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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-63Depot code change84A
May-73Depot code changeLA
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Jul-87 Withdrawn from BR (Bristol Bath Road)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:

Class 118 DMU at Exeter

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.

Class 118 DMU at Cardiff

Unknown date

Set number: P469

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

Class 118 DMU at Bugle

2nd July 1981

Set number: P469

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

Class 118 DMU at Plymouth

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.

Class 118 DMU at Falmouth

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.

Class 118 DMU at Newton Abbot

29th November 1984

Set number: P469

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

Class 118 DMU at Newton Abbot

29th November 1984

Set number: P469

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

Class 118 DMU at Coedmoor

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.

Class 118 DMU at Plymouth

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.

Class 118 DMU at Vic Berrys

19th August 1990

Set number: B469

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

Class 118 DMU at Vic Berrys

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:

DMU

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.

DMU

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.

DMU

Date: circa 1977

Set number: P469

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

DMU

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.

DMU

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.

DMU

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.

DMU

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.

DMU

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.

DMU

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.

DMU

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.

DMU

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.