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
Feb-60 | New to | 81D (Reading) | |
Jul-66 | Transferred 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 | |
14/06/93 | Transferred to | BY (Bletchley) NGBX | |
08/02/94 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) RDTS | |
26/05/94 | Transferred to | PZ (Penzance) RELV | |
Mar-97 | Stored | HQ (Headquarters) SCXH | |
Apr-99 | Withdrawn from | HQ (Headquarters) |
p/e 28/10/72 - Dual AWS fitted
p/e 06/09/75 - WR AWS removed
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
51336 | 59488 | 51378 | As delivered to 81D - February 1960 | ||||||
RDG303 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Listed at 81D - circa Dec-60 | |||||
452 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Listed at Southall - Apr-68 - was S322, non-gangwayed set | |||||
51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted 15/06/69 - at Tyseley1 | ||||||
51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted 25/08/69 - at Paddington1 | ||||||
452 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted 30/05/1970 - 470+452+418 51320-59472-59538-51305 + 51336-59488-51378 + 51406-59516-51364 BR mystery excursion Paddington to Hastings | |||||
51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted 11/08/70 - at Royal Oak2 | ||||||
51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted 29/01/72 - on Tyseley depot1 | ||||||
L452 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted 30/04/75 - at Royal Oak2 | |||||
L403 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Listed at RG - 01/05/1976 | |||||
L403 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted 26/10/1977 - Oxford Station3 | |||||
L403 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Listed at RG - 31st December 1977 | |||||
L403 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted 16/07/1978 - Reading Station3 | |||||
L403 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted 16/02/1980 - At London Paddington P2 05503 | |||||
L403 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Listed at RG - 03/03/80 | |||||
L403 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted 24/01/1981 - Farewell to Staines West Branch special train L403+L422+L423 | |||||
L403 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted circa 04/19824 | |||||
L403 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Listed at RG - 15/12/1982 | |||||
L403 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted 23/07/83 - at Newbury Racecourse2 | |||||
L403 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Listed at RG - 01/01/85 | |||||
L403 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted circa 11/19854 | |||||
L403 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted 16/01/19864 | |||||
L403 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Listed at Reading - Summer 1986 | |||||
L403 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted circa 09/19864 | |||||
L403 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Listed at RG - Aug-87 | |||||
L403 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted circa 08/19874 | |||||
L403 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted 12/09/19874 | |||||
403 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted circa 05/19884 | |||||
L403 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted 11/06/1988 - RCTS Chinnor Railtour | |||||
L403 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Listed at RG - 15/05/89 | |||||
L403 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Listed at RG - 21/01/91 | |||||
L403 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted circa 07/19914 | |||||
L403 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Listed at RG - 24/02/92 - NSE NWRX pool | |||||
L403 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted circa 08/19924 | |||||
L403 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Listed at RG - 12/08/92 | |||||
L403 | 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Listed at OO - November 1992 - Sector NWRX | |||||
L708 | 51336 | 51378 | Noted circa 04/19934 | ||||||
L708 | 51336 | 51378 | Noted circa 08/19934 | ||||||
L708 | 51336 | 51378 | Listed at BY - November 1993 - Sector NGBX | ||||||
L708 | 51336 | 51378 | Transfer to TS - 08/02/94 - from BY | ||||||
51336 | 51378 | Noted 12/09/96 - on 2A09 09:17 St Erth - St Ives and 2A10 St Ives - Penzance5 | |||||||
117708 | 51336 | 51378 | Listed at PZ - 02/12/96 | ||||||
117708 | 51336 | 51378 | Listed at KI - 01/01/98 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Shayne Lewis
4: Eddie Knorn
5: David Bellamy
Non-gangwayed Class 117 set 452 (presumably 51378 + 59488 + 51336) entering Wooburn Green station in May 1970. Steve Davies Collection.
Class 117 set 452 (presumably 51378 + 59488 + 51336) in Wooburn Green station in May 1970. It has High Wycombe on the destination blind. Steve Davies Collection.
51378 beside 210 001 at Didcot on the 30th May 1982. Chris Lings.
Class 117 DMU set L403 (presumably 51378 + 59488 + 51336) departing from Paddington in September 1982. Hugh Llewelyn.
Class 117 DMU set L403 (presumably (51378 + 59488 + 51336) stabled alongside 37 185 at Didcot on the cold frosty morning of 14 December 1991. Roger Geach.
