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
Jul-60 | New to | 81D (Reading) | |
Jul-66 | Transferred to | 81C (Southall) | |
Apr-68 | Transferred to | 81D (Reading) | |
May 1973 | Depot code change | RG | |
16/05/82 | Transferred to | BR (Bristol Bath Road) | |
15/05/83 | Transferred to | RG (Reading) | |
circa Jun-84 | Transferred to | BR (Bristol Bath Road) | |
28/04/85 | Transferred to | RG (Reading) | |
p/e 30/03/91 | Transferred to | OO (Old Oak Common) NWRX | |
16/03/92 | Transferred to | RG (Reading) NWRX | |
14/12/92 | Sector Change to | RG (Reading) NWXX | |
06/12/93 | Sector Change to | RG (Reading) NWRX | |
17/12/93 | Transferred to | BY (Bletchley) NGBX | |
Oct-99 | Transferred to | HQ (Headquarters) | |
Oct-99 | Withdrawn from | HQ (Headquarters) |
Jan-72 - Dual AWS fitted
p/e 06/09/75 - WR AWS removed
Preserved - more details.
51363 | 59515 | 51405 | As delivered to Reading - July 1960 | ||||||
RDG315 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Listed at Reading - circa Oct-60 | |||||
463 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Listed at Southall - Apr-68 - was S323, non-gangwayed set | |||||
51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Noted 25/08/69 - at Paddington1 | ||||||
51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Noted 25/10/1971 - at Paddington2 | ||||||
51363 | 59515 | 51405 | 56283 | Noted 25/10/1971 - at Paddington2 | |||||
51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Noted 29/10/1973 - at Reading2 | ||||||
L463 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Noted 05/08/1975 - at Solihull3 | |||||
L425 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Listed at RG - 01/05/1976 | |||||
L429 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Noted 29/10/1977 - London Paddington4 | |||||
L429 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Noted 11/11/1977 - Oxford Station4 | |||||
L425 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Listed at RG - 31st December 1977 | |||||
L429 | 51363 | 59519 | 51409 | Noted 16/07/1978 - Reading Station4 | |||||
L425 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Listed at RG - 03/03/80 | |||||
L425 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Noted circa 04/19825 | |||||
B425 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Noted 23/10/1982 - Monmouthshire Railway Society The Rod Mill Rattler Railtour B425+B434 | |||||
B425 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Listed at BR - 15/12/1982 | |||||
51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Transfer to RG - 15/05/83 | ||||||
425 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Transfer to BR - circa Jun-84 - from RG | |||||
B425 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Noted circa 01/19855 | |||||
B425 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Listed at BR - 01/01/85 | |||||
425 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Transfer to RG - 28/04/85 - from BR | |||||
L425 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Noted 05/04/19865 | |||||
L425 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Listed at Reading - Summer 1986 | |||||
L425 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Noted 21/04/87 - at Royal Oak6 | |||||
L425 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Listed at RG - Aug-87 | |||||
L425 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Noted circa 11/19875 | |||||
51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Noted 21/11/87 - on 12:03 Paddington - Maidenhead7 | ||||||
L425 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Noted 04/04/88 - at Royal Oak6 | |||||
L425 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Listed at RG - 15/05/89 | |||||
51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Noted 03/08/89 - on 13:35 Reading - Paddington7 | ||||||
L425 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Noted 18/03/90 - in Paddington8 | |||||
51363 | 54283 | Noted circa 07/19905 | |||||||
L425 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Listed at RG - 21/01/91 | |||||
L425 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Noted circa 03/19915 | |||||
51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Noted 21/04/91 - on London Paddington - Reading service | ||||||
L425 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Listed at OO - 24/02/92 - NSE NWRX pool | |||||
L425 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Listed at RG - 12/08/92 | |||||
L425 | 51363 | 51405 | Noted circa 09/19925 | ||||||
L425 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Listed at RG - November 1992 - Sector NWRX | |||||
L425 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Noted circa 08/19935 | |||||
L425 | 51363 | 59515 | 51405 | Listed at RG - November 1993 - Sector NWXX | |||||
L721 | 51363 | 51405 | Transfer to BY - 17/12/93 - from RG as L425 | ||||||
L721 | 51363 | 51405 | Noted circa 04/19945 | ||||||
L721 | 51363 | 51405 | Listed at BY - Jul-94 | ||||||
117721 | 51363 | 51405 | Listed at BY - 02/12/96 | ||||||
117721 | 51363 | 51405 | Listed at BY - 01/01/98 | ||||||
51363 | 51405 | Noted 13/03/98 - on 11:51 Gospel Oak - Barking7 | |||||||
51363 | 51405 | Noted 12/10/98 - on 2N17 13:50 Bletchley - Bedford9 | |||||||
51363 | 51405 | Noted 17/10/98 - on 2N17 13:50 Bletchley - Bedford with 550299 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Gerald Brown
7: Martin Baumann
8: Aaron Calder
9: David Bellamy
Class 117 DMU set L425 (51363 and presumably 59515 + 51405) at Gloucester (Central) - date unknown. Paul Redmond.
