Vehicle 51307
Class 118
Builder: BRC&W
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Engines: Leyland 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30543
Diagram: 534
Allocations
| May-60 | New to | 83D (Laira) | |
| by Jun-62 | Transferred to | 81D (Reading) | |
| Sep-64 | Transferred to | 86A (Cardiff Canton) | |
| by mid-Oct-65 | Transferred to | 84A (Laira) | |
| 3w/e 03/04/71 | Transferred to | 82A (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | BR | |
| 16/05/82 | Transferred to | LA (Laira) | |
| 29/09/85 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 28/07/89 | Withdrawn from | CF (Cardiff Canton) PZQX |
Modifications
3w/e 06/11/71 - Dual AWS fitted
p/e 25/06/77 - WR AWS removed
Apr-87 - Headlamp fitted
51307 was involved in the following incident:
20/07/89 - Stormstown sidings, Abercynon
Fire involving Class 110 / Class 116 / Class 118
A fire, started by two seven year olds, destroyed five condemned DMU vehicles. They had been stored at Stormstown Sidings near Abercynon to make space at Canton.
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, on location at Stormtown Sidings
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | As delivered to WR - May 1960 | ||||||
| LA305 | 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Listed at Laira - Aug-60 | |||||
| 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Transfer to 82A - 3w/e 03/04/71 | ||||||
| 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Noted 21/08/1971 - at Newport1 | ||||||
| 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Noted 20/11/71 - on Bristol Marsh Junction depot2 | ||||||
| 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Noted 01/07/1973 - at Exeter1 | ||||||
| 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Noted 05/07/1973 - at Westbury1 | ||||||
| B478 | 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Noted 26/08/75 - in Bristol Temple Meads3 | |||||
| B465 | 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Listed at BR - 01/05/1976 | |||||
| B465 | 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Noted 08/08/1976 - at Bristol Temple Meads4 | |||||
| 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Noted 04/09/76 - at Bristol2 | ||||||
| B465 | 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Noted 06/10/76 - on 2C00 0605 Bristol TM-Cardiff | |||||
| B465 | 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Noted 30/06/77 - on 2B62 1955 Cardiff-Bristol TM with B804 | |||||
| B465 | 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Noted 15/09/77 - on 2B58 0740 Cardiff-Bristol TM | |||||
| B465 | 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Noted 23/12/1977 - Cardiff Central5 | |||||
| B465 | 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Listed at BR - 31st December 1977 | |||||
| B465 | 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Noted 02/02/78 - on 2C44 1820 Bristol TM-Cardiff | |||||
| B465 | 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Noted 22/05/78 - on 2C48 1540 Weston Super Mare-Cardiff | |||||
| B465 | 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Noted 01/07/1978 - South Wales Area5 | |||||
| B465 | 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Noted 06/07/78 - on 1528 Bristol TM-Cardiff with B472 | |||||
| B465 | 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Noted 25/01/1980 - At Bristol Temple Meads5 | |||||
| B465 | 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Noted 01/02/1980 - At Bristol Temple Meads5 | |||||
| B465 | 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Listed at BR - 03/03/80 | |||||
| B465 | 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Noted 03/01/1981 - At Cardiff Central 0652 to Gloucester5 | |||||
| P465 | 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Listed at LA - 15/12/1982 | |||||
| P465 | 51307 | 59471 | 51322 | Noted 1983 | |||||
| P465 | 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Noted circa 07/19836 | |||||
| P465 | 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Noted 20/11/1983 - British Rail Cornish Branches Railtour P465+P469+P470 | |||||
| P465 | 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Listed at LA - 01/01/85 | |||||
| P465 | 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Noted 04/05/85 | |||||
| C465 | 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Transfer to CF - 29/09/85 - from LA, prefix change from P | |||||
| C465 | 51307 | 59474 | 51322 | Listed at Cardiff (Canton) - Summer 1986 | |||||
| C465 | 51307 | 59477 | 51322 | Formation change - CF - circa Jul-86 - 59477 replaced 59474 | |||||
| C465 | 51307 | 59477 | 51322 | Noted circa 01/19876 | |||||
| C465 | 51307 | 59477 | 51322 | Noted 11/04/87 - Monmouthshire Railway Society The Tower Toad Railtour with C480 | |||||
| C465 | 51307 | 59477 | 51322 | Noted 05/05/87 - at Cardiff on 13:47 to Coryton | |||||
| C465 | 51307 | 59477 | 51322 | Listed at CF - Aug-87 | |||||
| C465 | 51307 | 59477 | 51322 | Noted 10/10/87 - Monmouthshire Railway Society The Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen Groaner Railtour with C480 | |||||
| C577 | 51307 | 59422 | 51091 | Formation change - CF - circa 19/07/88 - 51307 replaced withdrawn 51063 | |||||
| C577 | 51307 | 59422 | 51091 | Noted 23/07/88 - dragged by 47624 on 2V85 1535 Weymouth-Cardiff | |||||
| C577 | 51307 | 59422 | 51091 | Noted circa Jul-88 | |||||
| C468 | 51307 | 51325 | Listed at CF - 15/05/89 |
Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Gerald Brown
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Shayne Lewis
6: Eddie Knorn
Images:
6th July 1968
A BRC&W suburban triple set at Dawlish on 6 July 1968. W51307 leads, presumably with 59474 and 51322. David Mant.
