Vehicle 51315
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
| Jul-60 | New to | 82B (Bristol Marsh Junction) | |
| by Jun-61 | Transferred to | 81D (Reading) | |
| Mar-67 | Transferred to | 81C (Southall) | |
| Apr-68 | Transferred to | 81D (Reading) | |
| May 1973 | Depot code change | RG | |
| w/e 06/03/76 | Transferred to | LA (Laira) | |
| 2w/e 12/12/76 | Transferred to | BR (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| 08/07/85 | Transferred to | LA (Laira) | |
| 11/05/86 | Transferred to | BR (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| 13/05/87 | Transferred to | LA (Laira) | |
| 3w/e 20/05/88 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| p/e 21/07/90 | Sector Change to | CF (Cardiff Canton) PXXZ | |
| 09/03/92 | Withdrawn from | CF (Cardiff Canton) PXXZ |
Modifications
3w/e 30/06/73 - Dual AWS fitted
Jul-75 - WR AWS removed
Disposal
Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam at Cardiff Canton
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | As delivered to WR - July 1960 | ||||||
| 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Listed at RDG - circa Jun-61 | ||||||
| RDG322 | 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Formed at RDG early 1962 | |||||
| 473 | 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Listed at Reading - Apr-68 - was S326, non-gangwayed set | |||||
| 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | 56282 | Noted 02/09/69 - at Paddington1 | |||||
| 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Noted 07/03/70 - at Royal Oak2 | ||||||
| 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Noted 11/02/71 - at Royal Oak2 | ||||||
| 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Noted 25/10/1971 - at Paddington3 | ||||||
| 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Noted 22/07/72 - at Royal Oak2 | ||||||
| 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Noted 28/08/73 - in Paddington1 | ||||||
| 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Noted 09/04/1974 - at Maidenhead3 | ||||||
| L473 | 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Noted 30/04/75 - at Royal Oak2 | |||||
| L472 | 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Noted 15/04/76 - on 2B46 1625 Cardiff-Bristol TM with C504 | |||||
| P472 | 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Listed at LA - 01/05/1976 | |||||
| P472 | 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Noted 07/09/76 - at Exeter2 | |||||
| 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Transfer to BR - 2w/e 12/12/76 | ||||||
| P472 | 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Noted 02/10/77 - on 2C18 1144 Taunton-Cardiff | |||||
| P472 | 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Noted 22/10/1977 - Exeter Exmouth area4 | |||||
| B472 | 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Listed at BR - 31st December 1977 | |||||
| B472 | 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Noted 15/01/78 - on 2C34 2225 Cheltenham-Cardiff with C503 | |||||
| B472 | 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Noted 19/05/1978 - Cardiff Central4 | |||||
| B472 | 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Noted 06/07/78 - on 1528 Bristol TM-Cardiff with B465 | |||||
| B472 | 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Noted 20/07/1978 - Cardiff Central4 | |||||
| B472 | 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Noted 01/09/78 - on 2B50 1554 Cardiff-Bristol TM with C504 | |||||
| B472 | 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Noted 29/09/1978 - at Bristol Temple Meads4 | |||||
| B472 | 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Noted 03/10/78 - on 2C19 1830 Cardiff-Hereford | |||||
| B472 | 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Noted 29/01/1980 - At Newport Station4 | |||||
| B472 | 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Listed at BR - 03/03/80 | |||||
| B472 | 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Listed at BR - 15/12/1982 | |||||
| B472 | 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Noted circa 07/19835 | |||||
| B472 | 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Listed at BR - 01/01/85 | |||||
| 472 | 51315 | 51330 | Transfer to LA - 08/07/85 - from BR. 59482 moved to Cardiff to set 307 | ||||||
| P472 | 51315 | 59477 | 51330 | Formation change - LA - 08/07/85 - 59477 added (from P462) replacing 59482 (to 307) | |||||
| B472 | 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Transfer to BR - 11/05/86 - powers cars from LA (P472) centre from CF | |||||
| B472 | 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Listed at Bristol (Bath Road) - Summer 1986 | |||||
| B472 | 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Noted 10/01/19875 | |||||
| B472 | 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Noted 30/04/87 - on 12:26 Shrewsbury to Cardiff Central4 | |||||
| P472 | 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Listed at LA - Aug-87 | |||||
| P472 | 51315 | 59482 | 51330 | Listed at LA - Nov-87 | |||||
| B472 | 51315 | 51330 | Noted 04/04/19885 | ||||||
| C472 | 51315 | 51330 | Transfer to CF - May-88 - from LA was P472 | ||||||
| C472 | 51315 | 51330 | Listed at CF - 15/05/89 | ||||||
| C472 | 51315 | 51416 | 51330 | Noted 13/10/89 - on 17:30 Merthyr Tydfil - Cardiff Central | |||||
| C472 | 51315 | 51416 | 51330 | Noted 06/01/90 - at Cardiff Queen St | |||||
| C472 | 51315 | 51330 | Noted circa 04/19905 | ||||||
| C472 | 51315 | 51330 | Noted 12/05/90 - Monmouthshire Railway Society Caerwent Cannonball 2 Railtour 51315-51330 + 51133-59248-51136 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Eddie Knorn
Images:
Unknown date
BRC&W DMBS W51315 in Newbury station, working as part of a two-car set. Date unknown. Graham Clark.
