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Vehicle 51399

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

Jul-60	New to	81C (Southall)
Apr-68	Transferred to	81D (Reading)
May 1973	Depot code change	RG
May-81	Transferred to	LA (Laira)
16/05/82	Transferred to	RG (Reading)
p/e 30/03/91	Transferred to	OO (Old Oak Common) NWRX
p/e 09/11/91	Transferred to	RG (Reading) NWRX
14/12/92	Sector Change to	RG (Reading) NWXX
07/06/93	Transferred to	BY (Bletchley) NGBX
10/02/94	Sector Change to	BY (Bletchley) NXXX
26/05/94	Transferred to	PZ (Penzance) RELV
2w/e 14/10/95	Withdrawn from	PZ (Penzance)

Modifications

5w/e 10/06/72 - Dual AWS fitted
Jun-75 - WR AWS removed

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 18/11/1977 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51357	59509	51399	As delivered to WR - July 1960
SHL311	51359	59509	51399	Listed at SHL - circa Dec-60
460	51357	59509	51399	Listed at Southall - Apr-68 - was S311, non-gangwayed set
	50083	59509	51399	Noted 24/12/70¹
	50083	59543	51399	Noted 08/04/1974 - at Reading²
	51367	59519	51399	Noted 05/07/74 - at Birmingham New Street¹
spare	51399			Formation change - RG - circa Oct-75 - ex-L460
	50083	59543	51399	Noted 24/03/76¹
	50083	59543	51399	Noted 23/04/76 - (51399 presumed)¹
L440	50083	59543	51399	Listed at RG - 01/05/1976
	50083	59543	51399	Noted 04/05/76 - (50083 presumed)¹
	50083	59543	51399	Noted 11/09/76 - in London Paddington¹
	50083	59543	51399	Noted 12/10/76¹
	50083	59543	51399	Noted 02/11/76¹
L440	50083	59500	51399	Listed at RG - 31st December 1977
L440	50083	59500	51399	Noted 16/07/1978 - Reading Station³
L440	50083	59500	51399	Noted 11/02/1980 - At Oxford³
L440	50083	59500	51399	Listed at RG - 03/03/80
440	50083	59500	51399	Transfer to LA - May-81
L423	51361	59513	51399	Noted 19/06/1982 - Hertfordshire Railtours Witchfinder General L423+L410+L405
L422	51360	59512	51399	Listed at RG - 15/12/1982
L423	51361	59513	51399	Listed at RG - circa Jan-83
L423	51361	59513	51399	Noted 01/03/1983 - At Reading West on Bedwyn service
L423	51361	59513	51399	Noted circa 01/1984⁴
L423	51361	59513	51399	Listed at RG - 01/01/85
L423	51361	59513	51399	Noted 23/11/1985 - at Paddington⁵
L423	51361	59513	51399	Noted circa 02/1986⁴
L423	51361	51399		Noted circa 04/1986⁴
L423	51361	59513	51399	Listed at Reading - Summer 1986
L423	51361	59513	51399	Noted 13/09/1986⁴
L423	51361	59513	51399	Noted 24/01/1987⁴
L423	51361	59513	51399	Listed at RG - Aug-87
L423	51361	59513	51399	Noted 17/10/1987 - Ripple Lane Depot open day shuttle from Barking; at least one run was made coupled to DPU 53218-53230 which carried standing passengers!
L423	51361	59513	51399	Noted circa 04/1988⁴
L423	51361	59513	51399	Listed at RG - 15/05/89
L423	51361	59513	51399	Noted 17/06/1989 - L423+L428 Oxford to Poole and return special train
L423	51361	59513	51399	Listed at RG - 21/01/91
L423	51361	59513	51399	Noted circa 03/1991⁴
L423	51361	59513	51399	Listed at RG - 12/08/92
L423	51361	59513	51399	Listed at RG - November 1992 - Sector NWRX
L723	51361	51399		Listed at BY - November 1993 - Sector NGBX

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Shayne Lewis
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Robert Chilton

Images:

16th April 1979

Set number: L440

Suburban set L440 at Didcot on 16 April 1979. Class 117 DMS W51399 leads, the set should also contain Class 117 TCL W59500 and Class 116 DMBS W50083. Stuart Mackay Collection.

