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Vehicle 51378


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

Feb-60 New to 81D (Reading)
Jul-66 Transferred to 81C (Southall)
Apr-68 Transferred to 81D (Reading)
May 1973Depot code changeRG
18/09/92 Transferred to OO (Old Oak Common) NWRX
14/06/93 Transferred to BY (Bletchley) NGBX
08/02/94 Transferred to TS (Tyseley) RDTS
26/05/94 Transferred to PZ (Penzance) RELV
Mar-97 Stored HQ (Headquarters) SCXH
Apr-99 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters)

Modifications

p/e 28/10/72 - Dual AWS fitted
p/e 06/09/75 - WR AWS removed

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 21/05/1979 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51336 59488 51378 As delivered to 81D - February 1960
RDG303 51336 59488 51378 Listed at 81D - circa Dec-60
452 51336 59488 51378 Listed at Southall - Apr-68 - was S322, non-gangwayed set
51336 59488 51378 Noted 15/06/69 - at Tyseley1
51336 59488 51378 Noted 25/08/69 - at Paddington1
452 51336 59488 51378 Noted 30/05/1970 - 470+452+418 51320-59472-59538-51305 + 51336-59488-51378 + 51406-59516-51364 BR mystery excursion Paddington to Hastings
51336 59488 51378 Noted 11/08/70 - at Royal Oak2
51336 59488 51378 Noted 29/01/72 - on Tyseley depot1
L452 51336 59488 51378 Noted 30/04/75 - at Royal Oak2
L403 51336 59488 51378 Listed at RG - 01/05/1976
L403 51336 59488 51378 Noted 26/10/1977 - Oxford Station3
L403 51336 59488 51378 Listed at RG - 31st December 1977
L403 51336 59488 51378 Noted 16/07/1978 - Reading Station3
L403 51336 59488 51378 Noted 16/02/1980 - At London Paddington P2 05503
L403 51336 59488 51378 Listed at RG - 03/03/80
L403 51336 59488 51378 Noted 24/01/1981 - Farewell to Staines West Branch special train L403+L422+L423
L403 51336 59488 51378 Noted circa 04/19824
L403 51336 59488 51378 Listed at RG - 15/12/1982
L403 51336 59488 51378 Noted 23/07/83 - at Newbury Racecourse2
L403 51336 59488 51378 Listed at RG - 01/01/85
L403 51336 59488 51378 Noted circa 11/19854
L403 51336 59488 51378 Noted 16/01/19864
L403 51336 59488 51378 Listed at Reading - Summer 1986
L403 51336 59488 51378 Noted circa 09/19864
L403 51336 59488 51378 Listed at RG - Aug-87
L403 51336 59488 51378 Noted circa 08/19874
L403 51336 59488 51378 Noted 12/09/19874
403 51336 59488 51378 Noted circa 05/19884
L403 51336 59488 51378 Noted 11/06/1988 - RCTS Chinnor Railtour
L403 51336 59488 51378 Listed at RG - 15/05/89
L403 51336 59488 51378 Listed at RG - 21/01/91
L403 51336 59488 51378 Noted circa 07/19914
L403 51336 59488 51378 Listed at RG - 24/02/92 - NSE NWRX pool
L403 51336 59488 51378 Noted circa 08/19924
L403 51336 59488 51378 Listed at RG - 12/08/92
L403 51336 59488 51378 Listed at OO - November 1992 - Sector NWRX
L708 51336 51378 Noted circa 04/19934
L708 51336 51378 Noted circa 08/19934
L708 51336 51378 Listed at BY - November 1993 - Sector NGBX
L708 51336 51378 Transfer to TS - 08/02/94 - from BY
51336 51378 Noted 12/09/96 - on 2A09 09:17 St Erth - St Ives and 2A10 St Ives - Penzance5
117708 51336 51378 Listed at PZ - 02/12/96
117708 51336 51378 Listed at KI - 01/01/98

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

Images:

Class 117 DMU at Woodburn Green

May 1970

Set number: 452

Non-gangwayed Class 117 set 452 (presumably 51378 + 59488 + 51336) entering Woodburn Green station in May 1970. Steve Davies Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Woodburn Green

May 1970

Set number: 452

Class 117 set 452 (presumably 51378 + 59488 + 51336) in Woodburn Green station in May 1970. It has High Wycombe on the destination blind. Steve Davies Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Didcot

30th May 1982

Set number: L403

51378 beside 210 001 at Didcot on the 30th May 1982. Chris Lings.

Class 117 DMU at London Paddington

September 1982

Set number: L403

Class 117 DMU set L403 (presumably 51378 + 59488 + 51336) departing from Paddington in September 1982. Hugh Llewelyn.

Class 117 DMU at Didcot

14th December 1982

Set number: L403

Class 117 DMU set L403 (presumably (51378 + 59488 + 51336) stabled alongside 37 185 at Didcot on the cold frosty morning of 14 December 1991. Roger Geach.

