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On August 30 1993, 117211 passes Wainfleet's distant signal with the 11:18 Crewe - Skegness. Mel Holley |
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| 117213 |  |
In the fading light of the 25th April 1994, 51382 /59492 / 51339 are seen leaving Haymarket station with the 17:03 Edinburgh - Thornton. Hamish Stevenson |
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| 117301 |  |
Edinburgh Waverley, during driver training on the 5th May 1994. Hamish Stevenson |
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| 117305 |  |
A set of five shots of the GWR liveried Class 117 at Penzance. Seen here as 117 305, it was formerly B430/ T305. All by Robert Chilton Left: 117305, now running as a 2-car set, emerges from Penzance station on 15th April 1995. Right: 117305 heads out of Penzance towards Long Rock on 15th April 1995. |
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Left: 51368 and 51410 (117305) awaiting their next turn of duty at Penzance on 16th April 1995. Right: 51410 and 51368 (117305) sitting at the buffer stops at Penzance on 16th April 1995. |
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Corridor connection and exhaust detail of 51368 (on the right) and 51410, at Penzance on 16th April 1995. Robert Chilton |
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51410 is at the head of set 117305 in GWR chocolate & cream livery. Taken inside Tyseley Shed (9 road), on- Saturday 20th June 1992 during a special open day held for the families of the staff at Tyseley TMD. Note the green 108 to the left. Elliot Spencer |
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| 117308 |  |
Two views taken on what was planned to be the last day of cross Birmingham 1st gen DMUs, 11-7-93. Left:51371+59509+51413 are on the 15:50 New St to Redditch, taken from T354 M51853 on the 14:45 Longbridge to New St at Barnt Green. Right, 51371+59509+51413 are at New St on the 11:20 to Longbridge. Both Kevin Dowd |
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| 117311 |  |
Left: 51376 carries a headboard on the last day of cross Birmingham 1st gen DMUs, 11-7-93 ... Err, only it wasnt! Right: 117311 51376+59500+51334 crosses over for the return service at Longbridge after arriving on the 13:20 ex-New St, 11-7-93. Both Kevin Dowd |
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Left: 117311 51334+59500+51376 on the 14:15 to New St at Longbridge, 11-7-93. Right: With 51334 leading, arriving at New St on the 12:45 ex-Longbridge, 11-7-93. Both Kevin Dowd |
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Two shots at Edinburgh Waverley on the 20th April 1996. Robert Frise |
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| 117313 |  |
At Edinburgh Waverley, 12/8/94. John Reddyhoff |
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| 117314 |  |
Left: 51352+59489+51394 after overhaul, awaiting release from Doncaster Works during the open day on12-7-92. Kevin Dowd. Right: Leaving Haymarket and entering the long tunnel that takes it to Princes St. Gardens and into Waverley, August 1993. Alan Rintoul |
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Formed 51352, 59489 & 51394, the 17:27 Edinburgh - Perth is caught at Markinch on the 10th September 1993. Hamish Stevenson |
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| 400 |  |
Left: at Yeovil Pen Mill, with a 119 for company. Right: At Yetminster. It has a Class 101 centre car added, making it a 4-car set. Both Steve Davies / John Vaughan Collection |
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| 402 |  |
Two views of the set on the Wallingford Branch. Wallingford was obviously not on the destination blind, hence it being stuck in the centre window. Steve Davies / John Vaughan Collection |
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| B408 |  |
Class 117 set B408 is seen passing Blantchbridge Jct with the 12:08 from Bristol, 26-5-75. Adrian Vaughan |
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| B425 |  |
Gloucester April 1983, with from L-R 50013, B425 & B430. Mike Cooper |
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| B430 |  |
Two views at Swindon, forming a train to Cheltenham Spa in January 1988. Mike Cooper |
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Left: The same train as above at Gloucester. Mike Cooper. Right: The set was used with GWR liveried 55020 during an Old Oak Common open day. Richard Himson |
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| B432 |  |
Seen at Cheltenham heading for Swindon in summer '87. Mike Cooper |
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| B436 |  |
On the North Fulton works train. Tom Clift |
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| B437 |  |
B437 passes Didcot on 26th August 1987. Ian McDonald |
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| B439 |  |
Left: "The Glamorgan Freighter" railtour seen at Pantyffynon on the 5th November 1983, with 51348 leading. Chris Lings. Right: Leaving Abergavenny in April 1987. Mike Cooper |
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| B462 |  |
The 08:08 Bristol-Weymouth is seen from Witham Signal Box, where the photographer worked for a year. Set B462, 27th March 1975. Adrian Vaughan |
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| C422 |  |
Left: Wheelskated W51360 of C422 being towed through Cardiff Central bound for Canton Depot on Saturday 18th July 1987. PJ Evans. Right: Class 117 C422 (previously L422) leaves Pontypridd for Treherbert 8/87. C422 was 51402/59512/51360. Mac Winfield. |
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| C450 |  |
Leaving Barry station. Ian Frances |
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| L400 |  |
Left: formed of W53174, W59494 and W51332 arrives at Maerdy on the BLS Double Dragon railtour which also visited Hirwaun Pond later in the day, Saturday October 22nd 1983. P.J. Evans Right: With 51332 & 51374 at either end the set is at Oxford awaiting departure with the 15:26 to Paddington on the 1st September 1989. Hamish Stevenson. |
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Left: Class 117 L400 car 51374 displays it’s 118 type domed roof indicator box. The first five or so 117’s received these curved topped boxes making them look very much like 118’s. A number of 127 units also carried them as opposed to the flat topped boxes carried by the other members of 117/127 and all the 115’s. Reading, 27-3-91. Mac Winfield |
