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Vehicle 51407


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

Aug-60 New to 81C (Southall)
Apr-68 Transferred to 81D (Reading)
May 1973Depot code changeRG
16/05/82 Transferred to BR (Bristol Bath Road)
11/03/86 Transferred to RG (Reading)
10/05/87 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton)
09/07/87 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
14/05/93 Transferred to LA (Laira) RELA - as 117304
22/10/93 Sector Change to LA (Laira) RELV - as T304
10/12/93 Sector Change to LA (Laira) REXX - as T304
09/05/94 Transferred to HQ (Headquarters) REXX - as T304
4w/e 27/05/95 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters)

Modifications

p/e 12/08/72 - Dual AWS fitted
Jul-75 - WR AWS removed

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 30/03/1979 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Preserved - more details.

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51365 59517 51407 As delivered to Southall - August 1960
SHL110 51365 59517 51407 Listed at Southall - circa Oct-60
SHL316 51365 59517 51407 Listed at Southall - circa Dec-60
464 51365 59517 51407 Listed at Southall - Apr-68 - was S316, non-gangwayed set
51365 59517 51407 Noted 25/08/69 - at Paddington1
51365 59517 51407 Noted 11/02/71 - at Royal Oak2
L464 51365 59517 59538 51407 Noted 10/11/1973 - BR Western Region London Branchlines Railtour 51320-59472-51305 + 51356-59508-51398 + 51365-59517-59538-51407
51365 59517 51407 Noted 22/03/76 - in Paddington1
L427 51365 59517 51407 Listed at RG - 01/05/1976
L427 51365 59517 51407 Noted 14/06/1977 - Oxford Station3
L427 51365 59517 51407 Listed at RG - 31st December 1977
L427 51365 59517 51407 Noted 19/01/1980 - At London Paddington3
L427 51365 59517 51407 Listed at RG - 03/03/80
L427 51365 59517 51407 Noted circa 04/19824
B427 51365 59517 51407 Listed at BR - 15/12/1982
B427 51365 59517 51407 Noted 21/03/1983 - Gloucester4
B427 51365 59517 51407 Noted circa 10/19844
B427 51365 59517 51407 Listed at BR - 01/01/85
B427 51365 59517 51407 Noted circa 03/19854
427 51365 59517 51407 Transfer to RG - 11/03/86 - from BR
L427 51365 59517 51407 Noted 22/03/1986 - BR Wiltshire Wanderer Railtour
427 51365 59517 51407 Noted circa 04/19864
L427 51365 59517 51407 Listed at Reading - Summer 1986
L427 51365 59517 51407 Noted 21/06/1986 - at Reading5
L427 51365 59517 51407 Noted 21/06/1986 - at Old Oak Common5
51365 59517 51407 Noted 23rd July 1986
427 51365 59517 51407 Noted 31/01/19874
L427 51365 59517 51407 Noted 25/02/1987 - at Old Oak Common5
C427 51365 59517 51407 Noted circa 07/19874
51365 59517 51407 Transfer to TS - 09/07/87 - from CF
T304 51365 59517 51407 Listed at TS - Jul-87
T304 51365 59517 51407 Noted circa 09/19874
T304 51365 59517 51407 Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T304 51365 59517 51407 Noted circa 05/19884
T304 51365 59517 51407 Noted 20/08/88 - at Norwich2
T304 51365 59517 51407 Noted circa 12/19884
T304 51365 59517 51407 Noted circa 05/19894
T304 51365 59517 51407 Listed at TS - 01/09/89
T304 51365 59517 51407 Noted 15/10/1989 - Institute of Mining Engineers The North Yorkshire Railtour T027+T309+T304
T304 51365 59517 51407 Listed at TS - 01/12/89
51365 59517 51407 Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot6
T304 51365 59517 51407 Listed at TS - mid May-90
T304 51365 59517 51407 Noted circa 05/19914
T304 51365 59517 51407 Listed at TS - Jul-91
T304 51365 59517 51407 Listed at TS - Aug-91
T304 51365 59517 51407 Noted circa 08/19914
T304 51365 59517 51407 Noted 14/09/91 - on 07:46 Stansted Airport - Birmingham New Street7
T304 51365 59517 51407 Listed at TS - Dec-91
T304 51365 59517 51407 Listed at TS - 02/07/92
T304 51365 59517 51407 Listed at TS - 24/09/92
T304 51365 59517 51407 Listed at TS - November 1992
51365 59517 51407 Noted 24/11/92 - on 19:45 Lichfield TV - Redditch7
T304 51365 59517 51407 Listed at TS - 10/12/92
T304 51365 51407 Noted 30th September 1993
117204 51365 51407 Listed at LA - November 1993

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

Images:

Class 117 DMU at Morris Cowley

10th November 1973

Set number: L464

On November 10, 1973, the Western Region ran a ten-car DMU 'London Branch Lines Tour' from Paddington. It comprised a 4-car 117 set L464 with a 101 centre car (51407 + 59538 + 59517 + 51365), 3-car 117 (51398 + 59508 + 51356) and a 3-car Class 118 (51305 + 59472 + 51320). W51407 is seen at the front during the stop at Morris Cowley. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 117 DMU at Oxford

29th September 1979

Set number: L427

Class 117 DMU set L427 (presumably 51407 + 59517 + 51365) alongside 31 249 + 31 314 at Oxford on 29 September 1979. Brian Daniels.

