Vehicle 51323
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: 30545
Diagram: 535
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) | |
| Jun-71 | Transferred to | 81D (Reading) | |
| May 1973 | Depot code change | RG | |
| w/e 06/03/76 | Transferred to | BR (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| 16/05/82 | Transferred to | LA (Laira) | |
| 29/09/85 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 11/05/86 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 25/10/87 | Transferred to | HT (Heaton) | |
| 26/02/88 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| 21/03/88 | Withdrawn from | NH (Newton Heath) |
Modifications
p/e 09/06/73 - Dual AWS fitted
Jun-75 - WR AWS removed
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | As delivered to Laira - May 1960 | ||||||
| LA306 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Listed at Laira - Aug-60 | |||||
| LA303 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Noted circa Sep-67 - in blue with full yellow ends | |||||
| 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Transfer to 82A - 3w/e 03/04/71 | ||||||
| 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Transfer to 81D - Jun-71 | ||||||
| RDG475 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Listed at Reading - circa Sep-71 | |||||
| 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Noted 25/10/1971 - at Paddington1 | ||||||
| 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Noted 28/08/73 - in Paddington2 | ||||||
| L475 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Noted 13/12/73 - at Royal Oak3 | |||||
| 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Noted 08/04/1974 - at Reading1 | ||||||
| L466 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Noted 20/08/74 - on 2A45 1940 Oxford-Paddington with L410 51345 + 59497 + 51387 | |||||
| L475 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Noted 30/04/75 - at Royal Oak3 | |||||
| B466 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Listed at BR - 01/05/1976 | |||||
| 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Noted 06/08/1976 - 19:52 Swansea to Cardiff Central4 | ||||||
| 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Noted 04/09/76 - at Bristol2 | ||||||
| B466 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Noted 04/09/76 - in Cardiff Central3 | |||||
| B466 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Noted 07/06/77 - on 2C36 1540 Weston Super Mare-Cardiff with B571 | |||||
| B466 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Noted 31/07/77 - on 2B21 1410 Cardiff-Cheltenham | |||||
| B466 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Noted 16/08/77 - on 2B36 1355 Cardiff-Bristol TM | |||||
| B466 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Noted 15/11/77 - on 2B36 1355 Cardiff-Bristol TM | |||||
| B466 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Listed at BR - 31st December 1977 | |||||
| B466 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Noted 11/02/78 - on 2C40 1730 Bristol TM-Cardiff | |||||
| B466 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Noted 26/02/78 - on 2C30 1940 Bristol TM-Cardiff | |||||
| B466 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Noted 02/04/78 - on 2C30 1940 Bristol TM-Cardiff | |||||
| B466 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Noted 06/05/78 - on 2C23 2225 Cardiff-Hereford | |||||
| B466 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Noted 16/05/78 - on 2B46 1554 Cardiff-Bristol TM | |||||
| B466 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Noted 16/10/78 - on 2B28 1050 Cardiff-Weston Super Mare | |||||
| B466 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Noted 30/10/78 - on 0632 Great Malvern-Bristol TM | |||||
| B466 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Noted 14/12/78 - on 0743 Bristol TM-Cardiff | |||||
| B466 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Noted 24/03/1979 - Monmouthshire Railway Society Gwaun Cae Gurwen Growler Railtour C501+B466 | |||||
| B466 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Listed at BR - 03/03/80 | |||||
| P466 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Listed at LA - 15/12/1982 | |||||
| P466 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Listed at LA - 01/01/85 | |||||
| 466 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Transfer to CF - 29/09/85 - from LA | |||||
| 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Transfer to TS - 11/05/86 - from CF | ||||||
| TS632 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986 | |||||
| TS632 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Noted 06/06/19865 | |||||
| TS632 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Noted 05/07/86 - at Norwich3 | |||||
| TS632 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Noted 05/03/19875 | |||||
| TS351 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Noted 11/04/19875 | |||||
| T351 | 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Listed at TS - Jul-87 | |||||
| 51308 | 59475 | 51323 | Transfer to HT - 25/10/87 - from TS | ||||||
| 53188 | 59082 | 51323 | Noted circa 11/19875 | ||||||
| 53220 | 59475 | 51323 | Noted 20/01/88 - at Newcastle |
Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Gerald Brown
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Eddie Knorn
Images:
Unknown date
Set number: L475
Suburban set L475 led by 51323 (with 59475 behind) is seen making some smoke at Southall. It has Reading General on the destination blind, date unknown. Stuart Mackay Collection.