circa July 1964
A BRC&W suburban triple DMU, W51315 + W59482 and presumably W513330, seen at Reading General. The slide process date was July 1964. Stuart Mackay Collection.
March 1975
Set number: L473
51315 heads L473 into Bedwyn in March 1975. Robert Frise Collection.
June 1977
Set number: P472
Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. Class 118 Suburban 3-car dmu No.P472 (presumably 51315 + 59482 + 51330) with another set on the rear (two Met-Camms vehicles and the thirs appears to be another type) approaching Nailsea & Backwell on a Cardiff - Weston-super-Mare service, 06/77. Hugh Llewelyn.
20th September 1979
Set number: B472
If only you could witness a line-up like this today. 45035, 31213, Metro-Vick D5705 and BRCW DMU set 'B472' (51315) in Bristol Bath Road depot yard on 20th September 1979. Gordon Edgar.
5th January 1982
Set number: B472
BRCW Class 118 set B472 (presumably 51315 59482 51330), waits for a platform slot for it's next service at Newport station. 05-01-82. Unfortunately the negative was slightly damaged around the front of the unit. Paul James.
25th September 1982
Set number: B472
Class 118 set B472 (presumably 51315 + 59482 + 51330) is seen at Stapleton Road on 25 August 1982. Steve Davies Collection.
21st July 1983
Set number: B472
Class 118 DMU, unit B472, led by car W51315 and presumably with 59482 + 51330, is seen on Weymouth Tramway with the 1545 Weymouth Quay-Bristol Temple Meads on 21/07/1983. Graeme Phillips Collection.
3rd August 1983
Set number: B472
Class 118 DMBS W51315 with W59482 & W51330 (set B472) stand at Weymouth Quay having just arrived with a boat service from Bristol for the Channel Islands ferry. Beyond the unit stands the boat train from Waterloo with 33109. Wednesday 3rd August 1983 Iain Reid.
5th August 1983
Set number: B472
Class 118 DMBS W51315 tails W59482 & W51330 (set B472) as they depart Worcester Shrub Hill on the last stage of its journey to Foregate Street with the 13:00 service from Swindon, Friday 5th August 1983 Iain Reid.
11th April 1984
Set number: B472
Class 118 DMU set B472 (presumably 51315 + 59482 + 51330) at Frome on 11 April 1984. Image taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Unknown date
Set number: B472
Set B472 (presumably 51315 + 59482 + 51330) on the Barnstaple branch. Undated. Tom Clift.
circa mid-1980s
Set number: B472
A nine-car suburban DMU formation with Class 118 set B472 leading (presumably 51315 + 59482 + 51330) passes through the closed Upwey Wishing Well Halt station from the Weymouth direction, date unknown. Circa mid-1980s, Class 117 set B436 (presumably 51376 + 59500 + 51334) is on the rear. Mike Bunker.
circa early 1985
Set number: B472
Class 118 DMU set B472 (presumably 51315 + 59482 + 51330) in Cranmore station on the East Somerset Railway with a 'Cranmore Flyer' special. Undated, circa early 1985, and it seems to be one of multiple journeys possibly from Westbury. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa early 1985
Set number: B472
Class 118 DMU set B472 (presumably 51315 + 59482 + 51330) in Cranmore station on the East Somerset Railway with a 'Cranmore Flyer' special. Undated, circa early 1985, and it seems to be one of multiple journeys possibly from Westbury. Stuart Mackay Collection.
12th March 1986
Set number: B472
Seen at Bere Alston on 12 March 1986 carrying set number B472, 51315 and 51330 had been allocated to Plymouth Laira since July the previous year so were set P472. No matter - in a few weeks they'd be Bristol vehicles again at the start of the summer timetable. Keith Miller.
