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Vehicle 51414

Class 117

BR Diagram 535

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

Oct-60 New to 81D (Reading)
Sep-64 Transferred to 86A (Cardiff Canton)
May-65 Transferred to 81C (Southall)
by Jul-66 Transferred to 81D (Reading)
May 1973Depot code changeRG
3w/e 15/11/80 Transferred to LA (Laira)
16/05/82 Transferred to BR (Bristol Bath Road)
29/02/88 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
27/11/92 Transferred to HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
21/01/94 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters) RFXX

Modifications

circa Jul-66 - Gangway(s) fitted
p/e 08/09/73 - Dual AWS fitted
Jun-75 - WR AWS removed

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 09/06/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


RDG321 51372 59479 51414 Listed at Reading - circa Dec-60
51372 59479 51414 Transfer to 81C - May-65
RDG321 51372 59479 51414 Listed at RDG - circa Jul-66
423 51372 59479 51414 Listed at Reading - Apr-68 - was R321, gangwayed set
51372 59479 51414 Noted 07/03/70 - at Royal Oak1
L434 51372 59479 51414 Listed at RG - 01/05/1976
51372 59479 51414 Noted 11/09/76 - in London Paddington2
L434 51372 59479 51414 Noted 01/06/1977 - Oxford Station3
L434 51372 59479 51414 Noted 06/10/1977 - Oxford Reading area3
L434 51372 59479 51414 Noted 08/10/1977 - Oxford Station3
L434 51372 59479 51414 Listed at RG - 31st December 1977
L434 51372 59479 51414 Noted 14/01/1978 - At Reading Station3
L434 51372 59479 51414 Noted 16/07/1978 - Reading Station3
L434 51372 59479 51414 Noted 04/02/1980 - At Oxford3
L434 51372 59479 51414 Noted 16/02/1980 - At Oxford working the 0358 to London Paddington3
L434 51372 59479 51414 Listed at RG - 03/03/80
434 51372 59479 51414 Noted 23/10/1980 - At Shrewsbury working to Wolverhampton3
434 51372 59479 51414 Transfer to LA - 3w/e 15/11/80
B434 51372 59490 51414 Noted 23/10/1982 - Monmouthshire Railway Society The Rod Mill Rattler Railtour B425+B434
B434 51372 59490 51414 Listed at BR - 15/12/1982
B434 51372 59490 51414 Noted 04/02/83 - on 2M73 1845 Cardiff-Birmingham New Street
B434 51372 59490 51414 Noted circa 08/19834
B434 51372 59490 51414 Noted circa 02/19844
B434 51372 59490 51414 Noted circa 10/19844
B434 51372 59490 51414 Listed at BR - 01/01/85
B434 51372 59490 51414 Noted 19/10/19854
B434 51372 59490 51414 Noted 03/12/19854
B434 51372 59490 51414 Noted 13/03/19864
B434 51372 59490 51414 Listed at Bristol (Bath Road) - Summer 1986
51372 59490 51414 Noted 09/06/87
B434 51372 59490 51414 Listed at BR - Aug-87
B434 51372 59490 51414 Transfer to TS - 29/02/88 - became T309
TS309 51372 59490 51414 Transfer to TS - 29/02/88 - from BR was B434
T309 51372 59490 51414 Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T309 51372 59490 51414 Noted 06/08/88 - at Norwich1
T309 51372 59490 51414 Noted circa 10/19884
T309 51372 59490 51414 Listed at TS - 01/09/89
T309 51372 59490 51414 Noted 15/10/1989 - Institute of Mining Engineers The North Yorkshire Railtour T027+T309+T304
T309 51372 59490 51414 Listed at TS - 01/12/89
T309 51372 59490 51414 Noted circa 05/19904
T309 51372 59490 51414 Listed at TS - mid May-90
T309 51372 59490 51414 Listed at TS - Jul-91
T309 51372 59490 51414 Listed at TS - Aug-91
spare 51414 Listed at TS - Dec-91
T309 51372 59490 51414 Noted circa 01/19924
51372 51414 Noted 05/02/92 - on 15:48 Skegness - Crewe5
51372 59490 51414 Noted 15/04/92 - on 16:04 Lichfield TV - Longbridge5
T309 51372 59490 51414 Listed at TS - 02/07/92
T309 51372 59490 51414 Noted 01/08/92
T309 51372 59490 51414 Listed at - 24/09/92
T309 51372 59490 51414 Listed at TS - November 1992
51372 59490 51414 Listed at - 10/12/92 - on loan to Channel Tunnel
T309 51372 59490 51414 Listed at HQ - November 1993 - On hire to Channel Tunnel Trackwork Group

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Shayne Lewis
4: Eddie Knorn
5: David Bellamy

Images:

Class 117 DMU at London Paddington

circa 1976

Set number: L423

Class 117 L423 in London Paddington circa 1976. The DMS closest is probably W51414. Walter Burt.

Class 117 DMU at Cookham

26th June 1979

Set number: L434

L434 (W51414 closest, presumably with Class 118 TCL 59479 + 51372) at Cookham on the 26th June 1979 in the short lived blue stripe livery. 54A South Dock.

