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Vehicle 51311

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

Jun-60	New to	83D (Laira)
Sep-63	Depot code change	84A
May-73	Depot code change	LA
2w/e 12/12/76	Transferred to	BR (Bristol Bath Road)
3w/e 07/05/77	Transferred to	CF (Cardiff Canton)
3w/e 08/07/78	Transferred to	BR (Bristol Bath Road)
3w/e 23/12/78	Transferred to	RG (Reading)
w/e 30/06/79	Transferred to	LA (Laira)
w/e 30/09/79	Transferred to	RG (Reading)
2w/e 10/05/80	Transferred to	BR (Bristol Bath Road)
3w/e 15/11/80	Transferred to	LA (Laira)
20/01/86	Transferred to	CF (Cardiff Canton)
11/05/86	Transferred to	BR (Bristol Bath Road)
17/06/87	Stored U.
Jul-87	Withdrawn from	BR (Bristol Bath Road)

Modifications

3w/e 06/11/71 - Dual AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51311	59478	51326	As delivered to Laira - Jun-60
LA400	51311	51326		Listed at Laira - Aug-60
LA400	51311	51326		Listed at Laira - circa May-71
P480	51311	51326		Noted 03/07/1973 - at Plymouth¹
	51311	51326		Noted 08/07/1973 - at Laira depot¹
P480	51311	51326		Noted June 1974
P480	51311	59428	51326	Noted 02/09/74 - at Penzance²
P469	51311	59538	51326	Listed at LA - 01/05/1976
P469	51311	59538	51326	Noted 07/09/76 - on Laira depot²
	51311	59538	51326	Transfer to BR - 2w/e 12/12/76
	51311	59538	51326	Transfer to CF - 3w/e 07/05/77
C469	51311	59490	51326	Noted 09/12/77 - in Cardiff Central
C469	51311	59490	51326	Noted 19/12/1977 - Cardiff Central³
C469	51311	59490	51326	Noted 18/04/1978 - At Cardiff Central³
	51311	59490	51326	Transfer to RG - 3w/e 23/12/78
L469	51311	59490	51326	Noted 06/02/79
	51311	59490	51326	Transfer to LA - w/e 30/06/79
	51311	59490	51326	Transfer to RG - w/e 30/09/79
L469	51311	59490	51326	Noted 17/02/1980 - At Oxford Station 1643³
L469	51311	59490	51326	Listed at RG - 03/03/80
469	51311	59490	51326	Transfer to BR - 2w/e 10/05/80
469	51311	59490	51326	Transfer to LA - 3w/e 15/11/80
P469	51311	59480	51326	Formation change - circa Aug-82
P469	51311	59480	51326	Listed at LA - 15/12/1982
P469	51311	59480	51326	Noted 20/11/1983 - British Rail Cornish Branches Railtour P465+P469+P470
P469	51311	59480	51326	Listed at LA - 01/01/85
P469	51311	59480	51326	Noted circa 11/1985⁴
469	51311	51326		Transfer to CF - 20/01/86 - from LA, without trailer
C469	51311	51326		Noted 26/04/1986⁴
B469	51311	59470	51326	Listed at Bristol (Bath Road) - Summer 1986

Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Gerald Brown
3: Shayne Lewis
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

circa June 1960

This is likely a Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon image, it shows one of their new suburban triple sets at Cleobury Mortimer formed of 51311 + 59478 + 51326 which would be delivered to Plymouth Laira in June 1960. BRCW.

29th April 1976

Set number: P469

Class 118/101 DMU set P469 (51311 + 59538 + 51326) departing from Paignton on 29 April 1976. Exeter St Davids is on the destination blind. Stuart Mackay Collection.

1977

Set number: P469

A hybrid 118/101 DMU at Exeter Central's down platform in 1977. Set 469 in 1977 should be 51311 + 59538 + 51326, they had been transferred from LA to BR in December 1976. John Law.

Unknown date

Set number: P469

Class 118 DMU set B469 with 51311 closest at Cardiff, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

March 1977

Set number: P469

Class 118/101 DMU set P469 (presumably 51311 + 59538 + 51326) at Newton Abbot in March 1977. Stuart Mackay Collection.

12th May 1980

Set number: L469

Class 118 DMU set L469 (presumably 51311 + 59490 + 51326) departing Bristol Temple Meads with a Met-Camm on the rear on 12 May 1980. Stuart Mackay Collection.