Class 117 set L403 (presumably 51378 + 59488 + 51336) in Newbury station, June 1983. Steve Davies Collection.
Class 117 L403 (presumably 51378 + 59488 + 51336) heads east at Crofton on June 1983. Steve Davies Collection.
Class 117 DMU set L403 (Presumably 51378 + 59488 + 51336) heads away from the camera at South Moreton towards Didcot on down relief, circa 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.
NSE liveried Pressed Steel Class 117, set 403 with 51378 leading (and presumably 59488 + 51336). Seen on the Down Relief line, arriving in Platform 3 Ealing Broadway with a Paddington to Reading service. Part of station improvements taking place at the time, the very fresh and clean platform block paving and concrete edging on Platform 4 is very noticeable in the foreground. Alistair Fyffe.
Class 117 set L403 (51378 + 59488 + 51336) seen passing Tonbridge West Yard working 2O58 the 10:53 from Reigate, 17th March 1993. Waddo Rail Archive.
Leaving St Erth for St Ives is 51378 on the rear of set L708, presumably with 51336. At the front is Class 101 set 101842 (presumably 53314 + 53327). Ian Buck.
At Penzance after a day on the St Ives branch set L708 (51378 and presumably 51336) and 101842 (presumably 53314 + 53327) on 4th April 1995. Ian Buck.
51378 is out of service at Bletchley Depot on 14th April 1999. Ian Buck.
Class 117 set 452 (presumably 51336 + 59488 + 51378) heads away from Wooburn Green with a Bourne End to High Wycombe service in May 1970. Steve Davies Collection.
Class 117 set 452 (presumably 51336 + 59488 + 51378) entering Loudwater station in May 1970. The set number being above 450 shows that this a non-gangwayed set. Steve Davies Collection.
In fading light Class 117 DMU set L403, presumably 51336 + 59488 + 51378, approaches Guildford station. The slide process date was January 1979. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Pressed Steel Class 117 DMU set L403 (presumably 51336 + 59488 + 51378) seen heading away from Iver on 1 March 1979. George Woods.
DMUs on Reading depot on 14 April 1980. Left to right is Class 117 L403 (presumably 51378 + 59488 + 51336), Class 119 L585 (presumably 51075 + 59434 + 51103), Class 117 L416 (presumably 51395 in view) and another suburban vehicle in refurbished livery. Brian Daniels.
Class 122 route learner TDB975023 on Reading Depot on 14 April 1980. Class 117 DMS W51378 is to the left. Brian Daniels.
Class 117 DMU set L403 (51336 and presumably 59488 + 51378) swirls the snow as it passes at speed at Waltham St.Lawrence, Milley Bridge, on a sunny winter day - date unknown. Glyn Weigh.
Class 117 DMU set L403 (51336 and presumably 59488 + 51378) departing Paddington in September 1982. Hugh Llewelyn.
Class 117 set L403, W51336 (nearest) + W59488 + W51378, heads away from Slough towards Maidenhead, Saturday 19th February 1983 Iain Reid.
L280 (54280) + L403 (51336 + 59488 + 51378), in that order, seen at Oxford on the 14th April 1987. S Gaskell.
Class 117 DMU set L403 (presumably 51336 + 59488 + 51378) waits to depart a rainy Twyford in February 1988. Andrew Walker.
Class 117 DMU set L708 (with an upside down 8) - presumably 51336 + 51378 - alongside 158 819 at Par on 21 September 1994. Image taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Class 117 (51336 + 51378) and Class 101 DMUs at St Ives on 1 August 1995. David Mant.
The St Ives train berthed for the night at Penzance, August 4, 1995. 101842 is presumably 53327 + 53314, it was working with L708 (the DMBS is presumably 51336, the DMS is 51378) seen on the rear. Ian Buck.
Class 101 set L842 (53314 & 53327) at Carbis Bay on 4th August 1995. On the rear is Class 117 set L708 - the DMBS is presumably 51336, the DMS is 51378. Ian Buck.
Class 101 set 101842 (53327 + 53314) at St Ives on 4th August 1995. It was working with L708 (the DMBS is presumably 51336, the DMS is 51378) seen on the rear. Ian Buck.
At, in my opinion, the most beautiful places one could find a railcar 51336 of set 117708 (presumably with 51378) leads a class 117 and 101 (101842, presumably 53314 + 53327) combination on the St. Ives branch near Carbis Bay on 4th August 1995. Ian Buck.