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Pressed Steel Class 117 set 461 approaching Southall on a Paddington service in the early 1970s. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Pressed Steel triple set 463 (presumably 51405 + 59515 + 51363) is seen in Leamington Spa station in September 1968 with a Didcot service. Steve Davies Collection.
An official image (Swindon Works negative 5CR/147 showing the interior of Pressed Steel suburban TCL 59484 on 10/12/59, showing the first class saloon looking from rear to centre. British Railways.
Western Region DMU set L707 (51342+51384) makes for an unusual sight departing London Waterloo being used for driver route learning trips on May 29, 1993. Waterloo International station visible behind had been formerly opened 3 weeks earlier on 6th May 1993 the day services should have started through the Channel Tunnel. Sadly with tunnel construction delays there was to be a another 17 month wait for service to start and in the meantime Waterloo International was simply hired out for corporate events. BR EPS carried on training crews in the meantime with frequent trips from London to Folkestone using a modified EMU with cinema style seats while a hired 2-car DMU from Network SouthEast was used for drivers to learn the West London line from North Pole Depot and the mainline into London Waterloo in readiness for the launch of Eurostar in 1994. Adrian Nicholls.
Class 117 set 709 (presumably 51386 + 51344) seen near Penzance on 21 October 1995. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Class 117s in Exeter St Davids yard in 1997. Closest is presumably set 709 with 51344 closest. GWR liveried DMBS 51368 is at the far end. John Law.
Labelled set 709 - thought to be 51344 - and L705/51358 stored at Bletchley TMD circa 1999. Graham Baker.
A Class 117 DMU formed of two DMBSs (presumably 51344 closest) arrives into Falmouth station on 23 September 1994. Taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.
A Class 117 set at Penzance on 26/10/94, formed 51386 + 51344. Sparegang.
Class 117 DMU set B405 with a Swindon service in Gloucester Eastgate station in June 1975. Hugh Llewelyn.
A Class 117 DMU set B405 in Cheltenham (Lansdowne Road) station, June 1975. Hugh Llewelyn.
A Class 117 DMU set B405 in Cheltenham (Lansdowne Road) station, June 1975. Hugh Llewelyn.
This is the interior of 51387, part of Class 117 no. B407, taken as the train was leaving Toller during the Dorset Dawdler railtour on 03/05/1975. It is believed that tour participants joined this service train during the break. Graeme Phillips Collection.
Last day on the Bridport Branch, 3rd May 1975. W51345 leads set B407 (with 59497 + 51387), with branch regular W55033 on the rear, into Toller station with a Maiden Newton-Bridport service. Nicholas T Smith.
W51345 trails on Class 117 DMU set B407 (with 59497 + 51387), W55033 leads at the far end, departing Powerstock station with a Bridport-Maiden Newton service. The service was normally operated by a single car but strengthened as this was the last day of passenger trains on the Bridport Branch - 3rd May 1975. Nicholas T Smith.
The Southern Electric Group 'Dorset Dawdler' railtour included an almost three hour break at Maiden Newton which allowed participants the opportunity to travel on the Bridport branch on the last day of operation - 3rd May 1975. The railtour headboard was carried on the branch service train, formed of B407 (51345 + 59497 + 51387) and B133 (55033), seen arriving into Powerstock station. Nicholas T Smith.
Last day on the Bridport Branch, 3rd May 1975. B407 (W51345 + W59497 + W51387) with B133 (W55033) attract lots of attention at Bridport before departing for Maiden Newton. Nicholas T Smith.
The Dorset Dawdler railtour at Bridport on 3rd May 1975, formed of Class 117 DMU set B407 (presumably W51345 + W59497 + W51387) with B133 (W55033). Stuart Mackay Collection.
Pressed Steel Class 117 3-car Suburban dmu No.B407 in Rail Blue & Grey with all-yellow front ends at Severn Tunnel Junction on a Bristol (Temple Meads) - Cardiff (Central) service, 06/75. Hugh Llewelyn.
Pressed Steel Class 117 3-car Suburban dmu Nos.B407 consisting of Class 117/1, 176 & 117/2 in Rail Blue with all-yellow front ends at Cardiff (Central) on a Bristol (Temple Meads) service, 06/75. Hugh Llewelyn.