BR 51382 Class 117 DMU: Driving Motor Second built 1959

BR 51382 Class 117 DMU: Driving Motor Second built 1959

BR 51382 Class 117 DMU: Driving Motor Second built 1959
BR 51382 Class 117 DMU: Driving Motor Second built 1959

 

Present Location Colne Valley
County Location Essex
Designed For BR
Built by Pressed Steel
Diagram number 535 / DP221
Lot number 30548
Type DMS
First Number 51382
Later Numbers W51382
Present Number W51382
Current Livery BR multiple unit green livery
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes Class 117/1. Diagram 535 / Design Code DP221. P 10/03 with 51339 (qv) at Butterley for repainting; then to Vale of Glamorgan. Kept in Barry locomotive shed. With 51339 to Gloucs Warks by 03/11 - expected to stay there at least for 2011. The two to Peak Rail (Rowsley) 07/12 and then to Bury (East Lancs Railway) 10/12. By 11/20: both moved to Colne Valley Railway.
External Structural Condition Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Good
External Finish 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
Historical Importance Some Interest
Storage Secure Open
Operating Yes
Survey Date 05/09/2004
Surveyor David Wigley
Photo Date 05/11/2017
Photo by Mike Haddon
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 16/01/2021


 

 










 



 

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