** Ex BR - British Rail - British Railways 1950s class 117 DMU Luggage Rack **

http://www.llangollenrailcars.com/Glos%20Restoration/2012-1/Glosrest1.htm

For sale here we have an ex BR / British Rail / British Railways class 117 DMU Luggage rack. This rack has come from the DMS (Driving Motor 2^nd  Veh# 51395) of set 117 301, which started life on the Western region, and spent it's final days running around the Fife Circle in Scotland, so this is a well travelled luggage rack!

Length – 3’ 6” / 970mm

Width – 1’ 5” / 430mm

Bracket Length – 6 ½ “ / 160mm

Weight - Approx. 4kg

This is a very rare opportunity to own a piece of railwayana that is not only aesthetically pleasing and historically interesting, but actually has a practical use! It would be perfect for wall mounting in the home, shed, garden, railway room etc, or indeed a preserved heritage DMU if you’re lucky enough to own one.

Racks of this size and design are specific to the 1950s built ‘suburban’ style (lots of doors!) DMU fleet, nearly all of which were withdrawn and scrapped in the 1990s. There are very few vehicles left lying around which contain these racks that haven’t been robbed for spares, vandalised or saved for use on preserved/heritage railways, so it’s highly unlikely that many, if any more will surface and become available to purchase in the future. So this is indeed a rare chance to acquire one which has survived undamaged, and doesn’t have the rest of a DMU vehicle attached to it.

This rack is in excellent condition, and bares only the usual signs of use you’d expect from 50odd years service on Britain’s rail network. It is made from aluminium so is very light weight and will not rust, and it takes 8 M6 bolts to mount, 4 in each end bracket. It has been lightly cleaned with a damp cloth to take the majority of the dirt off it, but it can be easily unscrewed and disassembled into individual parts should the new owner wish to give it a ‘deep clean’, but even in it’s present condition it’s perfectly suitable for immediate installation.

I apologise for the price of postage, but as you can appreciate this is a fairly sizable item! This item can be sent either by courier for £22 as quoted, or collected free of charge by prior arrangement from either Llangollen, North Wales, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, or Stockport, Cheshire/South Manchester.

I have a couple more of these racks, they will be listed over the coming months as time permits.

On behalf of Llangollen Railcars, thankyou for viewing this auction. Details of the group of volunteers and the fleet of Heritage DMUs we are currently running and maintaining can be found here, as well as details of our annual gala event ad Llangollen, North Wales: http://www.llangollenrailcars.com/

 I have just uploaded a picture of a similar rack mounted on a wall, very easily done as they are very light but sturdy. It would look very smart in a hallway for umbrellas or shoes, or over the model railway to store those bits that you don't use every day, that just get in the way!