Vehicle 51349
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
| May-60 | New to | 81C (Southall) | |
| Apr-68 | Transferred to | 81D (Reading) | |
| May 1973 | Depot code change | RG | |
| 18/09/92 | Transferred to | OO (Old Oak Common) NWRX | |
| 13/01/93 | Transferred to | RG (Reading) NWRX | |
| 01/02/93 | Transferred to | BY (Bletchley) NNDX | |
| 10/02/94 | Sector Change to | BY (Bletchley) NXXX | |
| 21/02/94 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) RDTS | |
| 22/09/94 | Transferred to | HQ (Headquarters) HGXX | |
| circa Feb-95 | Stored | ||
| May-95 | Withdrawn |
Modifications
w/e 16/10/71 - Dual AWS fitted
p/e 06/09/75 - WR AWS removed
Refurbished
At Swindon Works dated 03/11/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery51349 was involved in the following incident:
1st June 1989 - Reading depot
Derailment involving Class 117
Info from John Baker
51349 derailed after splitting the points at Reading depot.
Disposal
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | As delivered to Southall - May 1960 | ||||||
| SHL308 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Listed at Southall - Aug-60 | |||||
| 457 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Listed at Southall - Apr-68 - was S308, non-gangwayed set | |||||
| 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 25/08/69 - at Paddington1 | ||||||
| 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 22/05/71 - at Shrewsbury1 | ||||||
| 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 25/10/1971 - at Paddington2 | ||||||
| 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 29/10/1973 - at Reading2 | ||||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Listed at RG - 01/05/1976 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 05/1977 - Oxford Didcot Reading area3 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 14/05/1977 - Oxford Station3 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 01/06/1977 - Oxford Station3 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 27/10/1977 - Oxford Station3 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Listed at RG - 31st December 1977 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 26/04/78 - on 1258 Oxford-Paddington | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 19/01/1980 - At London Paddington3 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 17/02/1980 - At Oxford P1 09573 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Listed at RG - 03/03/80 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted circa 04/19824 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Listed at RG - 15/12/1982 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Listed at RG - 01/01/85 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 20/04/1985 - Monmouthshire Railway Society The Maerdy Gras Railtour L407+ 55021 + L413 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 23/11/1985 - at Paddington5 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 20/02/19864 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Listed at Reading - Summer 1986 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 21/06/1986 - at Clapham Junction5 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51319 | Formation change - RG - circa Aug-86 - 51319 (from C307) replaced 51391 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51319 | Noted 13/09/19864 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51319 | Noted 24th January 1987 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Listed at RG - Aug-87 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted circa 08/19874 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Listed at RG - 15/05/89 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Listed at RG - 21/01/91 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Listed at RG - 24/02/92 - NSE NWRX pool | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Listed at RG - 12/08/92 | |||||
| 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 25/09/92 - on 22:48 Slough - Paddington6 | ||||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Listed at OO - November 1992 - Sector NWRX | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 51391 | Noted circa 07/19934 | ||||||
| L413 | 51349 | 51391 | Listed at BY - November 1993 - Sector NNDX | ||||||
| L713 | 51349 | 51391 | Transfer to TS - 21/02/94 - from BY | ||||||
| 007 | 51349 | 51391 | Noted 09/10/94 - at Norwich, info from Alan Dowe7 | ||||||
| 117331 | 51340 | 51349 | Noted 30/10/94 - at Norwich, 51349 has set number 007, its normal partner 51391 was on NC7 | ||||||
| T007 | 51349 | 51391 | Formed at TS circa Nov-94 - Sandite | ||||||
| 007 | 51349 | 51391 | 51340 | Noted 01/01/95 - at Norwich, info from Alan Dowe, vehicle order unknown, set number 117331 on 513407 | |||||
| T351 | 51349 | Noted 05/1995 - Second and third vechicles class 116 not recorded. Noted at Selly Oak operating to Redditch in place of class 323 units which had been taken out of service for repairs.8 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Shayne Lewis
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Robert Chilton
6: David Bellamy
7: Gerald Brown
8: Alan Barclay
Images:
Unknown date
Set number: L413
Class 117 DMBS W53149 on the rear of set L413 at Reading circa late 1970s. Paul Redmond.
2nd January 1980
Set number: L413
Refurbished Class 117 set L413 (presumably 51349 + 59501 + 51391) at West Drayton on January 2, 1980. Steve Davies Collection.
4th August 1981
Set number: L413
Class 117 3 car set L413, presumably 51349 59501 51391), waits in platform 1 at Reading Station, 4th August 1981. Paul James.
17th February 1982
Set number: L413
Class 117 set L413 (51349 + 59501 + 51391) calls at Iver with the 11:00 Slough-Paddington service on 17 February 1982. Stuart Mackay Collection.
1980s
Set number: L413
Class 117 DMU set L413 (51349 and presumably 59501 + 51391) seen on Lickey Bank, date unknown. It was in blue/grey livery from 1981 to 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.
20th April 1985
Set number: L413
The participants of 'The Maerdy Gras' railtour stream out of the train to get their photos at Blaenganu, with set L413 (51349 59501 51391) closest. Chris Lings.
20th April 1985
Set number: L413
'The Maerdy Gras' railtour at Aberpergwm on 20/4/85 with set L413 (51349 59501 51391) closest. Chris Lings.