11th April 1987
Set number: B472
Bristol based class 118 DMU set B472 (presumably 51315 + 59482 + 51330) heads north through Llangua, just south of Pontrilas, with a Hereford bound service on 11th April 1987. Paul James.
23rd April 1988
Set number: B472
Class 118 DMU set B472 (51315 and presumably 59482 + 51330) at Starcross on 23 April 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.
20th May 1989
Set number: C472
51315 at the front of C472 at Pontypridd on the 08:55 Penarth - Treherbert on 20/5/89, presumably with 51330. Gazza Prescott.
6th January 1990
Set number: C472
Class 118 Go Faster Set C472 shows Class 108 W51416 tucked in behind 51315 at Queen St. on 6/1/90. Mac Winfield.
12th May 1990
My last shot on the Oakdale branch on 12 May 1990 was as the Caerwent Cannonball 2 (formed 51315/51330 + 51133/59248/51136) ran downhill and about to pass the Eagle Inn. I recall that the learner driver in what I think is a Talbot pulled out into the road making the white Fiesta make a rapid avoiding move to avoid an incident! Peter Tandy.
12th May 1990
I did all too little photography of the South Wales branches and my only pictures on the line from Lime Kiln Junction near Newport to Oakdale Colliery are those showing The Caerwent Cannonball 2 DMU tour that ran on 12 May 1990. Two DMUs, a two car Class 118 (51315/51330) and a three car Class 116/108 hybrid (51133/59248/51136), were used and a headboard was carried on each end to make life easier for the crew during the several reversals on the other branches covered during the day. In this shot the train was about to enter Penar Tunnel. The structure immediately in front of the tunnel mouth appears to be a cast iron aqueduct carrying a stream across the line which would have had to have been diverted when the branch was cut out of the hillside. Peter Tandy.
12th May 1990
I did all too little photography of the South Wales branches and my only pictures on the line from Lime Kiln Junction near Newport to Oakdale Colliery are those showing The Caerwent Cannonball 2 DMU tour that ran on 12 May 1990. My notes give no indication at all of the various locations visited so the captions are necessarily vague. Two DMUs, a two car Class 118 (51315/51330) and a three car Class 116/108 hybrid (51133/59248/51136), were used and a headboard was carried on each end to make life easier for the crew during the several reversals on the other branches covered during the day. The branch to Oakdale Colliery passed through some dense woodland as seen in this image of the tour in a heavily overgrown valley. The lack of recent traffic is shown well both by the rusty trackwork and the weeds beginning to encroach on the rails themselves. Peter Tandy.
12th May 1990
I did all too little photography of the South Wales branches and my only pictures on the line from Lime Kiln Junction near Newport to Oakdale Colliery are those showing The Caerwent Cannonball 2 DMU tour that ran on 12 May 1990. My notes give no indication at all of the various locations visited so the captions are necessarily vague. Two DMUs, a two car Class 118 (51315/51330) and a three car Class 116/108 hybrid (51133/59248/51136), were used and a headboard was carried on each end to make life easier for the crew during the several reversals on the other branches covered during the day. This view was taken not far from the start of the branch passing some architecture typical of the area. Peter Tandy.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 19th March 1977
Set number: P472
W51330 in the DMS in set P472, presumably with 59482 and 51315, working with a Class 119 set at Southampton on March 19, 1977. Rex Holt.
Date: 15th April 1978
Set number: B472
Class 118 DMU set B472 (presumably 51330 + 59482 + 51315) on Browham Bank, 15 April 1978. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 10th October 1979
Set number: B472
Class 118 DMU set B472, W51330 + W59482 + W51315, in Bristol Temple Meads on Wednesday 10 October 1979. David Russon.
Date: unknown
Set number: B126
Class 121 55026 and what is thought to be Class 118 DMU set B472 (51330 + 59482 + 51315) departs from Cranmore station on the East Somerset Railway with a 'Cranmore Flyer' special. Undated, circa early 1985, and it seems to be one of multiple journeys possibly from Westbury. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 5th June 1982
Set number: B472
Class 118 set B472 (presumably 51330 + 59482 + 51315) is working with another 3-car set when seen at Bruton on 5 June 1982. Steve Davies Collection.
Date: August 1983
Set number: B472
Worcester (Shrub Hill) Station with a suburban 3-car dmu on a service to Birmingham (New St) via Kidderminster, 08/83. Thought to be set Class 118 B472 (51330 + 59482 + 51315). Hugh Llewelyn.
