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Vehicle 51374


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: 30548
Diagram: 535

Allocations

Nov-59 New to 81D (Reading)
Apr-66 Transferred to 81C (Southall)
Apr-68 Transferred to 81D (Reading)
May 1973Depot code changeRG
14/12/92 Sector Change to RG (Reading) NWXX
03/12/93 Transferred to BY (Bletchley) NNDX
Nov-98 Stored BY (Bletchley)
May-99 Transferred to HQ (Headquarters)
May-99 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters)

Notes

16/04/87 - noted condemned on Cardiff Central UG line.

Modifications

p/e 12/08/72 - Dual AWS fitted
p/e 09/08/75 - WR AWS removed

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 30/04/1979 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51332 59484 51374 As delivered to - November 1959
RDG300 51332 59484 51374 Listed at 81D - Aug-60
450 51332 59484 51374 Listed at Southall - Apr-68 - was S319, non-gangwayed set
51332 59484 51374 Noted 11/07/69 - at Royal Oak1
51332 59484 51374 Noted 07/03/70 - at Royal Oak1
51332 59484 51374 Noted 14/02/72 - at Royal Oak1
51332 59484 51374 Noted 22/07/72 - at Royal Oak1
51332 59484 51374 Noted 28/08/73 - in Paddington2
51332 59484 51374 Noted 29/10/1973 - at Reading3
L450 51332 59484 51374 Noted 30/04/75 - at Royal Oak1
L400 51332 59484 51374 Listed at RG - 01/05/1976
L400 51332 59484 51374 Noted 05/1977 - Oxford Didcot Reading area4
L400 51332 59484 51374 Listed at RG - 31st December 1977
L400 51332 59484 51374 Noted 28/01/1978 - Reading Station4
L400 51332 59484 51374 Noted 16/07/1978 - Reading Station4
L400 51332 59484 51374 Listed at RG - 03/03/80
L400 51332 59484 51374 Noted circa 04/19825
L400 51332 59484 51374 Listed at RG - 15/12/1982
L400 51332 59484 51374 Noted 23/10/1983 - Branch Line Society Double Dragon Railtour
L400 51332 59484 51374 Noted 31/03/1984 - Monmouthshire Railway Society Coed Ely Coupling Railtour L400+L415+55021
L400 51332 59484 51374 Listed at RG - 01/01/85
L400 51332 59484 51374 Listed at Reading - Summer 1986
L400 51332 59484 51374 Noted 21/06/19865
L400 51332 59484 51374 Noted 26/08/19865
L400 51332 59484 51374 Noted 13/09/1986 - at Old Oak Common6
L400 51332 59484 51374 Listed at RG - Aug-87
L400 51332 59484 51374 Noted 12/09/19875
53820 59484 51374 Noted 30/10/87
L400 51332 59484 51374 Noted circa 04/19885
L400 51332 59484 51374 Noted circa 04/19895
L400 51332 59484 51374 Listed at - 15/05/89
L400 51332 59484 51374 Listed at RG - 21/01/91
51332 59484 51374 Noted 14/04/92 - on 07:55 Paddington - Reading7
L400 51332 59484 51374 Listed at - 24/02/92 - NSE NWRX pool
L400 51332 59484 51374 Listed at - 12/08/92
L400 51332 59484 51374 Listed at RG - November 1992 - Sector NWRX
L400 51332 59484 51374 Noted 27th August 1993
L400 51332 59484 51374 Listed at RG - November 1993 - Sector NWXX
L700 51332 51374 Formed at BY 03/12/93
L700 51332 51374 Listed at BY - Jul-94
51332 51374 Noted 10/08/96 - on 2Y31 14:10 Willesden Junction High Level - Clapham Junction7
117700 51332 51374 Listed at BY - 02/12/96
117700 51332 51374 Listed at BY - 01/01/98

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Robert Chilton
7: David Bellamy

Images:

Class 117 DMU at Swindon Works

3rd December 1959

An official image (Swindon Works negative 5T/42 showing a Pressed Steel suburban triple set formed 51374 + 59484 + 51332, presumably at Swindon Works, on 3/12/59. British Railways.

