Vehicle 51391
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
| May-60 | New 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 | |
| 13/01/93 | Transferred to | RG (Reading) NWRX | |
| 01/02/93 | Transferred to | BY (Bletchley) NNDX | |
| 10/02/94 | Sector Change to | BY (Bletchley) NXXX | |
| 21/02/94 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) RDTS | |
| 22/09/94 | Transferred to | HQ (Headquarters) HGXX | |
| May-95 | Withdrawn from | HQ (Headquarters) |
Modifications
w/e 16/10/71 - Dual AWS fitted
p/e 06/09/75 - WR AWS removed
Refurbished
At Swindon Works dated 03/11/1978 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | As delivered to Southall - May 1960 | ||||||
| SHL308 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Listed at Southall - Aug-60 | |||||
| 457 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Listed at Southall - Apr-68 - was S308, non-gangwayed set | |||||
| 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 25/08/69 - at Paddington1 | ||||||
| 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 22/05/71 - at Shrewsbury1 | ||||||
| 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 25/10/1971 - at Paddington2 | ||||||
| 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 29/10/1973 - at Reading2 | ||||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Listed at RG - 01/05/1976 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 05/1977 - Oxford Didcot Reading area3 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 14/05/1977 - Oxford Station3 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 01/06/1977 - Oxford Station3 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 27/10/1977 - Oxford Station3 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Listed at RG - 31st December 1977 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 26/04/78 - on 1258 Oxford-Paddington | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 19/01/1980 - At London Paddington3 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 17/02/1980 - At Oxford P1 09573 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Listed at RG - 03/03/80 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted circa 04/19824 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Listed at RG - 15/12/1982 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Listed at RG - 01/01/85 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 20/04/1985 - Monmouthshire Railway Society The Maerdy Gras Railtour L407+ 55021 + L413 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 23/11/1985 - at Paddington5 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 20/02/19864 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Listed at Reading - Summer 1986 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 21/06/1986 - at Clapham Junction5 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted circa 08/19874 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Listed at RG - Aug-87 | |||||
| 51076 | 59416 | 51391 | Noted circa 03/19894 | ||||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Listed at RG - 15/05/89 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Listed at RG - 21/01/91 | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Listed at RG - 24/02/92 - NSE NWRX pool | |||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Listed at RG - 12/08/92 | |||||
| 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 25/09/92 - on 22:48 Slough - Paddington6 | ||||||
| L413 | 51349 | 59501 | 51391 | Listed at OO - November 1992 - Sector NWRX | |||||
| 55027 | 59501 | 51391 | Noted 09/11/92 - on 13:12 Reading - Paddington6 | ||||||
| L413 | 51349 | 51391 | Noted circa 07/19934 | ||||||
| L413 | 51349 | 51391 | Listed at BY - November 1993 - Sector NNDX | ||||||
| L713 | 51349 | 51391 | Transfer to TS - 21/02/94 - from BY | ||||||
| 007 | 51349 | 51391 | Noted 09/10/94 - at Norwich, info from Alan Dowe7 | ||||||
| 007 | 51391 | Noted 30/10/94 - on Norwich depot, loose vehicle, normal partner 51349 was attached to 51340, perhaps while 51391 received attention?7 | |||||||
| T007 | 51349 | 51391 | Formed at TS circa Nov-94 - Sandite | ||||||
| 007 | 51349 | 51391 | 51340 | Noted 01/01/95 - at Norwich, info from Alan Dowe, vehicle order unknown, set number 117331 on 513407 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Shayne Lewis
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Robert Chilton
6: David Bellamy
7: Gerald Brown
Images:
6th August 1960
A Pressed Steel triple set arrives into Banbury station where it will terminate with the 4.18pm ex-Paddington on August 6th, 1960. The power cars are W51391 (closest) and W51349, the centre car is presumably 59501. Michael Mensing.
29th March 1982
Set number: L413
Class 117 DMU set L413 (presumably 51391 + 59501 + 51349) arrives into Honeybourne station on 29 March 1982. Image taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.
January 1983
Set number: L413
Two Class 117 DMUs seen near Iver in January 1983. Closest is set L413 presumably formed of 51391 + 59501 + 51349. Andrew Malloy.
January 1983
Set number: L413
Passing Class 117 DMUs near Iver in January 1983. On the left is set L413 presumably formed of 51391 + 59501 + 51349. Andrew Malloy.
late 1986
Set number: L413
Class 118 / 117 hybrid set L413 (presumably 51319 + 59501 + 51349) at Maidenhead in late 1986. John Law.
14th March 1987
Set number: L413
Class 117 DMS 51391, set number L413, is seen solo at Tyseley on 14.03.1987. It had recently been transferred up from Reading. Andy Cole.
circa 1988
Set number: L413
Class 117 set L413 (51391 and presumably 59501 + 51349) alongside 155 327 at Oxford, circa mid-to-late 1988. Ian Docwra.
11th June 1988
Set number: L413
Class 117 DMU set L413 (51391 + 59501 + 51349) seen at Didcot on 11 June 1988. Reading is on the destination blind. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa mid-to-late 1988
Set number: L413
Class 117 DMS 51391 and a 155 327 at Oxford circa mid-to-late 1988. Ian Docwra.
