The British Rail Class 117 diesel multiple units (DMUs) were built by Pressed Steel from 1959 to 1961. It was a licence-built variant of the British Rail Class 116. [1]

The British Rail Class 117 diesel multiple units (DMUs) were built by Pressed Steel from 1959 to 1961. When first introduced, these three-car units were all based with the similar Class 121 single carriage (railcar) units on British Railway's Western Region for suburban work out of London...

Wheel arrangement: Power car driven on each bogie inside axle. Origin: Built by Pressed Steel between 1959 and 1961, these 3-car units spent most of their lives on the commuter services out of London, Paddington, Plymouth and Cardiff. Engine/power: 2 x Leyland 680 150hp driving through 4-speed epicyclic gearboxes on each power car.

This is a list of British Rail diesel multiple-unit train classes. For a historical overview of diesel multiple unit train development in Great Britain, see British railcars and diesel multiple units .

Class 117 Pressed Steel 3-car DMUs Operations All were delivered to the Western Region and the early years saw the vehicles working suburban services out of Paddington based at Reading and Southall.

Swanage Railway's 117 DMU consisting of vehicles W51388, W59486 and W51356 passing Holme Lane as 2C24 1623 Swanage to Wareham on 13/06/2023. Class 117 passes Burrs Contry Park on a Heywood - Rawtenstall on 22/11/2015.

British Rail Class 117 diesel-multiple units were built for British Railways from 1959-1961 for commuter trains in suburban areas. Class 117 three-car sets were first introduced onto the Western Region lines. Quite a number of Class 117 carriages have been preserved on various heritage railways.

2024年9月4日 · Notable features: 4 good engines, gearboxes and final drives, full set of reupholstered seats, wheelchair accessible compartment, buffet counter, 2 working toilets and an overall clean interior. The exterior has had patch repairs to deal with rust over the summer and is currently painted in BR Green with Speed whiskers.

2020年2月18日 · The fleet is made up of a three car class 117 and a single car class 121 - or 'Bubble Car' unit. The Class 117 - in common with mainline practice - is made up of vehicl top of page

2025年3月1日 · 51400's loss was not of significance to the preservation movement, with the Class 117 fleet still remaining the largest of all the first generation types. At the time of 51400's disposal, 15 identical sisters remained in preservation, and unlike some disposals, 51400 provided a huge number of parts for a variety of restorations and overhauls up ...