Vehicle 51372
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
| Oct-60 | New to | 81D (Reading) | |
| Sep-64 | Transferred to | 86A (Cardiff Canton) | |
| May-65 | Transferred to | 81C (Southall) | |
| by Jul-66 | Transferred to | 81D (Reading) | |
| May 1973 | Depot code change | RG | |
| 3w/e 15/11/80 | Transferred to | LA (Laira) | |
| 16/05/82 | Transferred to | BR (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| 29/02/88 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 27/11/92 | Transferred to | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX | |
| 21/01/94 | Withdrawn from | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX |
Modifications
circa Jul-66 - Gangway(s) fitted
p/e 08/09/73 - Dual AWS fitted
p/e 06/09/75 - WR AWS removed
Refurbished
At Swindon Works dated 09/06/1978 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Preserved - more details.
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| RDG321 | 51372 | 59479 | 51414 | Listed at Reading - circa Dec-60 | |||||
| 51372 | 59479 | 51414 | Transfer to 81C - May-65 | ||||||
| RDG321 | 51372 | 59479 | 51414 | Listed at RDG - circa Jul-66 | |||||
| 423 | 51372 | 59479 | 51414 | Listed at Reading - Apr-68 - was R321, gangwayed set | |||||
| 51372 | 59479 | 51414 | Noted 07/03/70 - at Royal Oak1 | ||||||
| L434 | 51372 | 59479 | 51414 | Listed at RG - 01/05/1976 | |||||
| 51372 | 59479 | 51414 | Noted 11/09/76 - in London Paddington2 | ||||||
| L434 | 51372 | 59479 | 51414 | Noted 01/06/1977 - Oxford Station3 | |||||
| L434 | 51372 | 59479 | 51414 | Noted 06/10/1977 - Oxford Reading area3 | |||||
| L434 | 51372 | 59479 | 51414 | Noted 08/10/1977 - Oxford Station3 | |||||
| L434 | 51372 | 59479 | 51414 | Listed at RG - 31st December 1977 | |||||
| L434 | 51372 | 59479 | 51414 | Noted 14/01/1978 - At Reading Station3 | |||||
| L434 | 51372 | 59479 | 51414 | Noted 16/07/1978 - Reading Station3 | |||||
| L434 | 51372 | 59479 | 51414 | Noted 04/02/1980 - At Oxford3 | |||||
| L434 | 51372 | 59479 | 51414 | Noted 16/02/1980 - At Oxford working the 0358 to London Paddington3 | |||||
| L434 | 51372 | 59479 | 51414 | Listed at RG - 03/03/80 | |||||
| 434 | 51372 | 59479 | 51414 | Noted 23/10/1980 - At Shrewsbury working to Wolverhampton3 | |||||
| 434 | 51372 | 59479 | 51414 | Transfer to LA - 3w/e 15/11/80 | |||||
| B434 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Noted 23/10/1982 - Monmouthshire Railway Society The Rod Mill Rattler Railtour B425+B434 | |||||
| B434 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Listed at BR - 15/12/1982 | |||||
| B434 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Noted 04/02/83 - on 2M73 1845 Cardiff-Birmingham New Street | |||||
| B434 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Noted circa 08/19834 | |||||
| B434 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Noted circa 02/19844 | |||||
| B434 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Noted circa 10/19844 | |||||
| B434 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Listed at BR - 01/01/85 | |||||
| B434 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Noted 19/10/19854 | |||||
| B434 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Noted 03/12/19854 | |||||
| B434 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Noted 13/03/19864 | |||||
| B434 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Listed at Bristol (Bath Road) - Summer 1986 | |||||
| 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Noted 09/06/87 | ||||||
| B434 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Listed at BR - Aug-87 | |||||
| B434 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Transfer to TS - 29/02/88 - became T309 | |||||
| TS309 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Transfer to TS - 29/02/88 - from BR was B434 | |||||
| T309 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988 | |||||
| T309 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Noted 06/08/88 - at Norwich1 | |||||
| T309 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Noted circa 10/19884 | |||||
| T309 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Listed at TS - 01/09/89 | |||||