Date: August 1983
Set number: B472
Worcester (Shrub Hill) Station with a suburban 3-car dmu (thought t0 be set Class 118 set B472 - 51330 + 59482 + 51315) on a service to Birmingham (New St) via Kidderminster, 08/83. The station was a joint Great Western Railway/Midland Railway one built in 1865. The architect was Edward Wilson. There was once a trainshed as evidenced by the high flank walls. Scanned slide taken with a Canon AE-1 Program. Hugh Llewelyn.
Date: 3rd August 1983
Set number: B472
Class 118 DMS W51330 leads W59482 & W51315 (set B472) as they squeeze by parked cars on the Weymouth tramway on the approach to the Quay station with a boat service from Bristol for the Channel Islands ferry, Wednesday 3rd August 1983 Iain Reid.
Date: circa mid-1980s
Set number: B436
Class 117 DMU set B436 (presumably 51334 + 59500 + 51376) on the rear of a nine-car suburban formation at Upwey Wishing Well looking towards Dorchester - with the train about to enter Bincombe tunnel. Date unknown, circa mid 1980s, Class 118 set B472 (presumably 51330 + 59482 + 51315) is at the far end. Mike Bunker.
Date: circa early 1985
Set number: B472
Class 118 DMU set B472 (presumably 51330 + 59482 + 51315) arrives into Cranmore station on the East Somerset Railway with a 'Cranmore Flyer' headboard. Undated, circa early 1985, and it seems to be one of multiple journeys possibly from Westbury. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 23rd August 1985
Set number: B472
Class 118 DMU set B472 with 51330 closest (presumably with 59482 + 51315) seen at Plymouth on 23 August 1985. Paignton is on the destination blind. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 12th March 1986
Set number: B472
Class 118 DMU set P462 (51330 + 51315) is seen at Bere Alston on 12 March 1986. Keith Miller.
Date: 17th March 1986
Set number: B462
51330 and 51315 at Tamerton Foliot on 17 March 1986. Keith Miller.
Date: 11th April 1987
Set number: B472
Bristol based class 118 DMU set B472 (presumably 51330 + 59482 + 51315) heads south through Great Goytre, between Pontrilas and Abergavenny, with a Hereford to Cardiff service on 11th April 1987. Paul James.
Date: 12th May 1990
Set number: C397
I did all too little photography of the South Wales branches and my only pictures on the line from Lime Kiln Junction near Newport to Oakdale Colliery are those showing The Caerwent Cannonball 2 DMU tour that ran on 12 May 1990. My notes give no indication at all of the various locations visited so the captions are necessarily vague. Two DMUs, a two car Class 118 (51315/51330) and a three car Class 116/108 hybrid (51133/59248/51136), were used and a headboard was carried on each end to make life easier for the crew during the several reversals on the other branches covered during the day. The vista on the Oakdale branch opened out a bit at a few locations and the sun did manage to appear at times thoughout the afternoon. The hawthorn blossom is prominent in this view as the train receded from the camera. Peter Tandy.
Date: 12th May 1990
Set number: C397
I did all too little photography of the South Wales branches and my only pictures on the line from Lime Kiln Junction near Newport to Oakdale Colliery are those showing The Caerwent Cannonball 2 DMU tour that ran on 12 May 1990. My notes give no indication at all of the various locations visited so the captions are necessarily vague. Two DMUs, a two car Class 118 (51315/51330) and a three car Class 116/108 hybrid (51133/59248/51136), were used and a headboard was carried on each end to make life easier for the crew during the several reversals on the other branches covered during the day. This was such a decent location that it seemed worthwhile to wait for the train to come back from Rhiw-Syr-Daffydd level crossing, the furthest point reached by the Caerwent Cannonball 2 on 12 May 1990. I just changed to an 85mm lens in order to give a slightly different viewpoint. Peter Tandy.
Date: 12th May 1990
Set number: C397
Plenty of heads watching the way ahead as the Caerwent Cannonball 2 (51136/59248/51133 + 51330/51315) runs back towards Newport on 12 May 1990. The walker on the well-used track seemed to be more bemused by the sight of photographers on the bridge more than the presence of a train on the by then unused railway line. Peter Tandy.
Date: 12th May 1990
Set number: C397
The Monmouthshire Railway Society were renowned for their South Wales DMU tours which often had an ambitious itinerary but also reached the ends of the more unusual freight lines in the area as well. The railtour seen here is the "Caerwent Cannonball II" on May 12, 1990 which was formed of set C397 which had three brake vans, Class 116 DMBS 51136, Class 108 TBS 59248 and Class 116 DMBS 51133, and class 118 set C472 (51330 + 51315). Tour participants are seen wandering round within the dock sidings at Newport South Docks. A far cry from modern tours where alighting at the ends of freight branches is strictly forbidden. Adrian Nicholls.