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Vehicle 51359


Class 117

Builder: Pressed Steel
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Engines: Leyland 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30546
Diagram: 534

Allocations

Jul-60 New to 81C (Southall)
Apr-68 Transferred to 81D (Reading)
May 1973Depot code changeRG
18/09/92 Transferred to OO (Old Oak Common) NWRX
14/06/93 Transferred to BY (Bletchley) NGBX
4w/e 12/10/96 Transferred to HQ (Headquarters) SCOL
Feb-97 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters)

Modifications

22/11/72 - Dual AWS fitted
Jul-75 - WR AWS removed

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 10/04/1980 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Preserved - more details.

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51359 59511 51401 As delivered to SHL - July 1960
SHL311 51359 59509 51399 Listed at SHL - circa Dec-60
SHL312 51359 59511 51401 Listed at SHL - circa Dec-60
461 51359 59511 51401 Listed at Southall - Apr-68 - was S312, non-gangwayed set
51359 59511 51401 Noted 19/07/69 - at Royal Oak1
51359 59511 51401 Noted 07/03/70 - at Royal Oak1
51359 59511 51401 Noted 28/08/73 - in Paddington2
51359 59511 51401 Noted 08/04/1974 - at Reading3
L461 51359 59511 51401 Noted 30/04/75 - at Royal Oak1
51359 59511 51401 Noted 12/07/1975 - at Birmingham New Street4
L461 51359 59511 51401 Noted 06/12/75 - on 2A70 1118 Paddington-Didcot
L461 51359 59511 51401 Noted 31/01/76 - on 2A28 1348 Paddington-Reading with 55028 + L469
L421 51359 59511 51401 Listed at RG - 01/05/1976
51359 59511 51401 Noted 08/09/76 - at Reading1
L421 51359 59511 51401 Noted 05/1977 - Oxford Didcot Reading area5
L421 51359 59511 51401 Noted 21st May 1977
51359 59543 51401 Noted 01/09/772
L421 51359 59511 51401 Noted 11/11/1977 - Oxford Station5
L421 51359 59511 51401 Listed at RG - 31st December 1977
L421 51359 59511 51401 Noted 16/07/1978 - Reading Station5
L421 51359 59511 51401 Noted 16/07/1978 - Reading Station5
L421 51359 59511 51401 Noted 28/08/1979 - At Slough P6BAY 17325
L421 51359 59511 51401 Listed at RG - 03/03/80
L421 51359 59511 51401 Noted 05/04/19826
L421 51359 59511 51401 Listed at RG - 15/12/1982
L421 51359 59511 51401 Listed at RG - 01/01/85
L421 51359 59511 51401 Noted 28/09/19856
L421 51359 59511 51401 Noted 19/10/19856
L421 51359 59511 51401 Noted 11/02/19866
L421 51359 59511 51401 Listed at Reading - Summer 1986
L421 51359 59511 51400 Noted 21/06/1986 - at Old Oak Common7
L421 51359 59511 51401 Noted 26/08/19866
L421 51359 59511 51401 Noted 01/08/19876
L421 51359 59511 51401 Listed at RG - Aug-87
L421 51359 59511 51401 Noted circa 04/19886
L421 51359 59511 51401 Listed at - 15/05/89
L421 51359 59511 51401 Listed at RG - 21/01/91
L421 51359 59511 51401 Listed at RG - 24/02/92 - NSE NWRX pool
L421 51359 59511 51401 Listed at RG - 12/08/92
L421 51359 59511 51401 Listed at OO - November 1992 - Sector NWRX
L703 51359 51401 Noted 15th October 1993
L703 51359 51401 Listed at BY - November 1993 - Sector NGBX
L703 51359 51401 Noted circa 12/19936
L703 51359 51401 Noted 19/02/1994 - BLS Radlett Roundabout Railtour L703+L722
L703 51359 51401 Listed at BY - Jul-94
51359 51401 Noted 26/07/95 - on 11:12 Clapham Junction - Willesden Junction High Level8
117703 51359 51401 Formed 4w/e 02/03/96
117703 51359 51401 Listed at BY - 02/12/96
117703 51359 51401 Listed at BY - 01/01/98

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Shayne Lewis
6: Eddie Knorn
7: Robert Chilton
8: Martin Baumann

Images:

Class 117 DMU at London Paddington

15th October 1979

Set number: L421

Class 117 DMU set L421 (presumably 51359 + 59511 + 51401) departing Paddington with a Slough service on 15 October 1979. Brian Daniels.

