Class 117 DMU images identified by Vehicle No.
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51342
26th January 1980
Set: L407
Class 117 set L407 (presumably 51342 + 59494 + 51384) arrives into Taplow station on January 26, 1980. Steve Davies Collection.
June 1983
Set: L407
W51342 at the head of L407, presumably with 59494 + 51384, at Southall in June 1983. Stuart Mackay Collection.
20th April 1985
Set: L407
Running over an hour late at this stage the Monmouthshire Railway Society "Maerdy Gras" railtour formed of 2 x class 117 3-car and a single car 121 DMU is seen at Aberpergwm on April 20, 1985. The train having stopped at the BR / NCB limit of operations. This being the view at the southern end of the train before it returned back down the valley to Jersey Marine. Adrian Nicholls.
20th April 1985
Set: L407
Taken eight months before the line closed forever in December 1985 this 7-car DMU formation made up of two class 117 sets L407 (51342 + 59494 + 51384) + L413 and class 121 set L121 (55021) are seen at the limit of BR working around the site of Blaengarw station which closed on 9/2/1953. The train was the Monmouthshire Railway Society 'Maerdy Gras' tour on April 20, 1985. The line continued a short distance beyond here to serve Garw colliery and the once famous Ocean colliery but tracks beyond here would be considered to be mineral railway so this train came to a stand at the first set of facing points before reversing. Adrian Nicholls.
20th April 1985
Set: L407
With passengers off the train for a photo stop and leg stretch at Onllwyn the crew change ends on the Monmouthshire Railway Society 'Maerdy Gras' railtour on 20/04/85. The train was formed of two class 117 DMU sets L423 & L407 with single car class 121 set L121 sandwiched in the middle. The inclusion of this additional power car worked well on the steeper freight lines into the Western Valleys as previous DMU tours had often struggled with adhesion issues loosing lots of time in the process. When this image was taken the closed Onllwyn station to the rear of the train was still fairly intact with an island platform but it had closed on 15/10/62 with the withdrawal of the Neath to Brecon passenger service. Adrian Nicholls.
25th August 1985
Set: L407
Class 117 set no L407 (presumably 51342 + 59494 + 51384) is seen at Northolt Waste Transfer Terminal having arrived from Southall with the "Coupler" shuttle on 25 August 1985. Robert28194.
circa March 1988
Set: L407
Two Class 117 sets, the closest L407 is presumably formed 51342 + 59494 + 51384, approaches Southall circa March 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.
23rd November 1988
Set: L407
Class 117 DMU L407 (51342+59494+51384) heading away from Southall on 23-11-88. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.
1989
Set: L407
Class 117 set L407 (presumably 51342 + 59494 + 51384) in 1989, possibly between Radley and Oxford, looking south from the footbridge near Kennington Road. Walter Burt.
22nd April 1989
Set: L407
Class 117 set L407 (presumably 51342) on the blocks at Paddington on 22 April 1989 beside Class 50 no. 50 037 "Illustrious". Lewis Bevan.
20th March 1990
Set: L407
L407 (51342 + 59494 + 51384) at Reading, 20/3/90. Sparegang.
29th May 1993
Set: 707
Western Region DMU set L707 (51342+51384) makes for an unusual sight departing London Waterloo being used for driver route learning trips on May 29, 1993. Waterloo International station visible behind had been formerly opened 3 weeks earlier on 6th May 1993 the day services should have started through the Channel Tunnel. Sadly with tunnel construction delays there was to be a another 17 month wait for service to start and in the meantime Waterloo International was simply hired out for corporate events. BR EPS carried on training crews in the meantime with frequent trips from London to Folkestone using a modified EMU with cinema style seats while a hired 2-car DMU from Network SouthEast was used for drivers to learn the West London line from North Pole Depot and the mainline into London Waterloo in readiness for the launch of Eurostar in 1994. Adrian Nicholls.
51343
24th October 1960
W51343 was six months old when seen in Reading depot, 24th October 1960. Adrian Vaughan.
Unknown Date
Set: L408
A Refurbished Pressed Steel built Class 117 set at Southall, date unknown. The DMBS is W51343, which spent its whole career allocated to Reading depot. Behind is presumably 59495. Stuart Mackay Collection.
12th July 1980
Set: L408
Class 117 DMU set L408 (presumably 51343 + 59495 + 51385) at Slough on 12 July 1980. Brian Daniels.
4th August 1981
Set: L408
Class 117 DMU L408 (presumably 51343 59495 51385) approaches Maidenhead station, 4th August 1981. Paul James.
Unknown Date
Set: L408
Class 117 set L408 (W51343 closest) working as a two-car set in Bourne End station, date unknown. Glyn Weigh.
18th January 1987
Set: L408
W51343 in Colchester station on Sunday 18/1/87. It had been sent from Reading to work the Sudbury branch, to where it had returned by the Tuesday when the usual Norwich was back on the branch. AndrewHA.
April 1988
Set: L408
Class 117 unit L408 at Reading in April 1988. Curly42.
circa January 1990
Set: L408
Class 117 DMU set L408 (51343 and presumably 59495 + 51385) approaches Southall circa January 1990. Stuart Mackay Collection.