Vehicle 59490
Class 117
Builder: Pressed Steel
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Lot Number: 30547
Diagram: 601
Allocations
| Mar-60 | New to | 81D (Reading) | |
| May 1973 | Depot code change | RG | |
| w/e 06/03/76 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 3w/e 08/07/78 | Transferred to | BR (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| 3w/e 23/12/78 | Transferred to | RG (Reading) | |
| w/e 30/06/79 | Transferred to | LA (Laira) | |
| w/e 30/09/79 | Transferred to | RG (Reading) | |
| 2w/e 10/05/80 | Transferred to | BR (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| 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| 21/01/94 | Withdrawn from | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX |
Refurbished
At Swindon Works dated 27/02/1981 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Preserved - more details.
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51338 | 59490 | 51380 | As delivered to Reading - March 1960 | ||||||
| RDG305 | 51338 | 59490 | 51379 | Listed at Reading - circa Dec-60 | |||||
| 403 | 51338 | 59490 | 51380 | Listed at Reading - Apr-68 - was R305, gangwayed set | |||||
| 51338 | 59490 | 51380 | Noted 28/08/73 - in Paddington1 | ||||||
| 51338 | 59490 | 51380 | Noted 29/10/1973 - at Reading2 | ||||||
| 51338 | 59490 | 51380 | Noted 08/04/1974 - at Reading2 | ||||||
| L403 | 51338 | 59490 | 51380 | Noted 30/04/75 - at Royal Oak3 | |||||
| C469 | 51311 | 59490 | 51326 | Noted 09/12/77 - in Cardiff Central | |||||
| C469 | 51311 | 59490 | 51326 | Noted 19/12/1977 - Cardiff Central4 | |||||
| 50863 | 59490 | 50916 | Listed at CF - 31st December 1977 | ||||||
| C469 | 51311 | 59490 | 51326 | Noted 18/04/1978 - At Cardiff Central4 | |||||
| 51311 | 59490 | 51326 | Transfer to RG - 3w/e 23/12/78 | ||||||
| L469 | 51311 | 59490 | 51326 | Noted 06/02/79 | |||||
| 51311 | 59490 | 51326 | Transfer to LA - w/e 30/06/79 | ||||||
| 51311 | 59490 | 51326 | Transfer to RG - w/e 30/09/79 | ||||||
| L469 | 51311 | 59490 | 51326 | Noted 17/02/1980 - At Oxford Station 16434 | |||||
| L469 | 51311 | 59490 | 51326 | Listed at RG - 03/03/80 | |||||
| 469 | 51311 | 59490 | 51326 | Transfer to BR - 2w/e 10/05/80 | |||||
| 469 | 51311 | 59490 | 51326 | 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 08/19835 | |||||
| B434 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Noted circa 02/19845 | |||||
| B434 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Noted circa 10/19845 | |||||
| B434 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Listed at BR - 01/01/85 | |||||
| B434 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Noted 19/10/19855 | |||||
| B434 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Noted 03/12/19855 | |||||
| B434 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Noted 13/03/19865 | |||||
| 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 Norwich3 | |||||
| T309 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Noted circa 10/19885 | |||||
| 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 05/19905 | |||||
| T309 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Listed at TS - mid May-90 | |||||
| T309 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Listed at TS - Jul-91 | |||||
| T309 | 51372 | 59490 | 51144 | Noted circa 08/19915 | |||||
| T309 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Listed at TS - Aug-91 | |||||
| T309 | 51372 | 59490 | Listed at TS - Dec-91 | ||||||
| T309 | 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Noted circa 01/19925 | |||||
| 51372 | 59490 | 51414 | Noted 15/04/92 - on 16:04 Lichfield TV - Longbridge6 | ||||||
| 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: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Eddie Knorn
6: David Bellamy
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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 12th May 1980
Set number: L469
Class 118 DMU set L469 (presumably 51311 + 59490 + 51326) departing Bristol Temple Meads with a Met-Camm on the rear on 12 May 1980. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: circa 1981
Set number: P434
BR Pressed Steel Class 117 DMU set P434 (51414 + 59490 + 51372) runs alongside the East Looe river shortly after leaving Looe, circa 1981. Neil Smith.
Date: circa 1981
Set number: P434
BR Pressed Steel Class 117 DMU set P434 (51414 + 59490 + 51372) runs alongside the East Looe river shortly after leaving Looe, circa 1981. Neil Smith.
Date: circa 1981
Set number: P434
BR Pressed Steel Class 117 DMU set P434 (51372 + 59490 + 51414) runs alongside the East Looe river shortly after leaving Looe, circa 1981. Neil Smith.
Date: circa 1981
Set number: P434
BR Pressed Steel Class 117 DMU set P434 (51372 + 59490 + 51414) in Looe station, circa 1981. Neil Smith.
Date: circa 1981
Set number: P434
BR Pressed Steel Class 117 DMU set P434 (51414 + 59490 + 51372 at Coombe Junction. In the foreground is Coombe No 1 Ground Frame that replaced the original 1901 signal box in May 1981. Neil Smith.
Date: circa 1981
Set number: P434
BR Pressed Steel Class 117 DMU set P434 51414 + 59490 + 51372 departing Coombe Junction for Looe circa 1981, passing Coombe No 1 Ground Frame that replaced the original 1901 signal box in May 1981. Neil Smith.
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.
Date: 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.
Date: 26th March 1986
Set number: B434
Class 117 DMU set B434 (presumably 51372 + 59490 + 51414) at Frome on March 26 1986. Jonathan Hazan.
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.
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.
Date: spring 1987
A Class 117 DMU at Yeovil Pen Mill in the spring of 1987. The centre car was noted as 59490 so the DMBS is presumably 51372. Another Pressed Steel set is hiding behind the signal on the right. Michael Mensing.
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.
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.
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.
Date: 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.
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: 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.
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.
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.
Date: 6th June 1992
Set number: T309
Three DMU sets, 51414 + 59490 + 51372 / 53863 + 59753 + 51142 / 51151 + 59597 + 59625 + 51869 stabled at Derby on 6 June 1992. Keith Miller.
Date: 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.