Vehicle 51366
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
| Sep-60 | New to | 81C (Southall) | |
| Mar-67 | Transferred to | 81D (Reading) | |
| May 1973 | Depot code change | RG | |
| 16/05/82 | Transferred to | BR (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| 05/04/86 | Transferred to | RG (Reading) | |
| p/e 30/03/91 | Transferred to | OO (Old Oak Common) NWRX | |
| 18/09/92 | Transferred to | RG (Reading) NWRX | |
| 14/12/92 | Sector Change to | RG (Reading) NWXX | |
| 03/12/93 | Transferred to | BY (Bletchley) NGBX | |
| Mar-00 | Withdrawn from | BY (Bletchley) |
Modifications
5w/e 10/06/72 - Dual AWS fitted
Jun-75 - WR AWS removed
Refurbished
At Swindon Works dated 08/02/1979 released in white/blue stripe liverySome sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | As delivered to Southall - September 1960 | ||||||
| SHL316 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Listed at Southall - circa Oct-60 | |||||
| SHL317 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Listed at Southall - circa Dec-60 | |||||
| 419 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Listed at Reading - Apr-68 - was R341, gangwayed set | |||||
| 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Noted 02/09/69 - at Paddington1 | ||||||
| 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Noted 07/03/70 - at Royal Oak2 | ||||||
| 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Noted 11/02/71 - at Royal Oak2 | ||||||
| 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Noted 22/07/72 - at Royal Oak2 | ||||||
| 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Noted 01/06/74 - in Birmingham New Street | ||||||
| L419 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Noted 30/04/75 - at Royal Oak2 | |||||
| L428 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Listed at RG - 01/05/1976 | |||||
| 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Noted 11/09/76 - in London Paddington1 | ||||||
| L428 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Noted 05/1977 - Oxford Didcot Reading area3 | |||||
| L428 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Noted 26/10/1977 - Oxford Station3 | |||||
| L428 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Listed at RG - 31st December 1977 | |||||
| L428 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Noted 29/01/1980 - At Didcot Station3 | |||||
| L428 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Listed at RG - 03/03/80 | |||||
| L428 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Noted circa 09/1981 - at Old Oak Common Open Day4 | |||||
| L428 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Noted circa 04/19824 | |||||
| B428 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Listed at BR - 15/12/1982 | |||||
| B428 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Noted circa 08/19834 | |||||
| B428 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Noted circa 03/19844 | |||||
| B428 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Listed at BR - 01/01/85 | |||||
| 428 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Transfer to RG - 05/04/86 - from BR | |||||
| L428 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Listed at Reading - Summer 1986 | |||||
| L428 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Noted 21/06/19864 | |||||
| B428 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Noted circa 02/19874 | |||||
| 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Noted 14/03/87 - on 15:27 Gatwick - Reading5 | ||||||
| L428 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Noted 21/04/87 - at Royal Oak2 | |||||
| 51366 | 59518 | 55020 | Noted circa 07/19874 | ||||||
| L428 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Noted circa 08/19874 | |||||
| L428 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Listed at RG - Aug-87 | |||||
| L428 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Listed at RG - 15/05/89 | |||||
| L428 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Noted 17/06/1989 - L423+L428 Oxford to Poole and return special train | |||||
| L428 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Listed at RG - 21/01/91 | |||||
| L428 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Noted June 1991 | |||||
| L428 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Listed at OO - 24/02/92 - NSE NWRX pool | |||||
| L428 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Listed at OO - 12/08/92 | |||||
| L428 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Listed at RG - November 1992 - Sector NWRX | |||||
| 51366 | 55022 | 51408 | Noted 09/11/92 - on 13:42 Reading - Paddington6 | ||||||
| L428 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Noted 25th June 1993 | |||||
| L428 | 51366 | 59518 | 51408 | Listed at RG - November 1993 - Sector NWXX | |||||
| L706 | 51366 | 51408 | Noted circa 04/19944 | ||||||
| L706 | 51366 | 51408 | Listed at BY - Jul-94 | ||||||
| spare | 51366 | Formed 4w/e 02/03/96 | |||||||
| 117706 | 51366 | 51408 | Listed at BY - 02/12/96 | ||||||
| 117706 | 51366 | 51408 | Listed at BY - 01/01/98 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Shayne Lewis
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Martin Baumann
6: David Bellamy
Images:
July 1978
Set number: L428
Class 117 DMU set L428 (presumably 51366 + 59518 + 51408) and Class 33 (possibly 037) at Reading in July 1978. Graeme Phillips Collection.
11th September 1984
Set number: B428
Class 117 set B428 (51366 + 59518 + 51408) heads away from Chepstow and is about to cross the River Wye with the 17:05 Cardiff - Worcester service on 11 September 1984. Image taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.
1991
Set number: L428
Class 117 DMU L428 (vehicles 51366, 59518 and 51408) seen at Oxford in the spring of 1991. Bob Belcher.
9th September 1993
Set number: L428
Pressed Steel Class 117 DMU set L428 (51366 + 59518 + 51408) stabled in the siding at Redhill in between Reading duties on 9 September 1993. Sparegang.
