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Vehicle 51400


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 81D (Reading)
May 1973Depot code changeRG
14/12/92 Sector Change to RG (Reading) NWXX
07/12/93 Sector Change to RG (Reading) NWRX
04/02/94 Transferred to BY (Bletchley) NGBX
Aug-99 Stored HQ (Headquarters)
Mar-00 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters)

Modifications

p/e 08/01/72 - Dual AWS fitted
Jun-75 - WR AWS removed

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 22/06/1979 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Preserved - more details.

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51358 59510 51400 As delivered to WR - July 1960
RDG314 51358 59510 51400 Listed at RDG - circa Oct-60
415 51358 59510 51400 Listed at Reading - Apr-68 - was R314, gangwayed set
415 51358 59510 59528 51400 Noted 31/05/69 - working the RCTS Cheddar Valley Scenic railtour.
51358 59510 51400 Noted 25/08/69 - at Paddington1
51358 59510 51400 Noted 19/11/70 - at Paddington1
51358 59510 51400 Noted 14/02/72 - at Royal Oak2
51400 56155 Noted 09/09/73 - at Chester2
51358 59510 51400 Noted 08/04/1974 - at Reading3
51358 59510 59538 51400 Noted 02/08/741
51358 59510 59538 51400 Noted 21/08/741
L415 51358 59510 51400 Noted 30/04/75 - at Royal Oak2
L420 51358 59510 51400 Listed at RG - 01/05/1976
L420 51358 59510 51400 Noted 29/10/1977 - Oxford Station4
L420 51358 59510 51400 Listed at RG - 31st December 1977
L420 51358 59510 51400 Noted 28/08/1979 - At Reading4
L420 51358 59510 51400 Noted 29/01/1980 - At Oxford Station4
L420 51358 59510 51400 Listed at RG - 03/03/80
L420 51358 59510 51400 Noted circa 04/19825
L420 51358 59510 51400 Listed at RG - 15/12/1982
L420 51358 59510 51400 Noted 23/07/83 - at Newbury Racecourse2
L420 51358 59510 51400 Listed at RG - 01/01/85
L420 51358 59510 51400 Noted 22/06/1985 - BLS Cotswold Lion Railtour L420+55028
L420 51358 59510 51400 Noted 05/04/19865
L420 51358 59510 51400 Listed at Reading - Summer 1986
L421 51359 59511 51400 Noted 21/06/1986 - at Old Oak Common6
L420 51358 59510 51400 Noted circa 01/19875
L420 51358 59510 51400 Noted circa 08/19875
L420 51358 59510 51400 Listed at RG - Aug-87
L420 51358 59510 51400 Listed at - 15/05/89
L420 51358 59510 51400 Listed at RG - 21/01/91
L420 51358 59510 51400 Listed at - 24/02/92 - NSE NWRX pool
51358 59510 51400 Noted 02/05/92 - on 16:42 Reading - Paddington7
L420 51358 59510 51400 Listed at - 12/08/92
L420 51358 59510 51400 Listed at RG - November 1992 - Sector NWRX
L420 51358 59510 51400 Noted circa 04/19935
L420 51358 59510 51400 Noted 31/05/1993 - Branch Line Society The Thames & Chiltern Rambler II
L420 51358 59510 51400 Listed at RG - November 1993 - Sector NWXX
L720 51358 51400 Transfer to BY - 04/02/94 - from RG
L705 51358 51400 Listed at BY - Jul-94
51358 51400 Noted 09/08/94 - on 10:00 Willesden Junction High Level - Clapham Junction7
51358 51400 Noted 25/07/95 - on 14:14 Willesden Junction High Level - Clapham Junction7
117705 51358 51400 Formed 4w/e 02/03/96
51358 51400 Noted 10/08/96 - on 2Y52 20:08 Clapham Junction - Willesden Junction HL8
117705 51358 51400 Listed at BY - 02/12/96
117705 51358 51400 Listed at BY - 01/01/98

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

Images:

Class 117 DMU at Hereford

September 1970

Set number: 415

Pressed Steel triple set 415 at Hereford in September 1970. Closest is 51400, presumably with 59510 and 51358. Mel Smith.

