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Vehicle 51342


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: 30546
Diagram: 534

Allocations

Apr-60 New to 81C (Southall)
Jul-66 Transferred to 81D (Reading)
Jun-71 Transferred to 82A (Bristol Bath Road)
06/05/73Depot code changeBR
28/02/76 Transferred to RG (Reading)
18/09/92 Transferred to OO (Old Oak Common) NWRX
03/12/93 Transferred to HQ (Headquarters) NWRX
07/12/93 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters) NWRX

Modifications

5w/e 05/12/70 - Dual AWS fitted
p/e 02/04/77 - WR AWS removed

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 30/12/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Preserved - more details.

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51342 59494 51384 As delivered to Southall - April 1960
SHL304 51342 59494 51384 Listed at Southall - circa Oct-60
405 51342 59494 51384 Listed at Reading - Apr-68 - was R337, gangwayed set
51342 59494 51384 Noted 25/08/69 - at Paddington1
51342 59494 51384 Transfer to 82A - Jun-71
51342 59494 51384 Noted 21/08/1971 - at Newport2
51342 59494 51384 Noted 20/11/71 - in Bristol Temple Meads1
51342 59494 51384 Noted 03/03/73 - at Weymouth3
51342 59494 51384 Noted 30/06/1973 - at Newport2
51342 59494 51384 Noted 02/07/1973 - at Swindon2
51342 59494 51384 Noted 06/09/73 - at Gloucester Eastgate3
51342 59494 51384 Noted 29/08/1974 - at Cardiff2
L407 51342 59494 51384 Listed at RG - 01/05/1976
L407 51342 59494 55031 Noted 05/1977 - Oxford Didcot Reading area4
L407 51342 59494 51384 Noted 14/05/1977 - Oxford Station4
L407 51342 59494 51384 Listed at RG - 31st December 1977
L407 51342 59494 51384 Noted 14/01/1978 - At Oxford Station4
L407 51342 59494 51384 Noted 24/07/1978 - Reading Station4
L407 51342 59494 51384 Listed at RG - 03/03/80
L407 51342 59494 51384 Listed at RG - 15/12/1982
L407 51342 59494 51384 Listed at RG - 01/01/85
L407 51342 59494 51384 Noted 20/04/1985 - Monmouthshire Railway Society The Maerdy Gras Railtour L407+L413+55021
L407 51342 59494 51384 Noted circa 02/19865
L407 51342 59494 51384 Listed at Reading - Summer 1986
L407 51342 59494 51384 Noted 21/06/19865
L407 51342 59494 51384 Listed at RG - Aug-87
L407 51342 59494 51384 Noted circa 04/19885
L407 51342 59494 51384 Listed at RG - 15/05/89
L407 51342 59494 51384 Noted circa 01/19915
L407 51342 59494 51384 Listed at RG - 21/01/91
51342 59494 51384 Noted 09/04/92 - on 11:05 Bedwyn - Reading6
L407 51342 59494 51384 Listed at RG - 24/02/92 - NSE NWRX pool
L407 51342 59678 55028 Noted 07/08/92 - on 12:52 Paddington - Slough
L407 51342 59494 51384 Listed at RG - 12/08/92
L407 51342 59494 51384 Noted circa 10/19925
L407 51342 59494 51384 Listed at OO - November 1992 - Sector NWRX
707 51342 51384 Noted circa 09/19935
L707 51342 51384 Listed at RG - November 1993 - Sector NWRX

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

Images:

Class 117 DMU at Ealing Broadway

23rd July 1976

Set number: L407

L407 (presumably 51342 + 59494 + 51384) and L404 at Ealing Broadway, 23 July 1976. Nigel Menzies.

Class 117 DMU at Taplow

26th January 1980

Set number: L407

Class 117 set L407 (presumably 51342 + 59494 + 51384) arrives into Taplow station on January 26, 1980. Steve Davies Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Southall

June 1983

Set number: L407

W51342 at the head of L407, presumably with 59494 + 51384, at Southall in June 1983. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Blaengarw

20th April 1985

Set number: 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.

Class 117 DMU at Onllwyn

20th April 1985

Set number: 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.

Class 117 DMU at Aberpergwm

20th April 1985

Set number: 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.

Class 117 DMU at Northolt Waste Transfer Terminal

25th August 1985

Set number: 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.

Class 117 DMU at Southall

circa March 1988

Set number: L407

Two Class 117 sets, the closest L407 is presumably formed 51342 + 59494 + 51384, approaches Southall circa March 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Southall

23rd November 1988

Set number: L407

Class 117 DMU L407 (51342+59494+51384) heading away from Southall on 23-11-88. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

Class 117 DMU at between Radley and Oxford

1989

Set number: 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.

Class 117 DMU at Paddington

22nd April 1989

Set number: 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.

Class 117 DMU at Reading

20th March 1990

Set number: L407

L407 (51342 + 59494 + 51384) at Reading, 20/3/90. Sparegang.

Class 117 DMU at London Waterloo

29th May 1993

Set number: 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.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 5th March 1979

Set number: L407

Two Class 117 DMUs in Oxford station with a service for Paddington on 5 March 1979. Closest is set L407 - presumably 51384 + 59494 + 51342. Brian Daniels.

DMU

Date: 10th July 1985

Set number: L407

Class 117 set L407 (presumably 51342 + 59494 + 51384) passes the loop at Malvern Wells with a Hereford bound service on 10th July 1985. Paul James.

DMU

Date: 6th February 1988

Set number: L407

Class 117 Pressed Steel Co 3-car DMU set L407 (51384 + 59494 + 51342) Paddington, 6-2-88. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: 5th May 1988

Set number: L411

Class 117s at Maidenhead on 5 May 1988. On the left sits L411, presumably with 51346 + 59498 visible, while L407 (presumably 51342 + 59494 + 51384) arrives - many doors already open. Andrew Malloy.

DMU

Date: 7th August 1992

55028 working with 59678 + 51342 as part of L407 on the 12:52 Paddington - Slough, seen at Ealing Broadway on the 7th August 1992. Gazza Prescott.

DMU

Date: 9th July 1993

A Class 117 with DMS 51384 closest (and presumably with 51342) is seen stabled at Clapham Junction on 09.07.1993. Andy Cole.