BR 51353 Class 117 DMU: Driving Motor Brake Second built 1959

Present Location	Wensleydale Railway
County Location	North Yorkshire
Designed For	BR
Built by	Pressed Steel
Diagram number	534
Lot number	30546
Type	DMBS
First Number	51353
Gauge	4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement	4-w bogies
Original Underframe	Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets	Yes
Additional Notes	One of nine DMUs to Winfrith 2004 by Dorset CC/Swanage Railway in advance of running to Wareham (this one with 51395 of Set 117301). However, need for site clearance resulted in all going on loan to Midland Railway Centre or to Weardale. This one to Midland Railway Centre 03/07. Then to Wensleydale by 10/12. 2015: acquired by the charitable Leeming Bar Community Hub organisation and converted by them over the next three years to provide a multi-function meeting venue for local community groups. 02/20: located in the east end headshunt of the Leeming Bar station run round loop adjacent to Leases Road level crossing.
Owner	Leeming Bar Community Hub
Rarity	Several
Historical Importance	no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage	Secure Open
Operating	No
Photo Date	06/08/2022
Photo by	Steve West
At Risk	No
Date Record Last Updated	14/09/2022

John Bishop 29/06/2008: earlier livery

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