January 1990
Set number: L413
Ealing Broadway in January 1990, and L413 (presumably 51391 + 59501 + 51349) is on a Paddington service. John McIntyre.
circa 1990
Set number: L413
DMUs out Southall, Class 117 L413 (presumably 51391 + 59501 + 51349) and Class 101 L837 (53751 + 59128 + 51437), circa late 1990. Stuart Mackay Collection.
2nd May 1994
Set number: L713
The Bank Holiday Monday on 2 May 1994 saw some Birmingham to Stratford-upon-Avon trains formed of DMMUs rather than the usual class 150 sprinters. Here is a mixed formation (two power-triples, T351 on the rear) led by Network South East liveried L713 (presumably 51391) passing the long-gone Stratford down distant signal between the two bridges at Bishopton in the days before Stratford Parkway station was even a vague thought in someone's mind. This signal was rarely raised to the clear position; in steam days virtually everything stopped at Stratford either for water or to pick up passengers and even in the days when the line saw diesel hauled freight it would have been necessary for the Evesham Road crossing gates to have been closed and the road set to allow this to happen. Peter Tandy.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 2nd January 1980
Set number: L413
Refurbished Class 117 set L413 (presumably 51349 + 59501 + 51391) at West Drayton on January 2, 1980. Steve Davies Collection.
Date: 4th August 1981
Set number: L413
Class 117 3 car set L413, presumably 51349 59501 51391), waits in platform 1 at Reading Station, 4th August 1981. Paul James.
Date: 17th February 1982
Set number: L413
Class 117 set L413 (51349 + 59501 + 51391) calls at Iver with the 11:00 Slough-Paddington service on 17 February 1982. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 1980s
Set number: L413
Class 117 DMU set L413 (51349 and presumably 59501 + 51391) seen on Lickey Bank, date unknown. It was in blue/grey livery from 1981 to 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 20th April 1985
Set number: L413
The participants of 'The Maerdy Gras' railtour stream out of the train to get their photos at Blaengarw, with set L413 (51349 59501 51391) closest. Chris Lings.
Date: 20th April 1985
Set number: L413
'The Maerdy Gras' railtour at Aberpergwm on 20/4/85 with set L413 (51349 59501 51391) closest. Chris Lings.
Date: 20th April 1985
Set number: L413
Llanelli station contains 'The Maerdy Gras' railtour on 20/4/85, comprised of two Class 117s and a bubble car in the middle. Set L413 (51349 59501 51391) is closest. Chris Lings.
Date: 24th February 1988
Set number: L413
Set L413 (51349 / 59501 / 51391) in NSE livery at Reading on 24 February 1988. Hamish Stevenson.
Date: April 1988
Set number: L413
Class 117 set L413 (51349 and presumably 59501 + 51391) at Southall in April 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 30th November 1989
Set number: L413
The footbridge on the down side of West Ealing station was a popular spot for railway photographers although not always the easiest place to stand on occasions due to one or two dubious characters who used it for peddling illegal substances! I spent most of a day there on 30 November 1989 and took an bagful of pictures including quite a few DMMUs on local trains. This one shows class 117 L413 (51349 + 59501 + 51391) working a Paddington to Slough service away from the station stop. Of interest in the background is the former GWR goods platform shelter now used as a partly-covered storage area. Peter Tandy.
Date: circa 1990
Set number: L413
L413 (presumably 51349 + 59501 + 51391) at Ealing Broadway circa 1990. Peter Brabham Collection.
Date: 1991
Set number: L413
Pressed Steel Class 117 L413 in original NSE Livery and with vehicle 51349 leading (presumably with 59501 + 51391). Moving away from the recently re-modelled and refurbished West Ealing station with an early evening service for Maidenhead in 1991. Alistair Fyffe.
Date: 2nd July 1991
Set number: L413
Network Southeast Class 117 set No. L413 (51349, 59501 and 51391) stands at Hayes & Harlington working a Paddington to Slough service on 2 July 1991. Brian Creasey.
Date: 24th September 1993
Set number: L413
Class 117 DMU set L413 (51349 + 51391) arriving into Blackhorse Road station on 24 September 1993. Phil Bevan.
Date: 2nd May 1994
Set number: T351
The Bank Holiday Monday on 2 May 1994 saw some Birmingham to Stratford-upon-Avon trains formed of DMMUs rather than the usual class 150 sprinters. Here is a mixed formation of two power triples led by T351 (presumably 53921 at the front) and a Network South East liveried set (the rear vehicle labelled as L713, presumably 51391) approaching at Bishopton. Peter Tandy.
Date: 2nd January 1995
Set number: 117331
A fine selection of DMU vehicles rest with a light dusting of snow in the triangle at Crown Point depot in Norwich on 2nd January 1995. Nearest the camera is Pressed Steel Class 117 DMBS 51340, which displays set number 117331; the vehicle had previously worked in set L405, based in Reading, but had subsequently moved to Tyseley. Behind are DMS 51391 and DMBS 51349; both vehicles previously worked in Reading-based set L413, but had also moved to Tyseley by then. They had been observed working around Norwich in the preceding months on Sandite duties, wearing set number 007. Chris Boon.