Photo British Railways Class 117 DMU W51405 Ropley Mid Hants Railway

BR Class 117 W51405 DMU on Mid-Hants Railway

Photo:  Charles Moorhen

Early generation diesel multiple unit, Class 117 51405, is photographed above in immaculate original British Railways green livery, standing in Ropley station on the Mid-Hants heritage railway in Hampshire, UK.

Class 117 51405 dmu UK passenger train was built between 1959 and 1961 by Pressed Steel through associate company Budd Corporation in their engineering factory at Linwood, Scotland.

When introduced into service on the British railway network, dmu units such as 51405 worked on the Western Region operating suburban services out of London Paddington.

When replaced by more modern units, the class 117s worked for a number of years alongside diesel multiple unit classes 115, 116, 118, and 121 on the Birmingham Cross-City Line until complete withdrawal by 1995.

Class 117 51405 dmu is now in full restoration and owned by Cotswold Diesel Railcar Ltd.

 

 

Class 117 51405 DMU at Toddington in 2016.  

Photo: wheelsnwings2007/Mike (flickr)

 

 

Class 117 diesel multiple unit on YouTube:

Class 117 DMU departing Toddington.

Class 117 DMU on Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway.

Class 117 DMU enters Sleaford.

Class 117 DMU leaves Ramsbottom.

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Photo British Railways UK Steam Locomotive 73096 Mid Hants Railway

British Railways Standard Steam Loco 73096 at Alresford Station

Photo:  Charles Moorhen

Seen blowing off steam at Alresford station, on the preserved Mid-Hants Railway, UK British Railway Standard steam locomotive, 4-6-0 73096, takes a well-earned rest between operating duties.

 

The first of this class of steam locomotive, having been designed and built under the direction of R. A. Riddles, was completed at the British Railways Derby Works in April 1955.

Although comparatively rare on the Eastern Region during its operating days, it was otherwise used on the main lines of all other regions.

The class embodied many features and details of the British Railways "Britannia" class and were used on mixed traffic duties.  

UK steam locomotive 73096 was withdrawn from main line service on the 30/11/67 and sold to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, South Wales.

In July 1985 the locomotive was rescued and returned to service in October 1993 , following a major boiler overhaul.  


Personal Comment:

Television viewers in the UK using 'Freeview', may be interested to know that the commercial for a collection of nostalgic CDs, featuring a couple and their dog and a shot of 34016 steam loco 'Bodmin', shows occasionally on the 'Talking Pictures TV channel'.  

It was filmed at Alresford station on the Mid-Hants Railway.

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