4th March 1980

Set number: L440

DMU set L440 at Didcot on 3 March 1980. Leading is Class 117 DMS W51399, the other two vehicles are presumably Class 117 TCL W59500 and Class 116 DMBS W50083. Brian Daniels.

11th February 1984

Set number: L423

Class 117 DMU set L423 (presumably 51399 + 59513 + 51361) at Bourne End on 11 February 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.

29th April 1985

Set number: L423

Class 117 Set L423 (presumably 51399 + 59513 + 51361) on a Worcester Shrub Hill - Birmingham New St service arrives at Stourbridge Junction beside a Class 116 on Monday 29th April 1985. Colin Brooks.

29th June 1985

Set number: L423

L423, Reading, 29 June 1985. W51399 leads, presumably with 59513 and 51361. Nigel Menzies.

17th June 1989

Set number: L423

Two Class 117 DMU sets at Poole on 17 June 1989. Closest is L423 with DMS 51399 and presumably 59513 and 51361. The destination blind displays 'Special'. David Mant.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 16th August 1976

Set number: L440

Class 116 DMBS W50083 leads set L440 into Paddington on 16 August 1976. The other vehicles are presumably 59543 (101) and 51399 (117). Phil Bevan.

Date: 19th June 1982

Set number: L405

The Hertfordshire Railtours 'Witchfinder General' at Sizewell sidings on June 19th 1982. It was formed of Class 117 sets L405 + L410 (with a Met-Camm centre car) + L423 (51340 + 59491 + 51381 / 51387 + 59549 + 51345 / 51399 + 59513 + 51361). Image by Richard Huggins. John Law Collection.

Date: 19th June 1982

Set number: L405

Date: 19th June 1982

Set number: L405

Date: 19th June 1982

Set number: L405

The Hertfordshire Railtours 'Witchfinder General' at Ipswich Lower Yard on June 19th 1982. It was formed of Class 117 sets L405 + L410 (with a Met-Camm centre car) + L423 (51340 + 59491 + 51381 / 51387 + 59549 + 51345 / 51399 + 59513 + 51361). Image by Richard Huggins. John Law Collection.

Date: 19th June 1982

Set number: L423

The Hertfordshire Railtours 'Witchfinder General' at Ipswich Lower Yard on June 19th 1982. It was formed of Class 117 sets L423 + L410 (with a Met-Camm centre car) + L405 (51361 + 59513 + 51399 / 51345 + 59549 + 51387 / 51381 + 59491 + 51340). Image by Richard Huggins. John Law Collection.

Date: 19th June 1982

Set number: L423

Date: 19th June 1982

Set number: L405

The Hertfordshire Railtours 'Witchfinder General' at Thames Haven Yard on June 19th 1982. It was formed of Class 117 sets L405 + L410 (with a Met-Camm centre car) + L423 (51340 + 59491 + 51381 / 51387 + 59549 + 51345 / 51399 + 59513 + 51361). John Law.

Date: 1st March 1983

Set number: L423

Class 117 DMU set L423 (presumably 51361 + 59513 + 51399) at Reading West on 1-3-83. Reading depot can be seen in the distance containing many DMUs. Brian Daniels.

Date: 29th June 1985

Set number: L423

L423, Reading, 29 June 1985. W51399 leads (furthest), presumably with 59513 and 51361. Nigel Menzies.

Date: 11th June 1986

Set number: L423

Class 117 DMU set L423 (51361 + 59513 + 51399) at Oxford on 11-6-86. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Date: early 1989

Set number: L423

Class 117 set L423 at Southall early in 1989 with 51361 and presumably 59513 + 51399. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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