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Vehicle 51379

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

Mar-60	New to	81D (Reading)
May 1973	Depot code change	RG
27/03/92	Withdrawn from	RG (Reading) NTCZ

Modifications

Mar-72 - Dual AWS fitted
Jun-75 - WR AWS removed

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 28/01/1977 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham after being at Coopers Metals, Attercliffe, since May-94

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51337	59489	51379		As delivered to WR - March 1960
RDG304	51337	59489	51379		Listed at - circa Dec-60
RDG305	51338	59490	51379		Listed at Reading - circa Dec-60
402	51337	59489	51379		Listed at Reading - Apr-68 - was R304, gangwayed set
	51337	59489	51379		Noted 11/07/69 - at Royal Oak¹
	51337	59489	51379		Noted 07/03/70 - at Royal Oak¹
	51337	59489	51379		Noted 21/08/1971 - at Newport²
	51337	59543	51379		Noted 23/10/71³
L402	51337	59489	51379		Noted 13/12/73 - at Royal Oak¹
L404	51337	59489	51379		Noted 15/03/75 - on 2C10 0654 Weston SM-Cardiff
B404	51337	59489	51379		Noted 19/01/76 - on 2C10 0654 Weston Super Mare-Cardiff
B404	51337	59486	51379		Noted 20/01/76 - on 2C10 0654 Weston Super Mare-Cardiff
	51337	59489	51379		Noted 22/03/76 - in Paddington³
L404	51337	59489	51379		Listed at RG - 01/05/1976
L404	51337	59489	51379		Noted 03/09/76 - in Paddington¹
L404	51337	59489	51379		Noted 03/07/77 - on 13:59 Paddington - Oxford
L404	51337	59489	51379		Noted 14/10/1977 - Oxford Station⁴
L404	51337	59489	51379		Noted 15/10/1977 - At Oxford Station⁴
L404	51337	59489	51379		Listed at RG - 31st December 1977
L404	51337	59489	51379		Noted 30/07/1978 - RPPR The Merry-Go-Round Railtour L402+55020+L404
	56280	51337	59489	51379	Noted circa 01/1979⁵
L404	51337	59489	51379		Listed at RG - 03/03/80
	51337	59409	51379		Noted 27/06/81 - at Newbury Racecourse¹
L404	51337	59489	51379		Listed at RG - 15/12/1982
L404	51337	59489	51379		Noted 23/06/1984 - BLS Dyfed Dragon Railtour
L404	51337	59489	51379		Noted 21/07/1984 - Part of a six car set on Hertfordshire Railtours The Broad Street Bandersnatch
L404	51337	59489	51379		Listed at RG - 01/01/85
L404	51337	59489	51379		Listed at Reading - Summer 1986
L404	51337	59489	51379		Noted 21/06/1986⁵
L404	51337	59489	51379		Noted 21/06/1986 - at Iver⁶
L404	51337	59489	51379		Noted 13/09/1986 - at Reading⁶
L404	51337	59489	51379		Listed at RG - Aug-87
L404	51337	59489	51379		Noted 11/06/1988⁵
L404	51337	59489	51379		Noted circa 02/1989⁵
L404	51337	59489	51379		Listed at RG - 15/05/89
L404	51065	59489	51379		Listed at RG - 21/01/91
	51065	59489	51379		Noted 16/02/1991 - Set number not noted. Assumed working 15.50 London Paddington - Hayes & Harlington.⁷
L404	51065	59489	51379		Noted circa 06/1991⁵

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

Images:

29th October 1976

Set number: L404

W51379 heads Pressed Steel built L404 (presumably with 59489 + 51337) away from Paddington past Old Oak Common on an Oxford service, 29th October 1976. Steve Davies Collection.

17th July 1978

Set number: L404

Class 117 Pressed Steel-built set L404, presumably 51379 + 59489 + 51337, on an Oxford to London Paddington service approaching Goring & Streatley on 17 July 1978. 33 012 comes round the corner with a van train, quite possibly on a Oxford to Redhill train. Jeremy Chapter.

29th August 1981

Set number: L404

Ex-works Class 117 set L404 (51379, presumably with 59489 + 51337 on the rear of a nine-car formation at Maiden Newton on August 29, 1981. Leading is Met-Camm set B822, with a suburban set in the middle. Steve Davies Collection.

8th May 1987

Set number: L404

Class 117 DMU W51379/W59489/W51337 at Worcester Shrub Hill on 08/05/87, forming the 16.11 service to Didcot. Steve Jones.

circa mid-to-late 1988

Set number: L404

Class 117 set L404 (presumably 51379 + 59489 + 51337) is seen appraching Oxford at Hinksey North, looking south-east from the footbridge carrying the path called the 'Devil's Backbone'. Date unknown, circa mid-to-late 1988. Ian Docwra.

24th September 1991

Class 117 DMBS 51379 hides behind 60909 from DEMU set 207010 at Reading on 24 September 1991. Keith Miller.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 30th July 1978

Set number: L404

On a railtour around London area branchlines (RPPR The Merry-Go-Round Railtour) 51337 on the front of class 117 set L404 (with 59489 + 51379) has arrived at Staines West on 30th July 1978. The blue vehicle is bubble 55020. Ian Buck.

Date: June 1983

Set number: L404

L404 approaches Southall station with an Oxford service in June 1983. 51337 leads, the other two vehicles are presumably 59489 and 51379. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 23rd June 1984

Set number: L404

Class 117 DMU set L404 (51337 + 59489 + 51379) at Fishguard Harbour with the Branch Line Society Dyfed Dragon railtour on 23 June 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: circa summer 1987

Set number: L404

Class 117 DMU set L404 (presumably 51337 + 59489 + 51379) in Oxford station circa summer 1987. Brian Ward.

Date: 26th August 1987

Set number: L404

Carrying a NSE flash on the cab, L404 (presumably 51337 + 59489 + 51379) is seen at Cholsey on 26th August 1987. Ian McDonald.

Date: 9th November 1991

Set number: L404

On the 9th November 1991 L404 (51065 + 59489 + 51379) is seen at Twyford on the 07:40 Reading - Paddington. Gazza Prescott.

Date: 9th November 1991

Set number: L404

On the 9th November 1991 L404 (51065 + 59489 + 51379) is seen at Reading with the 11:40 to Paddington. Gazza Prescott.

Date: 23rd November 1991

Set number: L212

At Reading on 23 November 1991 is DMU formation comprising Classes 108, 117 and 119 - 53628 + 54279 / 51379 + 59489 + 51065. Dave Warby.

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