Key Features
Number:
117
Built:
1959
Builder:
Pressed Steel
Withdrawn:
First Restored:
Normally comprising cars W51405 (DMS), W59510 (TCL), W51363 (DMBS), this Class 117 unit was purchased in 2011 by Cotswold Diesel Railcar Limited and is now running regular services from Toddington.
Specification
- Wheel arrangement: Power car driven on each bogie inside axle.
- Origin: Built by Pressed Steel between 1959 and 1961, these 3-car units spent most of their lives on the commuter services out of London, Paddington, Plymouth and Cardiff.
- Engine/power: 2 x Leyland 680 150hp driving through 4-speed epicyclic gearboxes on each power car.
- Length over buffers: 64 feet x 3
- Working weight: Power car: 36 tons Trailer: 30 tons
- Maximum speed: 70 mph
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