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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 1973	Depot code change	RG
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4w/e 27/05/95	Withdrawn from	HQ (Headquarters)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:

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.

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.

circa 1985

Set number: B427

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

21st February 1987

Set number: 427

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

8th October 1993

Set number: T304

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

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:

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.

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.

Date: unknown

Set number: L427

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

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.

Date: 22nd March 1986

Set number: 427

Class 117 DMU set 427 (51365 + 59517 + 51407) departs from Andover with one of the two trips of the BR "Wiltshire Wanderer" railtour on 22 March 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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.

Date: 15th October 1989

Set number: T027

The Institute of Mining Engineers North Yorkshire Railtour at Sheffield on 15 October 1989. Class 114 set T027 with 53019 is closest, Six Bells Junction lists the other vehicles as 54027, T309 (51372 + 59490 + 51414) and T304 (51407 + 59517 + 51365). Stuart Mackay Collection.

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.

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.

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.

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