Class 117 DMU at Southall

Unknown date

Set number: L415

Set L415 seen leaving Southall, date unknown (probably mid-1970s). The DMS at the rear (closest), with 'cut' buffers and a repair to the bottom of the cab, suggesting this is 51400. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Slough

2nd April 1977

Set number: L420

Class 117 set L420 (presumably 51400 + 59510 + 51358) accelerates out of Slough station with a Paddington to Reading service on April 2nd, 1977. Rex Holt.

Class 117 DMU at Banbury

18th February 1980

Set number: L420

Most of the Pressed Steel built Class 117 three car DMUs spent most of their lives working suburban services out of Paddington. In a short-lived livery, set L420 (W51400 leading, presumably with 59510 + 51358) is seen at Banbury North, running round before returning to Oxford. 18/2/80. Mike Dean.

Class 117 DMU at Southall

23rd July 1985

Set number: L420

L420 (51400 + 59510 + 51358) arrives at Southall on 23 July 85. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Doncaster Works

30th November 1986

Set number: L420

Class 117 vehicles 51400 and 59510 at Doncaster Works 30/11/86. Jerry Glover.

Class 117 DMU at Banbury

Unknown date

Set number: L420

A view of Banbury Station in the early 90s with unit L420 (presumably 51400 + 59510 + 51358) standing at platform 2. John Grey Turner.

Class 117 DMU at Ealing Broadway

21st February 1987

Set number: L420

L420 at Ealing Broadway on 21st February 1987, composed of 51400, 59510 and 51358. Malcolm Clements.

Class 117 DMU at Ealing Broadway

21st February 1987

Set number: L420

L420 at Ealing Broadway on 21st February 1987, with 51400 in front of 59510. Malcolm Clements.

Class 117 DMU at Ealing Broadway

21st February 1987

Set number: L420

L420 (51400 + 59510 + 51358) at Ealing Broadway station on 21st February 1987. Malcolm Clements.

Class 117 DMU at Southall

Unknown date

Set number: L420

Class 117 set L420 (presumably 51400 + 59510 + 51358) at Southall, date unknown. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Reigate

23rd October 1993

Set number: L420

Class 117 DMU set L420, presumed 51400/59510/51358, arriving into Reigate with the 10.33 Reading to Gatwick on 23 October 1993. Rob Paterson.

Class 117 DMU at Pound Lane Crossing

31st October 1993

Set number: L420

Class 117 DMU set L420, presumed 51400/59510/51358, at Pound Lane Crossing with the 10.20 Reading to Gatwick on 31 October 1993. Rob Paterson.

Class 117 DMU at Bletchley

25th June 1994

Set number: L705

L705 (51400 + 51358) 117722 (51387 + 51345), ADB975042 and ADB977723 at Bletchley on 25.6.94. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Stewartby Green Lanes Halt

9th July 1998

Set number: L724

Set L724, with car 51400 being the trailing vehicle is seen at Stewartby Green Lanes Halt on 09 07 1998, once bustling with the number of labourers for the numerous brick works in the area. Little known fact is that the level crossing had the first bi-lingual signage installed in the middle 1950's in the country - English and Italian, so that the workers could correctly observe to crossing instructions! Paul Fleet.

Class 117 DMU at Bletchley Depot

3rd February 2000

Set number: 117027

At about this time the rundown of North London Railway dmus was in full swing and we started to couple anything that would move in random sets. Class 117 51400 was at this time withdrawn and is seen in the sidings at Bletchley depot. Ian Buck.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: September 1970

Set number: 415

Pressed Steel suburban triple at Hereford in September 1970. Furthest is 51400, the DMBS and centre car are presumably 51358 and 59510. Mel Smith.