Class 117 Pressed Steel 3-car DMU set L425 (51363 + 59515 + 51405) arrived at Liskeard from Looe, 24-3-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
On a rainy evening Class 117 Set L425 (presumably 51363 + 59515 + 51405) on a East Croydon - Slough additional is seen at Kensington Olympia (at 19XX) on Saturday 13th September 1986. Colin Brooks.
Class 117 DMU L425 (51363 and presumably 59515 + 51405) at Tilehurst Station on 14-5-88. Ian Cuthbertson Collection.
Class 117 set L425 (presumably 51363 + 59515 + 51405) at Ruscombe on the Great Western Main Line in 1989, looking south west from Milley Lane bridge. Walter Burt.
Class 117 unit L425 (presumably 51363 + 59515 + 51405) is seen in the rain at Reading Station early 1990s. Ian Cuthbertson.
Class 117 DMU set L425, presumed 51363/59515/51405, at Hackhurst Lane Farm Crossing with the 07.20 Reading to Gatwick on 24 October 1993. Rob Paterson.
Unusually in the South Central side of Clapham Junction (Platform 16) class 117 set L721 (51363 & 51405) are working on the West London service to Willesden Junction in August 1995. Ian Buck.
51405 + 51363 at South Tottenham 18/8/99. Sparegang.
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.
Two class 117 DMUs at Didcot on 6 May 1976. The closest vehicles are W51345 (L410) and W51363 (L425). Robert28194.
Class 117 DMU set L425 (51405 and presumably 59515 + 51363) arriving into Reading, date unknown. Paul Redmond.
B425 (51405 + 59515 + 51363) at Stapleton Road on the 25th September 1982. Steve Davies Collection.
The Monmouthshire Railway Society Rod Mill Rattler railtour at Splott Junction on 23 October 1982. It was formed of two Class 117 DMU sets, B425 (51363 + 59515 + 51405) and B434 (51372 + 59490 + 51414). Stuart Mackay Collection.
Set B425 (presumably 51405 + 59515 + 51363) and B430 have the company of 50 013 in Gloucester station in April 1983. Mike Cooper.
Class 117 Pressed Steel 3-car DMU set L425 51405 + 59515 + 51363) approaching Coombe Junction Halt with the 15-26 to Liskeard on 24-3-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
Class 117 Pressed Steel 3-car DMU set L425 (51405 + 59515 + 51363) arrived at Liskeard from Looe, 24-3-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
Class 117 DMU 51405 + 59515 + 51363 at Liskeard on the Looe service, 24-3-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
Class 117 DMU set L425 - 51405, 59515 and 51363, passing Didcot on 31 May 1985. Keith Miller.
Class 117 set L425, W51405 (nearest) + W59515 + W51363, heads away from Reading for Paddington. Wednesday 17th July 1985. Iain Reid.
Class 117 DMU set L425 (presumably 51405 + 59515 + 51363) arriving into Southall station, date unknown. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Class 117 set L425 (51405 + 59515 + 51363) is about to enter West Drayton station when seen on October 1, 1987. Malcolm Clements.
Class 117 DMU set L425, presumed 51405/59515/51363, at White Road Lane, Boxhill, with the 10.15 Gatwick to Reading service on 24 October 1993. Rob Paterson.
With the shunt signal cleared, NSE class 117 set L721 formed 51405 & 51363 trails L706 (51408 & 51366) out of Bletchley station to the carriage sidings. Robert Chilton.
NSE class 117 set no. L706 formed 51408 & 51366 leads L721 (51405 & 51363) out of Bletchley station. The destination from the last working is still shown: Barking - Gospel Oak; the units are in fact bound for Bletchley carriage sidings. Robert Chilton.
NSE class 117 set no. L706 formed 51408 & 51366 and L721 (51405 & 51363) have arrived ECS at Bletchley station. The driver has completed checking his train and now heads to the cab to take the units to Bletchley carriage sidings. Robert Chilton.
Class 117 set L721, DMS 51405 leading presumably with 51363, is seen at Kensington Olympia with a working to Willesden Junction on 04.04.1995. Andy Cole.
Two-car Class 117 NSE liveried L721 at Bletchley in 1998 (51405 presumably closest with 51363). John Law.
Class 117 DMU L721 (presumably 51405 + 51363) approaches South Tottenham - Summer 1999 I think. Stuart Pearce.
Two-car Class 117 set L721 (51405 + 51363) arrives at Barking on 8 June 1999. Sparegang.
Pressed Steel Class 117 DMU set L721 (51405 + 51363) departs from Upper Holloway on 8 June 1999. Sparegang.
51405 + 51363 at South Tottenham on 25/6/99. Sparegang.
Class 117 DMU set L721 (51405 + 51363) at South Tottenham on 18 August 1999. Sparegang.