20th April 1985
Set number: L413
Llanelli station contains 'The Maerdy Gras' railtour on 20/4/85, comprised of two Class 117s and a bubble car in the middle. Set L413 (51349 59501 51391) is closest. Chris Lings.
20th April 1985
Set number: L413
Class 117 DMU set L413 and DMBS 51349 is seen with its cab under the road bridge at what was once Onllwyn station on the former Neath & Brecon Railway line from Neath Low Level to Brecon via the Dulais Valley. The DMU set was part of a 7-car formation operating the Monmouthshire Railway Society 'Maerdy Gras' railtour which visited several freight only lines in the area on 20/04/85. The station at Onllwyn had lost its passenger service on 15/10/62 after which the line from Neath became freight only. Adrian Nicholls.
22nd August 1987
Set number: L413
Class 117 DMBS 51349, set number L413, is seen stabled at Reading depot on 22.08.1987 in BR blue and grey livery. Andy Cole.
22nd February 1988
Set number: 413
A Class 117 led by 51349, set number L413, is seen passing Washwood Heath on 22.02.1988 after overhaul and repainting into Network South East livery at Doncaster. A Class 114 is on the rear. Andy Cole.
24th February 1988
Set number: L413
Set L413 (51349 / 59501 / 51391) in NSE livery at Reading on 24 February 1988. Hamish Stevenson.
April 1988
Set number: L413
Class 117 set L413 (51349 and presumably 59501 + 51391) at Southall in April 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.
1st June 1989
Set number: L413
51349 from L413 split the points at Reading Depot on June 1st 1989. John Baker.
30th November 1989
Set number: L413
The footbridge on the down side of West Ealing station was a popular spot for railway photographers although not always the easiest place to stand on occasions due to one or two dubious characters who used it for peddling illegal substances! I spent most of a day there on 30 November 1989 and took an bagful of pictures including quite a few DMMUs on local trains. This one shows class 117 L413 (51349 + 59501 + 51391) working a Paddington to Slough service away from the station stop. Of interest in the background is the former GWR goods platform shelter now used as a partly-covered storage area. Peter Tandy.
circa 1990
Set number: L413
L413 (presumably 51349 + 59501 + 51391) at Ealing Broadway circa 1990. Peter Brabham Collection.
1991
Set number: L413
Pressed Steel Class 117 L413 in original NSE Livery and with vehicle 51349 leading (presumably with 59501 + 51391). Moving away from the recently re-modelled and refurbished West Ealing station with an early evening service for Maidenhead in 1991. Alistair Fyffe.
2nd July 1991
Set number: L413
Network Southeast Class 117 set No. L413 (51349, 59501 and 51391) stands at Hayes & Harlington working a Paddington to Slough service on 2 July 1991. Brian Creasey.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 6th August 1960
A Pressed Steel triple set arrives into Banbury station where it will terminate with the 4.18pm ex-Paddington on August 6th, 1960. The power cars are W51391 (closest) and W51349, the centre car is presumably 59501. Michael Mensing.
Date: 29th March 1982
Set number: L413
Class 117 DMU set L413 (presumably 51391 + 59501 + 51349) arrives into Honeybourne station on 29 March 1982. Image taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: January 1983
Set number: L413
Two Class 117 DMUs seen near Iver in January 1983. Closest is set L413 presumably formed of 51391 + 59501 + 51349. Andrew Malloy.
Date: January 1983
Set number: L413
Passing Class 117 DMUs near Iver in January 1983. On the left is set L413 presumably formed of 51391 + 59501 + 51349. Andrew Malloy.
Date: late 1986
Set number: L413
Class 118 / 117 hybrid set L413 (presumably 51319 + 59501 + 51349) at Maidenhead in late 1986. John Law.
Date: circa 1988
Set number: L413
Class 117 set L413 (51391 and presumably 59501 + 51349) alongside 155 327 at Oxford, circa mid-to-late 1988. Ian Docwra.
Date: 11th June 1988
Set number: L413
Class 117 DMU set L413 (51391 + 59501 + 51349) seen at Didcot on 11 June 1988. Reading is on the destination blind. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: January 1990
Set number: L413
Ealing Broadway in January 1990, and L413 (presumably 51391 + 59501 + 51349) is on a Paddington service. John McIntyre.
Date: circa 1990
Set number: L413
DMUs out Southall, Class 117 L413 (presumably 51391 + 59501 + 51349) and Class 101 L837 (53751 + 59128 + 51437), circa late 1990. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 24th September 1993
Set number: L413
Class 117 DMU set L413 (51349 + 51391) arriving into Blackhorse Road station on 24 September 1993. Phil Bevan.
Date: 2nd January 1995
Set number: 117331
A fine selection of DMU vehicles rest with a light dusting of snow in the triangle at Crown Point depot in Norwich on 2nd January 1995. Nearest the camera is Pressed Steel Class 117 DMBS 51340, which displays set number 117331; the vehicle had previously worked in set L405, based in Reading, but had subsequently moved to Tyseley. Behind are DMS 51391 and DMBS 51349; both vehicles previously worked in Reading-based set L413, but had also moved to Tyseley by then. They had been observed working around Norwich in the preceding months on Sandite duties, wearing set number 007. Chris Boon.
Date: February 1995
Set number: T005
West Midlands bubble 55034, now as sandite 977828, stabled at Tyseley Depot in February 1995. On the left is Class 117 51349 labelled as set 007. Ian Buck.