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130: 24: 400:(TCL) which had no engines or driving compartment, but had 22 first class seats, 48 second class seats and a lavatory, and a Driving Motor Second (DMS), which like the DMBS had two engines and a driver's cab, and contained 89 second class seats. Having the 'blue square' multiple working system allowed them to run in formations containing up to 12 cars with most of BR's other DMUs. 395:
A normal formation was three vehicles- a Driving Motor Brake Second (DMBS) which had two BUT engines (Later fitted with Leyland), a driving compartment (cab), 65 second class seats, guards accommodation and luggage/parcels space, a Trailer Composite
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was inundated with orders for the Class 116, so the work was put out to tender. All Class 118s were built in
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British Rail Fleet Survey 8: Diesel Multiple Units- The First Generation. Brian Haresnape
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Only one Class 118 vehicle, DMS Number 51321, has been preserved and is at the
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BR class 118 DMU Nos. 51302+59469+51317 in British Telecom advertising livery
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A Pictorial Record of British Railways Diesel Multiple Units. Brian Golding
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livery. One set was painted in all over yellow with advertisements for
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British Railway Pictorial: First Generation DMUs. Kevin Robertson
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36 long tons 0 cwt (80,600 lb or 36.6 t),
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Diesel and alternative fuel multiple units of Great Britain
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This vehicle has been paired with 287:150 hp (112 kW) per engine 46:adding citations to reliable sources 17: 1794:Train-related introductions in 1960 233:64 ft 6 in (19.66 m) 13: 1784:British Rail diesel multiple units 1763:Rolling stock of Network SouthEast 357:, the 118 was extensively used in 14: 1805: 609: 441:Driving Motor Brake Second (DMBS) 241:9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) 128: 22: 496: 403:Two vehicles were converted to 33:needs additional citations for 565: 547: 533: 519: 1: 512: 353:Originally allocated to the 7: 1758:Departmental multiple units 249:70 mph (113 km/h) 10: 1810: 1743:Miscellaneous locomotives 555:"Class 118 DMU Operations" 479:Driving Motor Second (DMS) 334: 1723: 1642: 1582: 1420: 1228: 1167: 1146: 1045: 979: 878: 707: 679:Metro-Cammell Lightweight 658: 410: 301: 291: 283: 269: 253: 245: 237: 229: 224: 214: 204: 192: 173: 165: 157: 147: 139: 127: 122: 616:Battlefield Line website 198:TCL: 24 first, 50 second 57:"British Rail Class 118" 1753:Electric multiple units 669:British United Traction 365:. 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Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company
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Western Region
Prime mover(s)
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diesel multiple units
Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company
British Rail Class 116
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