Inside a Class 117 DMU

10th December 1959

An official image (Swindon Works negative 5CR/143 showing the interior of Pressed Steel suburban DMS 51374 on 10/12/59, looking towards the rear. British Railways.

Inside a Class 117 DMU

10th December 1959

An official image (Swindon Works negative 5CR/142 showing the interior of Pressed Steel suburban DMS 51374 on 10/12/59, looking towards the cab. British Railways.

Class 117 DMU at Swindon Works

10th December 1959

An official image (Swindon Works negative 5CR/140 showing Pressed Steel suburban DMS 51374, presumably at Swindon Works, on 10/12/59. British Railways.

Class 117 DMU at Swindon Works

10th December 1959

An official image (Swindon Works negative 5CR/141 showing Pressed Steel suburban DMS 51374, presumably at Swindon Works, on 10/12/59. British Railways.

Class 117 DMU at Old Oak Common

9th April 1960

A Pressed Steel suburban triple DMU heading to Oxford at Old Oak Common on 9 April 1960. Closest appears to be W51374 and there is a Gloucester Cross-Country set on the rear. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Twyford

12th November 1977

Set number: L400

Class 117 set L400 (presumably 51374 + 59484 + 51332) speeds by at Twyford on 12 November 1977. Banbury (General) is showing on the destination blind. Steve Davies Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Edenbridge

14th May 1979

Set number: L400

When the 3R Tadpole DEMUs were withdrawn, the intended substitutes were Class 101 Metro-Cammell dmmus. In the event, only a couple of these put in an appearance and the Class 119 Gloucester Cross-country sets took over. However, in the first few weeks after the supposed changeover, a mixture of WR and Southern units appeared. Here, L400 (presumably 51374 + 59484 + 51332) in white livery arrives at Edenbridge on 14 May 1979 with up train. Tony Watson.

Class 117 DMU at Maidenhead

11th December 1979

Set number: L400

Class 117 set L400 with 51374 leading (and presumably with 59484 and 51332) is stabled at Maidenhead on 11th December 1979. Ian Buck.

Class 117 DMU at Hereford (Barrs Court)

Unknown date

Set number: L400

Class 117 DMU set L400 (51374 and presumably 59484 + 51332) at Hereford (Barrs Court), date unknown. Paul Redmond.

Class 117 DMU at near Iver

January 1983

Set number: L400

Class 117 DMU set L400 seen near Iver in January 1983. Closest is DMS 51374, the centre car is presumably 59484. Andrew Malloy.

Class 117 DMU at Maerdy

22nd October 1983

Set number: L400

Set L400 (51374, 59484 and 51332) on the BLS Double Dragon railtour arriving at Maerdy, 22/10/83. PJ Evans.

Class 117 DMU at Swansea Docks

31st March 1984

A view from the Monmouthshire Railway Society "Coed Ely Coupling" railtour on 31 March 1984 at Swansea Docks. Taken onboard 59484 looking towards 51374, 51393 + 59503 + 51351 and 55021. Robert Thomas.

Class 117 DMU at London Paddington

19th April 1984

Set number: L400

Class 117 DMU set L400 departs from Paddington on 19 April 1984 presumably with 51374 closest. Dave Warby.

Class 117 DMU at West Drayton

Unknown date

Set number: L400

Class 117 DMU set L400 (presumably 51374 + 59484 + 51332) heads away from West Drayton on 25 March 1989. Image taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 117 DMU at London Paddington

circa 1987

Set number: L400

Class 117 set L400 in London Paddington station with a Reading service circa 1987. DMS 51374 is closest, presumably with 59484 + 51332. Ian Docwra.

Class 117 DMU at Paddington

11th February 1987

Set number: L400

Class 117 set L400 (presumably 51374 + 59484 + 51332) at Paddington on 11th February 1987. Ian Buck.