| T309 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Noted 15/10/1989 - Institute of Mining Engineers The North Yorkshire Railtour T027+T309+T304 | |||||
| T309 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Listed at TS - 01/12/89 | |||||
| T309 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Noted circa 05/19904 | |||||
| T309 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Listed at TS - mid May-90 | |||||
| T309 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Listed at TS - Jul-91 | |||||
| T309 | 51372 | 59490 | 51144 | Noted circa 08/19914 | |||||
| T309 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Listed at TS - Aug-91 | |||||
| T309 | 51372 | 59490 | Listed at TS - Dec-91 | ||||||
| T309 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Noted circa 01/19924 | |||||
| 51372 | 51414 | Noted 05/02/92 - on 15:48 Skegness - Crewe5 | |||||||
| 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Noted 15/04/92 - on 16:04 Lichfield TV - Longbridge5 | ||||||
| T309 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Listed at TS - 02/07/92 | |||||
| T309 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Noted 01/08/92 | |||||
| T309 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Listed at - 24/09/92 | |||||
| T309 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Listed at TS - November 1992 | |||||
| 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Listed at - 10/12/92 - on loan to Channel Tunnel | ||||||
| T309 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Listed at HQ - November 1993 - On hire to Channel Tunnel Trackwork Group |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Shayne Lewis
4: Eddie Knorn
5: David Bellamy
Images:
circa 1981
Set number: P434
BR Pressed Steel Class 117 DMU set P434 (51372 + 59490 + 51414) runs alongside the East Looe river shortly after leaving Looe, circa 1981. Neil Smith.
circa 1981
Set number: P434
BR Pressed Steel Class 117 DMU set P434 (51372 + 59490 + 51414) in Looe station, circa 1981. Neil Smith.
circa 1981
Set number: P434
BR Pressed Steel Class 117 DMU set P434 (51414 + 59490 + 51372 at Combe Junction. In the foreground is Combe No 1 Ground Frame that replaced the original 1901 signal box in May 1981. Neil Smith.
26th March 1986
Set number: B434
Class 117 DMU set B434 (presumably 51372 + 59490 + 51414) at Frome on March 26 1986. Jonathan Hazan.
26th March 1986
Set number: B434
Class 117 DMU set B434 (presumably 51372 + 59490 + 51414) arriving into Weymouth on 26 March 1986. Jonathan Hazan.
26th March 1986
Set number: B434
Class 117 DMU set B434 (presumably 51372 + 59490 + 51414) at Yeovil Pen Mill on March 26 1986. Jonathan Hazan.
spring 1987
A Class 117 DMU at Yeovil Pen Mill in the spring of 1987. The centre car was noted as 59490 so the DMU is presumably 51372. Another Pressed Steel set is hiding behind the signal on the right. Michael Mensing.
25th June 1988
Class 117 DMU's 51372, 59490, 51414, 51402, 59512 and 51360 with the 10.20 Yarmouth to Birmingham New Street seen at Queen Adelaide on June 25, 1988. Nicholas Youngman.
7th July 1988
Set number: T309
This bridge just to the south of Bromsgrove station was a popular spot for photography until the overhead wires went up to allow the lines to Bromsgrove station and Redditch to be electrified. The train is Tyseley's class 117 unit T309 (51372 + 59490 + 51414) approaching the station on 7 July 1988 with a Worcester to Birmingham New Street service. Peter Tandy.
28th August 1988
Set number: T309
DMU's new & old were stood in Croft Street Sidings adjacent to Preston Power Box on August 28th 1988. Left to right, a shiny new Metro-Cammell built Class 156 Sprinter 156430, with Blue/Grey liveried BRCW Class 104 M53534 stood alongside, and on the right, a Pressed Steel built Class 117, with DMBS M51372 nearest the camera. Martyn Hilbert.
28th August 1988
Set number: T309
A Tyseley allocated Class 117 Suburban 3-Car DMU formed of cars 51372, 59490 & 51414 (T309) was stabled in Croft Street Sidings at Preston on August 28th 1988. Never a common sight in the Preston area, several of these West Midlands sets were on temporary loan to Newton Heath during this period when problems with the Class 142 fleet was causing stock shortages. Martyn Hilbert.
