Set 117305
These formations have been noted:
| 51368 | 59520 | 51410 | Listed at TS - 02/07/92 | |||||
| 51368 | 59520 | 51410 | Listed at TS - 24/09/92 | |||||
| 51368 | 59520 | 51410 | Listed at TS - November 1992 | |||||
| 51368 | 59520 | 51410 | Listed at TS - 10/12/92 | |||||
| 51368 | 59520 | 51410 | Noted 02/05/1993 - British Rail Worcester Rail Day Shuttles | |||||
| 51368 | 59520 | 51410 | Listed at LA - November 1993 | |||||
| 51368 | 59520 | 51410 | Noted 29/05/1994 - Branch Line Society The Devonport Docker Railtour | |||||
| 51361 | 51368 | Listed at PZ - 02/12/96 |
20th June 1992
Class 117 DMS 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.
27th June 1992
The GWR (ish) chocolate and cream liveried class 117, by now sporting the number 117305 (51368 + 59520 + 51410, moved to Tyseley late in life to add even more colour to the Cross City service whilst the class 323s were awaited. Taken on June 27, 1992 with 51368 leading the Longbridge service at Northfield. Mike Dean.
circa June 1992
Water Orton, around June 1992. Tyseley allocated chocolate & cream liveried Class 117 DMU 117305 (vehicles 51410 + 59520 + 51368) looking recently repainted coming off the line from Derby/Tamworth. It looks to be coupled to the Midline liveried Class 121 unit 55033. The now long gone Hams Hall C power station is still extant in the background, but would be demolished at the end of 1993 Bob Belcher.
circa July 1992
117305 (51410 + 59520 + 51368) in Nottingham Midland station circa July 1992. David Page.
circa July 1992
117 305 (51368 + 59520 + 51410) at Nottingham Midland circa July 1992. David Page.
6th February 1993
Class 117 set No. 117305 (51368 + 59520 + 51410) departs Coventry working the 14:35 service to Stafford on 6 February 1993. Brian Creasey.
April 1993
Celebrity dmu 117305 (51410 + 59520 + 51368) in GWR colours was transferred to Tyseley in the late 1980s and saw duties over a range of routes. Here it is at Boston on a Skegness to Derby service April 1993. Stephen Burdett.
April 1993
117305 (51410 + 59520 + 51368) at Skegness on a Derby working, April 1993. Stephen Burdett.
2nd May 1993
Class 37 no. 37114 "City of Worcester" arrives back at Shrub Hill with a shuttle service from Henwick on 2 May 1993. The shuttle was being run in conjunction with the Open Day being held at Worcester on that day and was topped and tailed with GWR "Castle" Class no. 5029 "Nunney Castle". 3 of the 4 vehicles making up the coaching stock of this train was chocolate and cream-liveried dmu set 117305. This set consisted of 51368/59520/51410. Lewis Bevan.
6th July 1993
Chocolate-and-cream liveried 51410 at the head of unit 117 305 (51368/59520/51410) waiting to leave New St for Wolverhampton on 6/7/93. This is what should have been the 17.56 departure for Aberystwyth : because of the incoming working running late, it was terminated at W'hampton, so passengers on 117 305 will transfer to the return working at Wolverhampton. Leonard Rogers.
4th October 1993
117305 (51368 + 59520 + 51410) doesn't quite fit into the platform at Looe when seen on 4/10/93. Sparegang.
4th October 1993
GWR liveried 117305 (51368 + 59520 + 51410) had recently been transferred to Laira from Tyseley hence the destination blind ("Stourbridge Junction"). Seen at Liskeard on 4/10/93. Sparegang.
29th May 1994
The Branch Line Society's "Devonport Docker" DMU railtour traverses the Looe branch connection through Liskeard Goods Yard on May 29th 1994 operated by 117305 (51368 + 59520 + 51410). What should have been one of the highlight of the tour was withdrawn from the itinerary by BR at very short notice. The line had always been on the "banned" list because of a perceived risk of buffer locking but it did seem the BLS had at last got approval to take a passenger train over the connection between the mainline and the branch with this tour. It wasn't to be though and the line was one of two lines withdrawn from the tour route a few days before it ran. The other rather unfortunately was the Keyham Junction to Devonport Dockyard branch after which the tour was named. As the tour still had approval to visit the freight only Moorswater branch off the Looe line the DMU set is seen being run ECS between Liskeard mainline platforms and the Looe branch bay. Adrian Nicholls.
6th August 1994
117305 (51410 + 51368) seen at Terras on the Looe branch on 6 August 1994. Stuart Mackay Collection.
15th April 1995
51410 and 51368 (117305) sitting at the buffer stops at Penzance on 16th April 1995. Robert Chilton.
15th April 1995
117305 running as a 2-car set (51368/51410), emerges from Penzance station on 15th April 1995. Robert Chilton.
15th April 1995
117305 (51410/51368) heads away from Penzance towards Long Rock on 15th April 1995. Robert Chilton.
16th April 1995
Corridor connection, exhausts, and lining details can be clearly seen in this shot of 51410 and 51368 at Penzance on 16th April 1995. Robert Chilton.
16th April 1995
51368 and 51410 (117305) awaiting their next turn of duty at Penzance on 16th April 1995. Robert Chilton.
28th April 1995
Set 117305 (51368 + 51410) is seen berthed at Penzance depot on 28th April 1995. Ian Buck.
30th July 1995
117305 (51410/51368) stabled at St Erth on 30 July 1995. David Mant.
30th July 1995
Pressed Steel DMU 117305 (51368/51410) stabled at St Erth on 30 July 1995. David Mant.
30th July 1995
117305 (51368 + 51410) alongside 08 644 stabled at St Erth on 30 July 1995. David Mant.
4th August 1995
Taking a rest between duties on the St. Ives branch set 117305, car 51410 leading, is seen on Penzance depot 4th August 1995. Ian Buck.
24th August 1995
GWR-liveried Class 117 DMBS 51368 is working with a 2-car NSE-liveried Class 117 when seen at St Erth with a St Ives service on 24 August 1995. Alan Grange.
18th March 1997
A two-car Class 117 is seen at Aller with the 09:20 Exeter - Penzance service on 18 March 1997. Both vehicles are DMBSs, the closest is easily identifiable as 51368. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa 1999
51368 stored at Bletchley TMD circa 1999. Graham Baker.
14th April 1999
Moved up from Cornwall for spares chocolate & cream class 117 car 51368 is stabled at Bletchley Depot on 14th April 1999. Ian Buck.
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