Class 117 DMU at Maidenhead

30th April 1988

Set number: L400

Class 117 set L400 (presumably 51374 + 59484 + 51332) at Maidenhead on 30 April 1988. Andrew Malloy.

Class 117 DMU at Oxford

5th November 1988

Set number: L400

Class 117 L400 (presumably 51374 + 59484 + 51332) at Oxford on 5th November 1988. Ian Buck.

Class 117 DMU at Didcot

18th May 1989

Set number: L400

Class 117 set L400 (51374 and presumably 59484 + 51332) at Didcot on May 18, 1989. Michael Mensing.

Class 117 DMU at Slough

1990

Set number: L400

Pressed Steel class 117 unit L400 (presumably 51374 + 59484 + 51332) seen leaving Slough on a summer's evening in 1990. Bob Belcher.

Class 117 DMU at Reading

27th March 1991

Set number: L400

Class 117 L400 car 51374 displays it’s 118 type domed roof indicator box. Reading, 27/3/91, presumably with 59484 + 51332. Mac Winfield.

Class 117 DMU at Betchworth

17th October 1993

Set number: L400

Class 117 DMU set L400, presumed 51374 + 59484 + 51332, at Betchworth with the 09.20 Reading to Gatwick on 17 October 1993. Rob Paterson.

Class 117 DMU at Willesden Junction

1994

Set number: L700

Class 117 DMU set L700 (51374 + 51332) at Willesden Junction station having just arrived from Clapham Junction sometime in 1994. Neil Smith.

Class 117 DMU at Willesden Junction

1994

Set number: L700

Class 117 DMU set L700 (51374 + 51332) at Willesden Junction station on a service to Clapham Junction in 1994. Neil Smith.

Class 117 DMU at Wanstead Park

15th April 1995

Set number: L700

Set L700 consisting of the first built class 117 DMS 51374 and the first built class 117 DMBS 51332, still together as they would have been in 1959, pauses at Wanstead Park returning from Barking and heading for Gospel Oak, 15/Apr/1995. Robert Chilton.

Class 117 DMU at Leytonstone High Road

October 1995

Set number: L700

51374 of set L700 (presumably with 51332) leads into Leytonstone High Road in October 1995 on a Gospel Oak to Barking train. The service required three class 117 diagrams to operate half hourly. Ian Buck.

Class 117 DMU at Woburn Sands

23rd April 1996

Set number: L700

Woburn Sands station on 23 April 1996. A 2-car Class 117 unit, L700 with coaches 51374/51332, calls with a Bedford-Bletchley service (recorded by me as "14.11 to Bletchley)". Lewis Bevan.

Class 117 DMU at near Old Oak Common

31st August 1996

Set number: L700

Crossing the Grand Junction Canal near Old Oak Common depot set L700 (presumably 51374 + 51332) heading for Richmond on the 31st August 1996. Ian Buck.

Class 117 DMU at Bedford

4th June 1997

Set number: L700

Class 117 set L700 (presumably 51374 + 51332) at Bedford on Bedford - Bletchley duties, June 4, 1997. David Page.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: circa November 1959

A brand new Pressed Steel triple suburban set. Closest is DMBS W51332, the other two are presumably W59484 and W51374, they were delivered to Reading in November 1959. Pressed Steel.

DMU

Date: 1st August 1981

Set number: L400

Pressed Steel Class 117 set L400 (presumably 51332 + 59484 + 51374) at Langley on August 1, 1981. Steve Davies Collection.

DMU

Date: 5th September 1981

Set number: L400

On a hot and hazy late Summer afternoon, a three-car Pressed Steel Class 117 Suburban DMU, with Driving Motor Brake Second (DMBS) W51332 leading, was toiling up the 1 in 37 gradient of the Lickey Incline at Vigo, with a Birmingham bound service on September 5th 1981. The set was finished in the 'refurbished' white with blue stripe livery, and the other two vehicles are presumably 59484 + 51374. Martyn Hilbert.