Class 117 DMU at Newbury

June 1983

Set number: L403

Class 117 set L403 (presumably 51378 + 59488 + 51336) in Newbury station, June 1983. Steve Davies Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Crofton

June 1983

Set number: L403

Class 117 L403 (presumably 51378 + 59488 + 51336) heads east at Crofton on June 1983. Steve Davies Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Ealing Broadway

5th August 1988

Set number: 403

NSE liveried Pressed Steel Class 117, set 403 with 51378 leading (and presumably 59488 + 51336). Seen on the Down Relief line, arriving in Platform 3 Ealing Broadway with a Paddington to Reading service. Part of station improvements taking place at the time, the very fresh and clean platform block paving and concrete edging on Platform 4 is very noticeable in the foreground. Alistair Fyffe.

Class 117 DMU at Tonbridge

17th March 1993

Set number: L403

Class 117 set L403 (51378 + 59488 + 51336) seen passing Tonbridge West Yard working 2O58 the 10:53 from Reigate, 17th March 1993. Waddo Rail Archive.

Class 117 DMU at St Erth

4th August 1995

Set number: L708

Leaving St Erth for St Ives is 51378 on the rear of set L708, presumably with 51336. At the front is Class 101 set 101842 (presumably 53314 + 53327). Ian Buck.

Class 117 DMU at Penzance

4th August 1995

Set number: L708

At Penzance after a day on the St Ives branch set L708 (51378 and presumably 51336) and 101842 (presumably 53314 + 53327) on 4th April 1995. Ian Buck.

Class 117 DMU at Bletchley Depot

14th April 1999

Set number: L708

51378 is out of service at Bletchley Depot on 14th April 1999. Ian Buck.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: May 1970

Set number: 452

Class 117 set 452 (presumably 51336 + 59488 + 51378) heads away from Woodburn Green with a Bourne End to High Wycombe service in May 1970. Steve Davies Collection.

DMU

Date: May 1970

Set number: 452

Class 117 set 452 (presumably 51336 + 59488 + 51378) entering Loudwater station in May 1970. The set number being above 450 shows that this a non-gangwayed set. Steve Davies Collection.

DMU

Date: 1st March 1979

Set number: L403

Pressed Steel Class 117 DMU set L403 (presumably 51336 + 59488 + 51378) seen heading away from Iver on 1 March 1979. George Woods.

DMU

Date: 14th April 1980

Set number: L585

DMUs on Reading depot on 14 April 1980. Left to right is Class 117 L403 (presumably 51378 + 59488 + 51336), Class 119 L585 (presumably 51075 + 59434 + 51103), Class 117 L416 (presumably 51395 in view) and another suburban vehicle in refurbished livery. Brian Daniels.

DMU

Date: 14th April 1980

Set number: L101

Class 122 route learner TDB975023 on Reading Depot on 14 April 1980. Class 117 DMS W51378 is to the left. Brian Daniels.

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: L403

Class 117 DMU set L403 (51336 and presumably 59488 + 51378) swirls the snow as it passes at speed at Waltham St.Lawrence, Milley Bridge, on a sunny winter day - date unknown. Glyn Weigh.

DMU

Date: September 1982

Set number: L403

Class 117 DMU set L403 (51336 and presumably 59488 + 51378) departing Paddington in September 1982. Hugh Llewelyn.

DMU

Date: 19th February 1983

Set number: L403

Class 117 set L403, W51336 (nearest) + W59488 + W51378, heads away from Slough towards Maidenhead, Saturday 19th February 1983 Iain Reid.

DMU

Date: 14th April 1987

Set number: L280

L280 (54280) + L403 (51336 + 59488 + 51378), in that order, seen at Oxford on the 14th April 1987. S Gaskell.

DMU

Date: February 1988

Set number: L403

Class 117 DMU set L403 (presumably 51336 + 59488 + 51378) waits to depart a rainy Twyford in February 1988. Andrew Walker.

DMU

Date: 21st September 1994

Set number: L708

Class 117 DMU set L708 (with an upside down 8) - presumably 51336 + 51378 - alongside 158 819 at Par on 21 September 1994. Image taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 1st August 1995

Set number: L708

Class 117 (51336 + 51378) and Class 101 DMUs at St Ives on 1 August 1995. David Mant.

DMU

Date: 4th August 1995

Set number: 101842

The St Ives train berthed for the night at Penzance, August 4, 1995. 101842 is presumably 53327 + 53314, it was working with L708 (the DMBS is presumably 51336, the DMS is 51378) seen on the rear. Ian Buck.

DMU

Date: 4th August 1995

Set number: L842

Class 101 set L842 (53314 & 53327) at Carbis Bay on 4th August 1995. On the rear is Class 117 set L708 - the DMBS is presumably 51336, the DMS is 51378. Ian Buck.

DMU

Date: 4th August 1995

Set number: 101842

Class 101 set 101842 (53327 + 53314) at St Ives on 4th August 1995. It was working with L708 (the DMBS is presumably 51336, the DMS is 51378) seen on the rear. Ian Buck.

DMU

Date: 4th August 1995

Set number: L708

At, in my opinion, the most beautiful places one could find a railcar 51336 of set 117708 (presumably with 51378) leads a class 117 and 101 (101842, presumably 53314 + 53327) combination on the St. Ives branch near Carbis Bay on 4th August 1995. Ian Buck.