Set 407

These formations have been noted:

circa 1967

The scene looks timeless with the semaphore signals, gas lamp with wire to adjust the flame, train crew with the driver (seated) wearing his grease-top and enamel signs. The Metro-Cammell DMU, although with small yellow warning panels is in the early blue livery. This is the centre (now disused) platform at Kings Norton and the date would be 1966/67. Geoff Dowling.

17th April 1979

Sc51037 at the front of a Class 126 DMU at Johnstone on 17 April 1979. Jeremy Chapter.

19th November 1983

SC55007 at Haymarket depot on 19/11/83 with 'Tayway' sticker on cab. Hamish Stevenson.

1984

This 1984 Haymarket depot view contain sets 407 (presumably Class 122 55007) and Met-Camm set 101317 (possibly 53141). S Saunders.

14th March 1988

E51845 and E51824 seen in Leeds station on the 14th March 1988, with 'Special' on the destination blind. Although not carried, this was Neville Hill set 407. Malcolm Clements.

14th March 1988

The MetroTrain branding carried on E51845, seen in Leeds station on the 14th March 1988. Malcolm Clements.

6th May 1990

In conjunction with the nearby Bescot open day on 6th May 1990 a series of DMU shuttles ran, this is a Tyseley allocated 4 car Derby Suburban DMU set T407 on the freight only spur between Darlaston Junction and Pleck Junction returning to Walsall with one of the shuttles. The vehicles are presumably 53916 + 59442 + 59594 + 51858, classes 116/116/127/115. Andrew J Crowther.

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