28th August 1990
Set number: T309
117 Set T309 (presumably 51372 + 59490 + 51414) on 0918 Holyhead - Llandudno awaits reversal at Llandudno Junction (at 1015) on Tuesday 28th August 1990. Colin Brooks.
28th August 1990
Set number: T309
Class 117 Set T309 (presumably 51372 + 59490 + 51414) on the 0918 Holyhead - Llandudno arrives at Rhosneigr (0930) Tuesday 28th August 1990. Colin Brooks.
29th August 1992
Set number: T309
Set T309 (with presumably 51372 closest) is seen in Derby station on August 29, 1992 with the 09:25 Derby - Skegness service. Stuart Mackay Collection.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 31st May 1972
Set number: L424
Pressed Steel DMU sets L424 (leading, presumably 51373 + 59480 + 51415) and L423 (presumably 51414 + 59479 + 51372) on a down service at Slough station on 31 May 1972. Some 12-ton vans in the Windsor branch bay on the right. Tom Burnham.
Date: 26th June 1979
Set number: L434
L434 (W51414 closest, presumably with Class 118 TCL 59479 + 51372) at Cookham on the 26th June 1979 in the short lived blue stripe livery. 54A South Dock.
Date: 23rd April 1980
Set number: L434
Class 117 DMU set L434 (presumably 51414 + 59479 + 51372) at Hinksey with an Oxford service on 23 April 1980. Brian Daniels.
Date: circa 1981
Set number: P434
BR Pressed Steel Class 117 DMU set P434 (51414 + 59490 + 51372) runs alongside the East Looe river shortly after leaving Looe, circa 1981. Neil Smith.
Date: circa 1981
Set number: P434
BR Pressed Steel Class 117 DMU set P434 (51414 + 59490 + 51372) runs alongside the East Looe river shortly after leaving Looe, circa 1981. Neil Smith.
Date: circa 1981
Set number: P434
BR Pressed Steel Class 117 DMU set P434 51414 + 59490 + 51372 departing Coombe Junction for Looe circa 1981, passing Combe No 1 Ground Frame that replaced the original 1901 signal box in May 1981. Neil Smith.
Date: 23rd October 1982
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.
Date: circa mid-1980s
Set number: B434
Class 117 DMU set B434 (noted as 51414 + 59479 (a 118) + 51372) in platform 4 at Cardiff. Date unknown, circa mid-1980s. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 1986
Set number: B434
Class 117 DMU set B434 (presumably 51414 + 59490 + 51372) at Yatton in 1986. Taunton is on the destination blind. Michael Mensing.
Date: 15th March 1989
Set number: T309
Class 117 3-car DMU set T309 51414 + 59490 + 51372 (DMS + TCL + DMBS) arriving into Stourbridge Junction from Kidderminster on 15-3-89. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.
Date: 15th October 1989
Set number: T027
The Institute of Mining Engineers North Yorkshire Railtour at Sheffield on 15 October 1989. Class 114 set T027 with 53019 is closest, Six Bells Junction lists the other vehicles as 54027, T309 (51372 + 59490 + 51414) and T304 (51407 + 59517 + 51365). Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 11th January 1990
Set number: T026
At Stratford-upon-Avon on 11 January 1990 platform 1 contains class 117 T309 formed of cars 51372 + 59490 + 51414 was preparing to leave for Birmingham Moor Street. The length of the exposure can be judges by the "ghosts" of passengers jostling around to join the train. Class 114 T026 (54010 visible) stood in platform 2 waiting to form an evening train to Leamington Spa. Peter Tandy.
Date: 6th June 1992
Set number: T309
Three DMU sets, 51414 + 59490 + 51372 / 53863 + 59753 + 51142 / 51151 + 59597 + 59625 + 51869 stabled at Derby on 6 June 1992. Keith Miller.
Date: 15th July 1992
Set number: T309
Class 117 DMS 51414 on the rear of Tyseley's set T309 formed with 59490 and 51372 leaving Four Oaks on 15/Jul/1992. Robert Chilton.