DMU

Date: circa April 1978

Set number: L420

Two Class 117 DMUs in Oxford station. On the left is set L420 (presumably 51358 + 59510 + 51400) and set L428 (presumably 51366 + 59518 + 51408) is on the right. The slide was processed in April 1978. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 6th October 1979

Set number: L420

Class 117 DMU set L420 (presumably 51358 + 59510 + 51400) arrives into Paddington on 6 October 1979. Brian Daniels.

DMU

Date: 28th July 1982

Set number: L420

Roote, toot, toot. Linwood built Pressed Steel Class 117 3 car set L420 led by MBS W51358 (presumably with 59510 + 51400), passes through Reading on the fast lines with an up ECS working on 28th July 1982. Bruce Galloway.

DMU

Date: 22nd June 1985

Set number: L420

The BLS "The Cotswold Lion" railtour at Long Marston, formed 51358, 59510 51400 and bubble 55028. 22/6/85. Chris Lings.

DMU

Date: 5th September 1986

Set number: L420

With a Gatwick Express set coming up the Quarry Line, Western Region class 117 set L420 (51358+59510+51400), built by Pressed Steel in 1960, is seen with a regular Redhill to Selhurst Depot fuelling trip on 5 September 1986. Jeremy Chapter.

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: L420

Unit L420 (presumably 51358 + 59510 + 51400) stands at Banbury in the early 1990s. John Grey Turner.

DMU

Date: 21st February 1987

Set number: L420

Class 117 set L420 (51358 + 59510 + 51400) departs from Ealing Broadway station on February 21, 1987. Malcolm Clements.

DMU

Date: 25th March 1987

Set number: L420

L420 (51358, 59510, 51400) at Great Malvern, 25-03-87. Vincent Haworth.

DMU

Date: 25th March 1987

Set number: L420

L420 (51358, 59510, 51400) at Hereford on 25-03-87. Vincent Haworth.

DMU

Date: 4th May 1987

Set number: L420

Class 117 DMU set L420 (presumably 51358 + 59510 + 51400) departs from Worcester Foregate Street station with the 14:28 Oxford - Hereford service on 4 May 1987. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 9th May 1987

Set number: L420

NSE Class 117 set L420 (51358 + 59510 + 51400) at Paddington on May 9, 1987, Bicester Town opening day. Image by Tony Martens. John Law Collection.

DMU

Date: 9th January 1988

Set number: L420

Class 117 L420 (51358 / 59510 / 51400) passes by at Waltham St Lawrence on the 9th January 1988. Ian McDonald.

DMU

Date: circa August 1989

Set number: L420

Pressed Steel Class 117 DMU set L420 (51358 + 59510 + 51400) departs from Reading. The slide process date was August 1989. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: August 1989

Set number: L420

Class 117 set L420 (presumably 51358 + 59510 + 51400) on its approach to Southall station in August 1989. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: circa 1991

Set number: L420

Class 117 set L420 (presumably 51358 + 59510 + 51400) at Southall circa 1991. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 23rd October 1993

Set number: 420

Class 117 DMU set L420, presumed 51358/59510/51400, in Reigate station with the 10.33 Reading to Gatwick on 23 October 1993. Rob Paterson.

DMU

Date: 9th August 1994

Set number: L705

Class 117 Pressed Steel 2-car DMU 51358+51400 (DMBS+DMS) arriving Clapham Junction with a service from Willesden Junction High Level 9-8-94. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: 9th August 1994

Set number: L705

Class 117 Pressed Steel 2-car DMU 51358 + 51400 (DMBS + DMS) at Clapham Junction with a service for Willesden Junction High Level 9-8-94. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: 9th August 1994

Set number: L705

Class 117 Pressed Steel 2-car DMU 51358 + 51400 (DMBS + DMS) arrived Willesden Junction High Level from Clapham Junction 9-8-94. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: October 1995

Set number: L705

Arriving at Leytonstone High Road in October 1995 is L705 (117705) with 51358 leading, presumably with 51400. Ian Buck.

DMU

Date: circa June 1996

Set number: L705

Class 117 set L705 (presumably 51358 + 51400) at Bedford circa June 1996. Stuart Mackay Collection.