Class 117 DMU at Paddington

21st May 1983

Set number: L421

Class 117 set L421 with DMBS W51359 (nearest) tailing TC W59511 & DMS W51401 as they depart Paddington, Saturday 21st May 1983 Iain Reid.

Class 117 DMU at Bourne End

1986

Set number: L421

The Marlow branch DMU (presumably 51359 + 59511 + 51401) reverses at Bourne End in 1986. John Law.

Class 117 DMU at Marlow

1986

Set number: L421

Class 117 set L421 (presumably 51359 + 59511 + 51401) arrives into Marlow station in 1986. John Law.

Class 117 DMU at Worcester

16th September 1986

Set number: L421

Class 117 set L421 (presumably 51359 + 59511 + 51401) shelters in the remains of an old steam shed at Worcester before its next duty on the Cotswold line on 16/9/1986. Stephen Burdett.

Class 117 DMU at Reading

19th August 1987

Class 117 DMBS 51359 at Reading on August 19, 1987. Colin Brooks.

Class 117 DMU at Didcot

3rd June 1989

Set number: L421

Class 117 set L421 (presumably 51359 + 59511 + 51401) at Didcot on 3 June 1989. Nigel Menzies.

Class 117 DMU at Bicester Town

circa summer 1989

Set number: L421

Class 117 DMU set L421 (presumably 51359 + 59511 + 51401) in Bicester Town station circa summer 1989. Brian Ward.

Class 117 DMU at Clapham Junction

19th April 1990

Set number: L421

WR cl.117 set L421 is seen stabled in the West London Line platforms, on the north side of Clapham Junction, on 19/4/90. 51359 is nearest the camera with 59511 and 51401 behind. Leonard Rogers.

Class 117 DMU at Gospel Oak

20th November 1993

Set number: L703

Class 117 Pressed Steel 2-car L703 (51359 presumably with 51401) at Gospel Oak for Barking on 20-11-93 or thereabouts. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 117 DMU at London Liverpool Street

19th February 1994

Set number: L703

The BLS 'Radlett Roundabout' railtour in London Liverpool Street on 19-02-94, formed 51359 + 51401 / 51387 + 51345. John Law.

Class 117 DMU at South Tottenham

30th November 1994

Set number: L703

Class 117 set L703 (117703, presumably 51359 + 51401) rolls to a halt at South Tottenham on 30th November 1994. Ian Buck.

Class 117 DMU at Crouch Hill

23rd December 1994

Set number: L703

At Crouch Hill on a foggy day is L703 (117703, presumably 51359 + 51401) with 51359 leading on 23rd December 1994. Ian Buck.

Class 117 DMU at Clapham Junction

5th October 1995

Set number: L703

Class 117 DMBS 51359, set number L703 presumably with 51401, is seen arriving at Clapham Junction with a working from Willesden Junction on 05.10.1995. Andy Cole.

Class 117 DMU at Clapham Junction

circa January 1996

Set number: L703

Class 117 Pressed Steel 2-car L703 (51359 presumably with 51401) stands at Clapham Junction with a Willesden Junction service, Jan/Feb 1996. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 117 DMU at Bletchley Depot

14th April 1999

Set number: L703

Showing signs of its withdrawal class 117 car 51359 at Bletchley Depot on 14th April 1999. Ian Buck.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 10th February 1987

54289 leads 51401 + 59511 + 51359 into Paddington on the 10th February 1987. Malcolm Clements.

DMU

Date: 1st April 1989

Set number: L421

Class 117 set L421 (presumably 51401 + 59511 + 51359) at Twyford on 1 April 1989. Taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 16th April 1989

Set number: L421

A six-car Class 117 DMU formation formed of L421 (51401 and presumably 59511 + 51359) and L401 (presumably 51333 + 59485 + 51375) in Southall station on 16 April 1989. Andrew Malloy.

DMU

Date: 16th April 1989

Set number: L401

A six-car Class 117 DMU formation formed of L401 ((presumably 51375 + 59485 + 51333) and L401 (presumably 51359 + 59511 + 51401) heads away from Southall station on 16 April 1989 as 47 334 approaches light engine. Andrew Malloy.

DMU

Date: 2nd September 1989

Set number: L421

Class 117 L421 (51401 + 59511 + 51359) at West Ealing working a Reading to Paddington service on 2-9-89. Ian Cuthbertson Collection.

DMU

Date: 28th September 1989

Set number: L421

51401 leads Class 117 set L421 (presumably with 59511 + 51359) in what looks like a shunting move at Newbury on September 28, 1989. John Carter.

DMU

Date: 2nd November 1990

Set number: L421

Class 117 set L421 with DMS 51401 at the front (presumably with 59511 + 51359) is seen departing West Drayton with a service towards Paddington on 02.11.1990. When the centre car was removed it gained the set number L703. Andy Cole.

