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Set L263


These formations have been noted:

51826 59708 59190 51844 Noted 29/08/74 - at Doncaster, set number on solebar of all cars1
53540 54289 Noted circa 03/19912
53540 54289 Listed at OO - 24/02/92 - NSE NWRX pool
53540 54289 Listed at OO - 12/08/92
53540 54289 Listed at OO - November 1992 - Sector NWRX
53540 54495 Noted 14th May 1993
53540 54495 Noted 26th August 1993

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Eddie Knorn

Class 104 DMU at West Ealing

circa 1991

Class 104 53540 with Class 121 54289 hybrid DMU set L263 passes Pressed Steel Class 121 'Bubble Car' 55029 near West Ealing station circa 1991. From the late 1980s, a number of imported DMU sets were to be seen working NSE locals out of Paddington. The strangest arrivals were ex-Manchester Class 104s, one of which is seen here making up a hybrid set of BRC&W Class 104 DMBS 53540 and Pressed Steel Class 121 DTS 54289. The unit is about to pass one of the traditional Greenford branch Class 121 'Bubble Cars' 55029. Ealing Broadway station is in the background. I think I'm being yelled at by the driver! What happened to railway uniforms? Chris McKee.

Class 104 DMU at Greenford

circa 1991

From the late 1980s a number of imported DMU sets were to be seen working NSE locals out of Paddington. The strangest arrivals were ex-Manchester Class 104s, one of which is seen here making up a hybrid set of BRC&W Class 104 DMBS 53540 and Pressed Steel Class 121 DTS 54289 (with gangway fitted) circa 1991. This shot shows the impressive paint finish given to these ageing units, except for the rough patch of filler on the cab front. The location is Greenford station, which is unusual in being a bay platform in the middle of the LT underground station. Chris McKee.

Class 104 DMU at Greenford

circa 1991

A close up cab view of BRC&W Class 104 DMBS 53540 at Greenford station circa 1991. It shows the impressive paint finish given to these ageing units, except for the rough patch of filler. The location is Greenford station, which is unusual in being a bay platform in the middle of the LT underground station. Chris McKee.

Class 104 DMU at Greenford

circa 1991

Class 104 53540 and Class 121 54289 hybrid DMU set L263 seen departing Greenford station circa 1991. Chris McKee.

Class 104 DMU at Greenford

circa 1991

Close up view of Class 104 53540 and Class 121 54289 hybrid DMU set L263 - descending the steep incline from Greenford station circa 1991. This shot accentuates the steep incline that the Greenford branch makes as it reaches the terminus. Chris McKee.

Class 104 DMU at Slough

3rd April 1991

Class 104 DMBS 53540 from set L263 seen in Slough station on 3 April 1991. Andrew Malloy.

Class 121 DMU at West Ealing

30th June 1991

Set L263 (presumably 54289 + 53540) and a Class 121 which is thought to be 55031, seen around 11:00 at West Ealing on Sunday 30 June 1991. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 121 DMU at London Paddington

9th November 1991

Set L263 - Class 121 DTS 54289 and Class 104 DMBS 53540 - is seen with a Greenford service in platform 10 of Paddington station on 9 November 1991. A Class 117 is seen to the left. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 104 DMU at Slough

24th March 1992

L263 53540 + 54289 at Slough on the 13:20 to Windsor And Eaton Central, 24-3-92. Kevin Dowd.

Class 104 DMU at Reading

5th November 1992

L263 (53540 + 54495) at Reading with the 16:00 to Didcot on 5/11/92. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 104 DMU at Gwent Demolition

17th October 1995

Cutting is started on 53540, Gwent Demolition, Margam 17-10-95. Kevin Dowd.


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