24th March 1979
Set number: B466
The Monmouthshire Railway Society Gwaun Cae Gurwen Growler railtour at Gwuan-Cae-Gurwen on 24 March 1979. Formed of Class 118 set B466 and Class 120 set C501, the visible vehicle is thought to be 51323. Stuart Mackay Collection.
2nd September 1984
Set number: P466
P466 (presumably 51323 + 59475 + 51308) runs along the distinctive Dawlish seafront on 2 September 1984. Steve Davies Collection.
8th April 1986
Set number: C466
Class 118 DMU set C466 (presumably 51323 + 51308) arriving into platform 5 of Bristol Temple Meads on April 8, 1986. Jonathan Hazan.
8th June 1986
Set number: TS632
A Class 118 dmu set passes Wilmcote on 8 June 1986. I was waiting for "Jubilee" 4-6-0 no 5593, and I think most of the others on the platform were waiting to see the same train. It is Tyseley set TS632, presumably 51323 + 59475 + 51308. Lewis Bevan.
1986
Set number: TS632
Seen at Langley Green in 1986 is Tyseley's class 118 set T632 (presumably 51323 + 59475 + 51308) pictured pulling away from the stop in the station heading for Birmingham New Street with a train from Worcester. The signalman has wasted no time in returning his inner home to signal to danger. Peter Tandy.
20th August 1986
Class 118 DMS 51323 in Birmingham New Street with the 08:41 to Llandudno Junction on 20 August 1986. Dave Warby.
13th November 1987
A Class 118 DMU at Newcastle on 13/11/1987. DMS 51323 illustrates WM (West Midlands PTE) logo and red triangle across the cab front (minus the Welsh dragon that would usually accompany this). The car behind appears to be a class 101 TBS(L), and TransPennine coach TSO(L) 5396 forms the backdrop. Graeme Phillips Collection.
20th January 1988
Cars 51323 59475 53220 are seen about to enter Newcastle station - the first two are Class 118s, 53220 just visible at the rear was Class 101. Having recently transferred from South Wales, leading car 51323 carries the red chevron, which was usually accompanied by a red dragon, but the latter has evidently been painted out. 20/01/1988. Graeme Phillips Collection.
3rd April 1988
Class 118 DMS 51323 in Vic Berry's yard on April 3, 1988. Malcolm Clements.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: unknown
Set number: L475
Class 118 set L475 makes a smoky departure from Southall. Date unknown. The centre car is 59475, the DMS on the left is 51323, the DMBS will presumably be 51308. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: July 1981
Set number: B466
A six-car formation at Yeovil in July 1981. Closest is Class 118 set B466 (presumably 51308 + 59475 + 51323), working with a Class 120 Cross-Country unit. Mel Smith.
Date: unknown
Class 118 DMU set P466 (presumably 51323 + 59475 + 51308) in Exeter St Davids station on 25 August 1985. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: circa June 1983
Set number: P466
A three-car and a two-car suburban set at Dawlish Warren, slide process date was June 1983. Leading appears to be Class 118 P466, presumably 51308 + 59475 + 51323. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 2nd September 1984
Set number: P466
P466 (presumably 51308 + 59475 + 51323) runs along the distinctive Dawlish seafront on 2 September 1984. Steve Davies Collection.
Date: 25th August 1985
Set number: P466
Class 118 P466, presumably 51308 + 59475 + 51323, in platform 3 of Exeter St Davids station on 25 August 1985. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 11th April 1986
Set number: C480
This seems to be set C466, a two-car Class 118 (presumably 51308 + 51323), in Cardiff Central on 11 April 1986. Jonathan Hazan.
Date: 24th April 1986
Set number: C466
Class 118 DMU set C466 (51308 + 51323) in Newport station on 24 April 1986. Keith Miller.
Date: 16th August 1986
Set number: TS632
Barnt Green station is the junction on the main Birmingham to Gloucester line where the branch to Alvechurch and Redditch, and formerly Evesham, diverges. On Saturday 16 August 1986 I was standing on the site of the old Goods Yard when a 6 car DMU came from the Birmingham direction with a New Street to Barry Island train formed of Tyseley's T632 (presumably 51308 + 59475 + 51323) and another suburban unit with a centre car from a different class; far from unusual at this time. Peter Tandy.
Date: 11th October 1987
Set number: TS351
A Class 118 DMU arrives at Cardiff Central (at 12:53) with a service form the Valleys on 11 October 1987. DMBS 51308 leads, the other two vehicles are presumably 59475 + 51323. They were allocated to Tyseley at the time as set T351, two weeks later they would be transferred to Heaton. Robert Thomas.