DMU

Date: circa 1991

Set number: L421

Class 117 set L421 (presumably 51401 + 59511 + 51359) at Southall circa 1991. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 28th August 1991

Set number: L421

Two Class 117 sets at Redhill on August 28th, 1991. On the left is L406 (51341 + 59493 + 51383) and on the right L421 (51401 (is it carrying a number?) + 59511 + 51359). Rex Holt.

DMU

Date: 28th May 1993

Set number: L703

Class 117 set L703 (presumably 51401 + 51359) seen in Gospel Oak station on the 28th May 1993. Mike Cooper.

DMU

Date: 20th November 1993

Set number: L703

Class 117 Pressed Steel 2-car L703 (presumably 51401 + 51359) at Gospel Oak for Barking, 20-11-93 or thereabouts. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: 20th November 1993

Set number: L703

Class 117 Pressed Steel 2-car DMU set L703 51401 + 51359 (DMS + DMBS) arrived at Barking from Gospel Oak on 20-11-93 or thereabouts. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: 19th February 1994

Set number: L722

51345 + 51387 / 51359 + 51401 with the Branch Line Society 'Radlett Roundabout' railtour at Kettering on 19/2/94. Image by Richard Huggins. John Law Collection.

DMU

Date: 19th February 1994

Set number: L722

51345 + 51387 / 51359 + 51401 with the Branch Line Society 'Radlett Roundabout' railtour at Bedford on 19/2/94. Image by Richard Huggins. John Law.

DMU

Date: 19th February 1994

Set number: L722

The Branch Line Society 'Radlett Roundabout' railtour at Kettering on 19 February 1994 formed of Class 117s L722 (51345 + 51387) and L703 (51359 + 51401). Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 19th February 1994

Set number: L722

The Branch Line Society 'Radlett Roundabout' railtour at Kettering on 19 February 1994 formed of Class 117s L722 (51345 + 51387) and L703 (51359 + 51401). Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 19th February 1994

Set number: L722

51345 + 51387 / 51359 + 51401 with the Branch Line Society 'Radlett Roundabout' railtour at Braunstone Gate (Leicester) on 19/2/94. Image by Richard Huggins. John Law Collection.

DMU

Date: 19th February 1994

Set number: L722

Class 117 DMU sets L722+L703 at Braunstone Gate Sidings, Leicester on February 19, 1994. Doing what the BLS (Branch Line Society) did best crunching the rust on sections of the network rarely reached by other railtour operators. Here class 117 DMU sets L722 (51345+51387) & L703 (51359+51401) coupled behind disgorge their passengers into the remnants of Leicester Braunstone Gate Sidings for a photo stop on the "Radlett Rambler" railtour. This line being the former Great Central Railway route into the city from the south but truncated as a branch after the Beeching closures, its final days being to serve Vic Berry's scrapyard using a curve added by BR in 1965 off the Coalville freight line linking the former Midland and GC lines together. The whole area has since been redeveloped with no trace of the railway remaining. Adrian Nicholls.

DMU

Date: 21st May 1994

Set number: L129

An immaculate looking Class 121 single-unit 55029, was coupled to a two-car Class 117 (51401 + 51359) awaiting departure from Bletchley with the 14.50 service to Bedford on May 21st 1994. Martyn Hilbert.

DMU

Date: 24th November 1994

Set number: L703

Berthed at Willesden Junction Low Level is 117703 (L703 - 51401 + 51359) on 24th November 1994. A spare set was often berthed here to cover both the West London and Gospel oak - Barking lines. Ian Buck.

DMU

Date: 30th November 1994

Set number: L703

117703 (L703 - 51401 + 51359) on nears Gospel Oak on the 30th November 1994. Ian Buck.

DMU

Date: 1995

Set number: L703

Class 117 set L703 (presumably 51401 + 51359) seen at West Brompton in 1995. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 7th April 1995

Set number: L703

L703 (presumably 51401 + 51359) seen at Wootton Broadmead Crossing (a popular spot with photographers because of the long, straight approach) with an up Bletchley-bound service on 07 04 1995. Paul Fleet.

DMU

Date: 5th October 1995

Set number: L703

Class 117 set L703 with DMS 51401 at the front (presumably with 51359) is seen at Clapham Junction with a working to Willesden Junction on 05.10.1995. Andy Cole.

DMU

Date: circa January 1996

Set number: L703

Class 117 Pressed Steel 2-car L703 (presumably 51401 + 51359) stands at Clapham Junction Jan/Feb 1996. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.