17th October 1993
Set number: L428
Class 117 DMU set L428, presumed 51366 + 59518 + 51408, at Gomshall with the 10.20 Reading to Gatwick on 17 October 1993. Rob Paterson.
17th October 1993
Set number: L428
Class 117 DMU set L428, presumed 51366 + 59518 + 51408, near Shalford Junction with the 15.20 Reading to Gatwick service on 17 October 1993. Rob Paterson.
24th October 1993
Set number: L428
Class 117 DMU set L428, presumed 51366/59518/51408, at Hackhurst Lane Crossing with the 10.20 Reading to Gatwick on 24 October 1993. Rob Paterson.
5th May 1995
Set number: 117706
Class 117 set (51366 & 51408) at Clapham Junction on the West London line 5th May 1995. Ian Buck.
13th September 1995
Set number: 117706
51366 with 51408 at Clapham Junction. Phil Bidwell.
12th August 1997
Set number: 117706
Class 117 DMU set 117706, 51366/51408, at Bedford on 12 August 1997. Rob Paterson.
12th August 1997
Set number: 117706
Class 117 DMU set 117706, 51408/51366 (nearest on rear), leaving Lidlington on 12 August 1997. Rob Paterson.
23rd January 1999
Set number: 117706
Set 117706 (51366 & 51408) at Bedford on 23rd January 1999. Ian Buck.
23rd January 1999
Set number: 117706
Class 117 set 117706 (51366 + 51408) at Bletchley on 23rd January 1999. Ian Buck.
14th April 1999
Set number: 117706
At Gospel Oak on 14th April 1999 is class 117 set 117706 (51366 + 51408). Ian Buck.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: circa April 1978
Set number: L420
Two Class 117 DMUs in Oxford station. On the left is set L420 (presumably 51358 + 59510 + 51400) and set L428 (presumably 51366 + 59518 + 51408) is on the right. The slide was processed in April 1978. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 1981
Set number: L428
Class 117 DMU set L428 (51408 + 59518 + 51366) at Slough in the first half of 1981. Rob Paterson.
Date: March 1984
Set number: B428
Class 117 DMU set B428, presumably 51408 + 59518 + 51366, arriving into Frome station in early March 1984. Michael Mensing.
Date: 11th September 1984
Set number: B428
Class 117 set B428 (51408 + 59518 + 51366) at Chepstow with the 17:05 Cardiff - Worcester service on 11 September 1984. Image taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 16th July 1986
Set number: L428
Class 117 DMU Set L428 (51408 + 59518 + 51366) approaches Torquay station with the 10.20 Exeter St David's to Paignton service on 16 July 1986. Neil Smith.
Date: circa January 1987
Set number: L428
Class 117 DMU set L428 (presumably 51408 + 59518 + 51366), date/location unknown. The slide process date is January 1987. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 8th May 1987
Set number: L428
Class 117 DMU 51408/59518/51366 arrives at Oxford on 08/05/87 to form the 13:07 service to Didcot. Steve Jones.
Date: 29th June 1987
51369 & 51366 face-to-face at Reading, 29/6/87. Malcolm Clements.
Date: 22nd August 1987
Set number: L428
Class 117 DMS 51408, set number L428 (presumably with 59518 + 51366), is seen stabled at Reading in Network South East livery on 22.08.1987. Andy Cole.
Date: 1987
Set number: L428
L428 - 51408 + 59518 + 51366 in Oxford station. The date is either 24.10.1987 or 17.12.1987 which are the only two dates I was in Oxford. Martin Baumann.
Date: 23rd October 1993
Set number: L428
Class 117 set L428, presumed 51408/59518/51366, at Shalford with the 14.17 Gatwick to Reading on 23 October 1993. Rob Paterson.
Date: 17th April 1994
Set number: L721
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.
Date: 17th April 1994
Set number: L706
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.
Date: 17th April 1994
Set number: L706
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.
Date: 23rd July 1994
Set number: L706
Class 117 DMU set L706 (51408 + 51366) at Gospel Oak on 23 July 1994. Phil Bevan.
Date: May 1995
Set number: 117706
In May 1995 class 117 set 117706 (51408 + 51366) arrives at Blackhorse Road. Ian Buck.
Date: 12th August 1997
Set number: 117706
Class 117 DMU set 117706, 51408/51366, at Bedford on 12 August 1997. Rob Paterson.
Date: 12th August 1997
Set number: 117706
Class 117 DMU Set 117706, 51408/51366, arriving at Lidlington on 12 August 1997. Rob Paterson.
Date: 12th August 1997
Set number: 117706
Class 117 DMU set 117706, 51408/51366, at Bletchley on 12 August 1997. Rob Paterson.
Date: 26th January 1999
Set number: 117706
At Walthamstow Queens Road class 117 set 117706 (51408 + 51366) on 26th January 1999. Ian Buck.
Date: 18th March 1999
Set number: 117706
Class 117 set 117706 with car 51408 leading (with 51366) at South Tottenham on 18th March 1999. Ian Buck.