Key Features
Number:
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Built:
1960
Builder:
Pressed Steel
Withdrawn:
First Restored:
Cars W51360 and W51372 are owned by Cotswold Diesel Railcar Limited . W51360 is currently the 'spare' for our 117 set and W51372 is awaiting restoration.
Specification
- Wheel arrangement: Power car driven on each bogie inside axle.
- Origin: The Class 117 DMBS were built by Pressed Steel in 1960 and would have 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
- Working weight: 36 tons
- Maximum speed: 70 mph
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