Vehicle 51326
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
| Jun-60 | New to | 83D (Laira) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 84A | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | LA | |
| 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| Jul-87 | Withdrawn from | BR (Bristol Bath Road) |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:
1974
Set number: P480
Class 118 DMU set P480 (presumably 51326 + 51311) arrives into Plymouth station on a day in 1974. Stuart Mackay Collection.
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.
circa 1977
Set number: P469
Set P469 (presumably 51326 + 59538 + 51311) enters Topsham station circa 1977. John Law.
3rd November 1980
Set number: B469
At Barnstaple on the 3rd November 1980, 51326 is part of set B469. Chris Lings.
16th April 1981
Set number: P469
Class 118 set P469 (presumably 51326 + 59480 + 51311) crosses Moorwater viaduct on April 16, 1981. Steve Davies Collection.
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.
2nd July 1981
Set number: P469
Class 118 set P469 (presumably 51326 + 59480 + 51311) seen at Bugle on July 2, 1981. Steve Davies Collection.
24th March 1984
Set number: P469
Crossing the Royal Albert Bridge seen from Class 118 DMS 51326 on the rear of the train, 24-3-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
24th March 1984
Set number: P469
Crossing the Royal Albert Bridge seen from Class 118 DMS 51326 on the rear of the train, 24-3-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: circa June 1960
This is likely a Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon image, it shows one of their new suburban triple sets at Cleobury Mortimer formed of 51311 + 59478 + 51326 which would be delivered to Plymouth Laira in June 1960. BRCW.
Date: 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.
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.
Date: 2nd July 1981
Set number: P469
Class 118 set P469 (presumably 51311 + 59480 + 51326) seen at Bugle on July 2, 1981. Steve Davies Collection.
Date: 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.
Date: 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.
Date: 29th November 1984
Set number: P469
Class 118 DMU set P469 (presumably 51311 + 59480 + 51326) at Newton Abbot on 20 November 1984. Keith Miller.
Date: 29th November 1984
Set number: P469
Class 118 DMU set P469 (presumably 51311 + 59480 + 51326) at Newton Abbot on 20 November 1984. Keith Miller.
Date: 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.