number 535
Lot number 30548
Type DMS
First Number 51401
Present Number W51401
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes Paired with 51347. To Nene Valley Railway direct from service at Bletchley. BR blue/grey livery. For disposal by 07/08 and to Gwili Railway by 04/09. Restored and in service by 08/14. By 08/23: following merger of Caerphilly Railway Society, Gwili Vintage Carriage Group and Swansea Vale Railway, now owned by Welsh Railways Trust.
Owner Welsh Railways Trust
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
External Finish Good
Internal Finish Satisfactory
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 Very Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Very Good
Rarity Several
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operating Yes
Survey Date 11/09/2006
Surveyor Gordon Maslin
Photo Date 21/08/2014
Photo by Aaron Browning
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 04/09/2023


 

 










 



 

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