Class 117 DMU at Hinksey

23rd April 1980

Set number: L434

Class 117 DMU set L434 (presumably 51414 + 59479 + 51372) at Hinksey with an Oxford service on 23 April 1980. Brian Daniels.

Class 117 DMU at Cardiff

circa mid-1980s

Set number: B434

Class 117 DMU set B434 (noted as 51414 + 59479 (a 118) + 51372) in platform 4 at Cardiff. Date unknown, circa mid-1980s. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Yatton

1986

Set number: B434

Class 117 DMU set B434 (presumably 51414 + 59490 + 51372) at Yatton in 1986. Taunton is on the destination blind. Michael Mensing.

Class 117 DMU at Tyseley

8th March 1986

Set number: B434

Class 117 DMS 51414, set number B434, is seen in BR blue and grey livery at Tyseley on 08.03.1986. Andy Cole.

Class 117 DMU at Stourbridge Junction

15th March 1989

Set number: T309

Class 117 3-car DMU set T309 51414 + 59490 + 51372 (DMS + TCL + DMBS) arriving into Stourbridge Junction from Kidderminster on 15-3-89. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

Class 117 DMU at Birmingham New Street

12th May 1990

Set number: T309

Class 117 DMU set T309 sits in Birmingham New Street station on 12 May 1990 with 51414 closest. Dave Warby.

Class 117 DMU at Four Oaks

15th July 1992

Set number: T309

Class 117 DMS 51414 on the rear of Tyseley's set T309 formed with 59490 and 51372 leaving Four Oaks on 15/Jul/1992. Robert Chilton.

Class 117 DMU at Old Oak Common Depot

5th May 1995

Class 117 51414 stored in Old Oak Common depot in May 1995. Ian Buck.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 31st May 1972

Set number: L424

Pressed Steel DMU sets L424 (leading, presumably 51373 + 59480 + 51415) and L423 (presumably 51414 + 59479 + 51372) on a down service at Slough station on 31 May 1972. Some 12-ton vans in the Windsor branch bay on the right. Tom Burnham.

DMU

Date: 23rd October 1982

The Monmouthshire Railway Society Rod Mill Rattler railtour at Splott Junction on 23 October 1982. It was formed of two Class 117 DMU sets, B425 (51363 + 59515 + 51405) and B434 (51372 + 59490 + 51414). Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 26th March 1986

Set number: B434

Class 117 DMU set B434 (presumably 51372 + 59490 + 51414) at Frome on March 26 1986. Jonathan Hazan.

DMU

Date: 26th March 1986

Set number: B434

Class 117 DMU set B434 (presumably 51372 + 59490 + 51414) arriving into Weymouth on 26 March 1986. Jonathan Hazan.

DMU

Date: 26th March 1986

Set number: B434

Class 117 DMU set B434 (presumably 51372 + 59490 + 51414) at Yeovil Pen Mill on March 26 1986. Jonathan Hazan.

DMU

Date: 25th June 1988

Class 117 DMU's 51372, 59490, 51414, 51402, 59512 and 51360 with the 10.20 Yarmouth to Birmingham New Street seen at Queen Adelaide on June 25, 1988. Nicholas Youngman.

DMU

Date: 7th July 1988

Set number: T309

This bridge just to the south of Bromsgrove station was a popular spot for photography until the overhead wires went up to allow the lines to Bromsgrove station and Redditch to be electrified. The train is Tyseley's class 117 unit T309 (51372 + 59490 + 51414) approaching the station on 7 July 1988 with a Worcester to Birmingham New Street service. Peter Tandy.

DMU

Date: 28th August 1988

Set number: T309

A Tyseley allocated Class 117 Suburban 3-Car DMU formed of cars 51372, 59490 & 51414 (T309) was stabled in Croft Street Sidings at Preston on August 28th 1988. Never a common sight in the Preston area, several of these West Midlands sets were on temporary loan to Newton Heath during this period when problems with the Class 142 fleet was causing stock shortages. Martyn Hilbert.

DMU

Date: 11th January 1990

Set number: T026

At Stratford-upon-Avon on 11 January 1990 platform 1 contains class 117 T309 formed of cars 51372 + 59490 + 51414 was preparing to leave for Birmingham Moor Street. The length of the exposure can be judges by the "ghosts" of passengers jostling around to join the train. Class 114 T026 (54010 visible) stood in platform 2 waiting to form an evening train to Leamington Spa. Peter Tandy.

DMU

Date: 28th August 1990

Set number: T309

117 Set T309 (presumably 51372 + 59490 + 51414) on 0918 Holyhead - Llandudno awaits reversal at Llandudno Junction (at 1015) on Tuesday 28th August 1990. Colin Brooks.

DMU

Date: 28th August 1990

Set number: T309

Class 117 Set T309 (presumably 51372 + 59490 + 51414) on the 0918 Holyhead - Llandudno arrives at Rhosneigr (0930) Tuesday 28th August 1990. Colin Brooks.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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