1971
Set number: B478
Class 118 set B478 (presumably 51307 + 59474 + 51322) seen at Portsmouth and Southsea in 1971. Image taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.
11th November 1972
Set number: B478
Class 118 DMU set B478 (presumably 51307 + 59474 + 51322) is seen at Neath with the 09:50 Cardiff General - Swansea service on 11 November 1972. Robert Thomas.
27th October 1980
Set number: B465
Class 118 set B465 (presumably 51307 + 59474 + 51322) with a up Weymouth to Bristol working approaching Witham (later East Somerset Junction), 27th October 1980. Neil Cannon.
22nd August 1981
Set number: B465
A Class 118 (which appears to be B465, presumably 51307 + 59474 + 51322) leading a Class 119 at Avoncliff on August 22, 1981. Image taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.
1983
Set number: P465
P465 (W51307 + W59471 + W51322) seen at Par (Devon) in 1983. Graeme Phillips Collection.
4th May 1985
Set number: P465
A brief stop at Exeter Central station found DMU set P465 (51307 / 59474 / 51322) with what was likely to have been an Exmouth service. 4th May 1985. S Gaskell.
11th April 1987
Set number: C465
51307 at the front of the 'Tower Toad' railtour seen at Tower Colliery on the 11th April 1987. Chris Lings.
11th April 1987
Set number: C465
51307 at the front of the 'Tower Toad' railtour seen at Ynysbul on the 11th April 1987. Chris Lings.
11th April 1987
Set number: C465
C465 (51307 + 59477 + 51322) and C480 (51327 + 59470 + 51312) at Nantgarw Colliery with 'The Tower Toad' railtour on the 11th April 1987. Chris Lings.
11th April 1987
Set number: C465
W51307 on the end of the Monmouthshire Railway Society The Tower Toad railtour at Cwm Llantwit on 11 April 1987. Stuart Mackay Collection.
18th July 1987
Set number: C465
C465 (51307 and presumably 59477 + 51322) is working the 16:06 Ystrad Mynach to Barry Island when seen at Cardiff Central on 18/7/87. It's power cars are 51307 and 51322. PJ Evans.
19th December 1987
Set number: C465
W51307 with Valley Train embellishments at Cardiff Queen Street, 19/12/87. The other vehicle is presumably 51322. Mac Winfield.
11th March 1989
Set number: C468
Class 118 2-car DMU set C468 51307 + 51325 with another 2-car trailing arriving Cardiff General with Treherbert service on 11-3-89. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.
April 1989
Set number: C468
C468 at Penarth in April 1989, 51307 and presumably 51325. Mark Fletcher.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: circa late 1970s
Set number: B465
A Class 118 DMU in Maiden Newton station. Date unknown, centre car 59474 was a Bristol vehicle from 1971 to 1982, the cars in the car park suggest late 1970s? The power cars are presumably 51307 and 51322. Roger Geach Collection.
Date: 25th August 1985
Set number: P465
Class 118 DMU set P465 (W51322 and presumably W59474 + W51307) at Dawlish Warren on 25 August 1985. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 28th February 1987
Set number: C465
Class 118 set C465 (presumably 51322 + 59477 + 51307) at Newport 28th February 1987. Ian Buck.
Date: unknown
Set number: C465
C465 (presumably 51322 at the front and 51307 at the rear) at Llandrindod crossing in the late 1980s. David Rowe.
Date: circa 1988
Set number: C465
Two-car Class 118 set C465 (presumably 51322 + 51307) at Weymouth, circa late 1987, early 1988. Ian Docwra.
Date: 4th March 1989
Set number: C468
The 13:20 Penarth - Bargoed is captured at Llanbradach on the 4th March 1989 being operated by set C468. 51325 is closest, the DMBS is presumably 51307. Gazza Prescott.