Blue Class 117 Add-on Livery

Introduced in 1959, the Class 117 was originally designed to handle rural branch line and suburban stopping services as replacement for steam-hauled services. Put into service on BR’s Western Region, the DMU operated services out of London Paddington and across South Wales and Cornwall.

A total of 123 cars were built, making up two-car and three-car DMUs, and survived several reorganisations of the rail network and the introduction of more modern units. However, the pressure from modernisation eventually took its toll and all were withdrawn from mainline service by 2000, with several today preserved on heritage railways across the UK.

The Class 117 DMU for Train Simulator is available in British Rail green livery and features a full three-car consist including a Driving Motor Brake Second, Driving Motor Second and Trailer Composite Lavatory, complete with passenger view, cab lighting and mechanical gear change.