Class 117 DMU at Southall

circa 1985

Set number: B427

Class 117 B427 (51407 leading, presumably with 59517 + 51365) at Southall circa 1985. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Droitwich Spa

6th July 1985

Set number: B427

Class 117 B427 (51407, 59517 + 51365) were pictured at Droitwich Spa with a Hereford to Birmingham New Street train on 6 July 1985. In all honesty I took this shot largely because of the presence of some loaded wagons in the siding alongside the up loop; the first and indeed only time I saw anything on either line. Peter Tandy.

Class 117 DMU at Ledbury

10th July 1985

Set number: B427

Class 117 DMU set B427 (51407 leading, presumably with 59517 + 51365) enters Ledbury Station with a Hereford bound service, 10th July 1985. Paul James.

Class 117 DMU at Dinton

22nd March 1986

Set number: 427

Class 117 DMU set L427 (51365+59517+51407) is seen in the long closed Dinton station during a photo stop on the BR 'Wiltshire Wanderer' railtour organised by Basingstoke Area Manager, Gerald Daniels on 22/03/86, a short day tour making the most of the late winter daylight. Dinton station had closed on the 7th March 1966 and rationalisation of the former L&SWR mainline in 1967 from Salisbury to Exeter saw much of the route singled including here. The DMU is thus actually standing on the freight only line (the former up mainline) which was retained for just under two miles to serve RAF Chilmark in the west and RAF Baverstock and Royal Navy Dinton in the east. The military stores traffic to these three locations kept this section open until the late 1980's but this is believed to be the last tour onto the branch and it has all now closed. Adrian Nicholls.

Class 117 DMU at Andover

22nd March 1986

Set number: 427

The "Wiltshire Wanderer" railtour at Andover on 22 March 1986, formed of Class 117 set 427 (51407 + 59517 + 51365). Robert Thomas.

Class 117 DMU at Dinton

22nd March 1986

Set number: 427

Class 117 DMU set 427 (51407 + 59517 + 51365) in Dinton station (which closed in 1966) during a photo stop on the BR 'Wiltshire Wanderer' railtour on 22 March 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Ealing Broadway

21st February 1987

Set number: 427

W51407 (presumably with 59517 + 51365) and W55022 at Ealing Broadway on the 21st February 1987. Malcolm Clements.

Class 117 DMU at Ealing Broadway

21st February 1987

Set number: 427

W51407 at the front of set 427 (presumably with 59517 + 51365) arriving into Ealing Broadway station on February 21, 1987. In the distance is 55022. Malcolm Clements.

Class 117 DMU at Birmingham New Street

6th May 1993

Set number: T304

Class 117 DMS 51407 in Birmingham New Street on 6 May 1993. It was part of Tyseley set T304. Sparegang.

Class 117 DMU at St Blazey

6th June 1993

Set number: T304

Alongside 37412 at St Blazey on 6 June 1993 is Class 117 set T304 (presumably 51407 + 51365) with a NSE-liveried vehicle behind. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Penzance

8th October 1993

Set number: T304

51407 + 51365, still labelled as T304, are seen at Penzance on 8/10/93 working the 12:27 Ex St Ives. Sparegang.

Class 117 DMU at St Ives

8th October 1993

Set number: T304

A Class 117 DMU (51407 + 51365) at St Ives on 8/10/93. Sparegang.

Class 117 DMU at St Blazey Depot

13th April 1995

Set number: T304

Following derailment damage set 117304, still labelled T304, (51407 + 51365) is seen withdrawn at St Blazey depot on 13th April 1995. Ian Buck.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: July 1967

Two Pressed Steel Class 117 3-car suburban dmu's Nos.W51413 (117/1), W59517 (176), W51407 (117/2) and W51370 (117/2), W59522 (176), W51413 (117/1) in Rail Blue with all-yellow front ends leaving Paddington on an Oxford service, 07/67. Hugh Llewelyn.

DMU

Date: 10th November 1973

Set number: L464

On November 10, 1973, the Western Region ran a ten-car DMU 'London Branch Lines Tour' from Paddington. It comprised a 3-car 118, 3-car 117 and 4-car 117 set L464 that contained 101 centre car 59538, seen here beside 51407 during the stop at Morris Cowley. Hamish Stevenson.

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: L427

Refurbished Class 117 DMU set L427 (presumably 51365 + 59517 + 51407) at Reading in the late 1970s. John Law.

DMU

Date: 9th April 1983

Set number: B427

Class 117 DMU set B427 (W51365 and presumably 59517 + 51407) is seen at Hereford with a southbound passenger service on 9 April 1983. Robert Thomas.

DMU

Date: 10th April 1989

Set number: T304

Class 117 set T304 (51365 and presumably 59517 + 51407) seen at Birmingham Moor Street on 10 April 1989. David Mant.

DMU

Date: 26th October 1990

Set number: T304

Class 117 set T304 (51365 + 59517 + 51407, still with W prefixes) in Nottingham Midland station on 26th October 1990. David Page.

DMU

Date: 14th September 1991

Set number: T304

Class 117 DMU set T304 (51365 + 59517 + 51407) at Stansted Airport standing in for a Sprinter on the 07:46 Stansted Airport to Birmingham New Street service on 14/09/91. David Bellamy.

DMU

Date: 3rd September 1993

Set number: T304

Class 117 set T304 at Newquay after arriving with the 14:40 from Par on September 3, 1993. DMBS 51365 is closest, the DMS is presumably 51407. They had been transferred to Laira in May and the set would soon be renumbered as 117204. John Carter.