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| L401 |  |
51333 at Reading on the 31th July 1980. Chris Lings |
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| L402 |  |
Left: L402 is seen in Paddington. Adrian Vaughan. Right: "The Dockland Dawdler" railtour is seen at Oakdale Colliery on the 27th October 1984, headed by 51377. Chris Lings. |
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Left: 51377 is at the head of L402 at Reading on the 9th July 1987. Hamish Stevenson. Right: Seen at Reading on 24/10/87. Malcolm Clements |
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| L403 |  |
51378 at Didcot on the 30th May 1982. Chris Lings |
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| L404 |  |
On the 26/8/87 L404 is seen at Cholsey. Ian McDonald |
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| L405 |  |
Left: L405 is caught at Appleford on an Oxford - Reading service, 31st August 1987. Hamish Stevenson Right: Sitting in one of the bay platforms at the west end of Reading station in January 1990. John McIntyre |
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| L411 |  |
The "Anglian Vibrator" railtour at Wisbech on the 23rd November 1985. Chris Lings |
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| L412 |  |
Left: The other end of the "Anglian Vibrator" railtour, also at Wisbech on the 23rd November 1985. Chris Lings. Right: Oxford in the the mid 1990s, and a southbound unit (thought to be L412) enters the station. John McIntyre |
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| L413 |  |
Left: at Ealing Broadway in January 1990, and L413 is on a Paddington service. John McIntyre Right: Formed 51349, 59501 & 51391, at Reading on the 24th February 1998. Hamish Stevenson |
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| L414 |  |
Left: L414 is caught at Hinksey South in 1971. Adrian Vaughan. Right: A pair of 3 car units with L414 leading departs eastbound from Reading in January 1990. John McIntyre |
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Seen near Yeovill Pen Mill. Tom Clift |
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| L415 |  |
Left: "The Dockland Dawdler" railtour is seen at Newport East Docks on the 27th October 1984, headed by 51393. Chris Lings. Right: L415 (51351 / 59503 / 51393) is seen at Ealing Broadway on 21/2/87. Malcolm Clements |
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L415 is seen at Didcot on 26/8/87. Ian McDonald |
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| L416 |  |
Left: The Risca Cuckoo railtour is seen at Newport Dock Street, 5th April 1986. Shayne Lewis. Right: W51353 of L416 at Cardiff Central on the 10:50 ex-Hereford, Saturday 18th July 1987. PJ Evans |
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| L417 |  |
51396 has a 116 style roof dome in this shot at Oxford on the 16th April 1991. The centre car is 59506. Mike Cooper |
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| L418 |  |
Left: Before marker lights were added, 51397 / 59507 / 51355 are seen at Windsor Central on the 15th June 1980. Robert Frise. Right: 51397 at the head of the "Sharpness Shunter" at Sharpness, 26th October 1985. Chris Lings |
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| L419 |  |
W51356 is the DMBS in L419 when seen at Oxford on 25/6/83. Ian McDonald |
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| L420 |  |
Left: At Long Marston on the 22nd June 1985 with a Branch Line Society tour. 51358 leading. Chris Lings Right: 51400 and 59510 at Doncaster Works 30/ 11/ 86. Jerry Glover |
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Left: The 9th January 1988, and L420 is seen at Waltham St Lawrence. Ian points out he now owns the vehicle on the back, 51400! Ian McDonald Right & below: Two shots of L420 at Ealing Broadway on 21st February 1987. It was composed of 51400, 59510 and 51358. Malcolm Clements |
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| L423 |  |
51361 heads the set through Iver. Robert Frise Collection |
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| L424 |  |
The "Fen Tiger" railtour at South Lynn, 12th July 1986. Chris Lings |
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| L431 |  |
Oops! off the rails at Southall depot. Richard Himson |
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| L458 |  |
Seen leaving Paddington in 1975. Robert Chilton |
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| L703 |  |
At Gospel Oak on the 28th May 1993. Mike Cooper |
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| L723 |  |
Set L723 is formed with two DMBSs, and it's NSE livery must have been an unusual sight in Cardiff Queen Street. Tom Clift |
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| P435 |  |
At Newquay, 51373 nearest. 9th April 1981.Chris Lings |
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| T301 |  |
Two views of T301 + another set on a Galerail special at Llandrindod Wells during Victorian Festival week in the 1980s. David Rowe |
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Another view of the Galerail special at Llandrindod. David Rowe |
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| T302 |  |
T302 (formerly C422) is seen entering Birmingham Moore St on 23/10/87 (cars 51360/59512/51402). Mac Winfield. T302 heads this 9-car formation on a special over Galton Bridge, undated. Tom Clift |
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| T305 |  |
Working "The Birchfield Rambler" at Quainton Road on the 2nd May 1988, with 51410 (left & right), 59520 (below left) and 51368 (below right). Robert Frise |
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| T306 |  |
The BLS "Usk & Severn Rambler" on the Uskmouth Branch. 26/3/88. Chris Lings |
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| T307 |  |
Class 117 DMS 51412 leading set T307, formed with TCL 59522 and DMBS 51370, seen at Birmingham New Street on Sunday 29 November 1992, the last advertised day of first generation DMU services on the Cross City Line. Robert Chilton |
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| T312 |  |
Two views of T312 at Worcester on the 18th May 1990 while on Hereford services. Mike Cooper |
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| T315 |  |
At Llandrindod crossing in the late 1980s. David Rowe |
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