2nd July 1981

Set number: P469

Class 118 set P469 (presumably 51311 + 59480 + 51326) seen at Bugle on July 2, 1981. Steve Davies Collection.

24th March 1984

Set number: P469

Class 118 BRCW 3-car DMU set P469 (51311 + 59480 + 51326) arriving at Plymouth to form the 14-30 to Par on 24-3-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

5th June 1984

Set number: P469

Seen leaving Falmouth for Truro on 5th June 1984 is a 2 car class 118 unit (P469, presumably 51311 + 51326). Bob Belcher.

29th November 1984

Set number: P469

Class 118 DMU set P469 (presumably 51311 + 59480 + 51326) at Newton Abbot on 20 November 1984. Keith Miller.

29th November 1984

Set number: P469

Class 118 DMU set P469 (presumably 51311 + 59480 + 51326) at Newton Abbot on 20 November 1984. Keith Miller.

19th April 1986

Set number: C469

Cardiff based Class 118 two-car DMU set C469 (presumably 51311+ 51326) heads south at Coedmoor, with a service to Cardiff on 19th April 1986. John Crooks.

10th November 1986

Set number: B461

Two-car Class 118 DMU set B461 (DMS 51318 + DMBS 51303) at Plymouth North Road on 10 November 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.

19th August 1990

Set number: B469

Class 118 W51311 - once Bristol set B469 - at Vic Berry's on the 19th August 1990. Nicholas Youngman.

19th August 1990

Set number: B469

W51311 (B469) at Vic Berrys on August 19, 1990. Nicholas Youngman.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 1974

Set number: P480

Class 118 DMU set P480 (presumably 51326 + 51311) arrives into Plymouth station on a day in 1974. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 30th May 1976

Set number: P469

WR Suburban DMU set P469 with a Met Cammell centre car at Paignton on 30th May 1976. The vehicles are presumably 51326 + 59538 + 51311. David Scott.

Date: circa 1977

Set number: P469

Set P469 (presumably 51326 + 59538 + 51311) enters Topsham station circa 1977. John Law.

Date: 16th April 1981

Set number: P469

Class 118 set P469 (presumably 51326 + 59480 + 51311) crosses Moorwater viaduct on April 16, 1981. Steve Davies Collection.

Date: 18th April 1981

Set number: P469

Class 118 set P469 (presumably 51311 + 59480 + 51326) arrives into Liskeard station on April 18, 1981. Steve Davies Collection.

Date: 2nd July 1981

Set number: P469

The 10:10 Newquay - Par service formed of Class 118 set P469 (presumably 51326 + 59480 + 51311) seen at Bugle on July 2, 1981. Steve Davies Collection.

Date: 2nd July 1981

Set number: P469

Class 118 set P469 (presumably 51326 + 59480 + 51311) seen at Bugle on July 2, 1981. Steve Davies Collection.

Date: 24th March 1984

Set number: P469

Class 118 BRCW 3-car DMU set P469 (51326 + 59480 + 51311) stands at Liskeard with the 14-30 ex-Plymouth to Par on 24-3-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Date: 24th March 1984

Set number: P469

Class 118 BRCW 3-car DMU set P469 (51326 + 59480 + 51311) departs Liskeard with the 14-30 ex-Plymouth to Par on 24-3-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Date: 5th June 1984

Set number: P469

A somewhat uninviting and overgrown Falmouth station on 5th June 1984 with Class 118 DMU P469 (presumably 51326 + 51311) awaiting departure for Truro. Bob Belcher.

Date: 11th November 1990

Set number: B469

B469 deep inside Vic Berrys stack, Leicester 11-11-90. "This is one of my most memorable shots I've taken. Not because its particulary breathtaking to look at, but because of the effort I went to to get it and its quite artistic. I saw the potential the week before, so next time I set off to VBs I was armed with a tripod. I had to clamber deep into the stack where it was as black as hell! It really was like caving! I had to feel my way round the camera - I could hardly see it! I ran off various exposures to get the right one, this being 8sec f5.6 64asa. I just wish I knew the vehicle number, its either 51311 or 51326. I searched all over it to find its number, even inside it, but no luck! Hopefully evidence will turn up in the future." It has now been identified as 51326. Kevin Dowd.

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