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: L400

Class 117 DMU set L400 (51332 and presumably 59484 + 51374) leaving Hereford station, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

DMU

Date: 29th January 1984

Set number: L400

L400 (51332 / 59484 / 51374) seen at Southall on the 29th January 1984, working the 09:42 Reading - Paddington. Hamish Stevenson.

DMU

Date: 30th October 1987

A Class 116 / 117 hybrid set at Slough on 30/10/87, formed of Class 116 DMBS 53820 and Class 117 TC and DMS 59484 / 51374. Malcolm Clements.

DMU

Date: 1st September 1989

Set number: L400

With 51332 & 51374 at either end (and presumably 59484 in the middle) L400 is at Oxford awaiting departure with the 15:26 to Paddington on the 1st September 1989. Hamish Stevenson.

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: L400

Class 117 DMU L400 standing at Oxford with 51332 at the front (and presumably 59484 + 51374). Date unknown. Stuart Pearce.

DMU

Date: 8th February 1991

Set number: L400

A six-car DMU formation departs from Maidenhead on 8 February 1991 formed of Class 117 set L400 (presumably 51332 + 59484 + 51374), a two-car Class 101, and Class 121 55025. Andrew Malloy.

DMU

Date: 8th February 1991

Set number: L125

A six-car DMU formation departs from Maidenhead on 8 February 1991 formed of (furthest to closest) Class 117 set L400 (presumably 51332 + 59484 + 51374), a two-car Class 101, and Class 121 55025. Andrew Malloy.

DMU

Date: 8th July 1984

Set number: L700

A 2-car Class 117 set L700 (cars 51374/51332) at Kensington Olympia on a Willesden Junction-Clapham Junction service on 8 July 1994. Lewis Bevan.

DMU

Date: 8th July 1994

Set number: L700

A 2-car Class 117 set L700 (cars 51332 + 51374) at Kensington Olympia on a Willesden Junction-Clapham Junction service on 8 July 1994. This service was re-introduced that year after a gap of 54 years. Lewis Bevan.

DMU

Date: 1994

Set number: L700

Class 117 DMU set L700 (51332 + 51374) arrives at Willesden Junction on a service from Clapham Junction sometime in 1994. Neil Smith.

DMU

Date: 1994

Set number: L700

Class 117 DMU set L700 (51332 + 51374) departs Clapham Junction on a service to Willesden Junction sometime in 1994. Neil Smith.

DMU

Date: 1994

Set number: L700

Class 117 DMU set L700 (51332 + 51374) at Clapham Junction on a service to Willesden Junction in 1994. Neil Smith.

DMU

Date: 20th November 1994

Set number: L700

Class 117 set L700 (51332 + 51374) arriving at Kensington Olympia on 20th November 1994 on a train to Clapham Junction. The West London line had only just been re-opened and the half hourly service was worked by two class 117 diagrams. Ian Buck.

DMU

Date: 1995

Set number: L700

Two-car Class 117 DMU L700 (presumably 51332 + 51374) at Kensington Olympia in 1995. John Law.

DMU

Date: 15th April 1995

Set number: L700

Set L700 consisting of the first built class 117 DMBS 51332 and the first built class 117 DMS 51374, still together as they would have been in 1959, pauses at Wanstead Park on it's way to Barking from Gospel Oak, 15/Apr/1995. Resignalling is underway on this line and the old searchlight signal at the end of the platform is still hanging on, but it's replacement is already standing, as yet out of use, in front of it. Robert Chilton.

DMU

Date: October 1995

Set number: L700

Set L700 (51374 + 51332) at Crouch Hill in October 1995. Ian Buck.

DMU

Date: 31st August 1996

Set number: L700

Owing to electrification works the line between Willesden Junction and Richmond was worked on 31st August 1996 by class 117. Here 51332 of set L700 (and presumably 51374) enters Acton Central. Ian Buck.