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Set B436

These formations have been noted:

51334 59500 51376 Noted 20/06/82 - at Weymouth1
51334 59500 51376 Listed at BR - 15/12/1982
51334 59500 51376 Noted 03/03/83 - on 2M73 1845 Cardiff-Birmingham New Street
51334 59500 51376 Noted 30/07/83 - at Norwich1
51334 59500 51376 Noted circa 12/19832
51334 59500 51376 Listed at BR - 01/01/85
51334 59500 51376 Noted circa 09/19852
51334 59500 51376 Noted 30/10/19852
51334 59500 51376 Listed at Bristol (Bath Road) - Summer 1986
51334 59500 51376 Listed at BR - Aug-87
Disbanded circa 10/87

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Eddie Knorn

Class 117 DMU at Teignmouth

Unknown date

Class 117 DMU set B436, presumably 51376 + 59500 + 51334, at Teignmouth on an unknown date. Stuart Parkinson.

Class 117 DMU at Bristol Temple Meads

4th February 1983

Class 117 DMU set B436 (W51376 and presumably 59500 + 51334) in Bristol Temple Meads with the 19:55 ex-Weymouth on 24 February 1983. Michael Mensing.

Class 117 DMU at Lawrence Hill

29th October 1983

Class 117 DMU set B436 (presumably 51334 + 59500 + 51376) departs from Lawrence Hill station on 29 October 1983. Michael Mensing.

Class 117 DMU at Bruton

spring 1984

Class 117 DMU set B436 (presumably 51376 + 59500 + 51334) seen in Bruton station on the Bristol - Weymouth line in spring 1984. Michael Mensing.

Class 117 DMU at Weymouth

circa June 1984

Class 117 DMU set B436 (presumably 51334 + 59500 + 51376) waiting to depart from Weymouth. The slide process date was June 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Weymouth

circa June 1984

Class 117 DMU set B436 (presumably 51376 + 59500 + 51334) waiting to depart from Weymouth. The slide process date was June 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Worcester Shrub Hill

15th December 1984

An everyday scene at Worcester Shrub Hill from 15 December 1984 with set B436 (presumably 51334 + 59500 + 51376, and another set attached) entering the station with a train from Birmingham New Street which will reverse here before turning left towards Foregate Street and Hereford. In 2021 the gantry of semaphore signals is still extant but a class 37 would not be seen in the former shed while waiting for its next job, along with a fellow class member, as a banker on the Lickey incline. Peter Tandy.

Class 117 DMU at Hereford

January 1985

Class 117 set B436 (presumably 51334 59500 51376) heads under Old School lane in Hereford with a train from Worcester in January 1985. John Crooks.

Class 117 DMU at Upwey Wishing Well

circa mid-1980s

Class 117 DMU set B436 (presumably 51334 + 59500 + 51376) on the rear of a nine-car suburban formation at Upwey Wishing Well looking towards Dorchester - with the train about to enter Bincombe tunnel. Date unknown, circa mid 1980s, Class 118 set B472 (presumably 51330 + 59482 + 51315) is at the far end. Mike Bunker.

Class 117 DMU at South of Yeovil

mid-1985

Class 117 set B436 (51334 and presumably 59500 + 51376) is seen south of Yeovil in mid-1985. Michael Mensing.

Class 117 DMU at North Filton Platform

Unknown date

Class 117 set B436 (presumably 51334 + 59500 + 51376) on the North Filton works train at North Filton Platform. Undated, but before this service ended on 9th May 1986. Tom Clift.

Inside a Class 117 DMU

7th April 1986

The view out one of the vehicles on Class 117 DMU set B436 at Severn Beach on 7 April 1986. Jonathan Hazan.

Class 117 DMU at Severn Beach

7th April 1986

Class 117 DMU set B436 (presumably 51376 + 59500 + 51334) at Severn Beach on a very wet 7th April 1986. Jonathan Hazan.

Class 117 DMU at Port Talbot

18th July 1986

Class 117 DMU set B436 (presumably 51376 + 59500 + 51334) passing Port Talbot box on the 17:20 Cardiff - Swansea, 18 July 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Westbury

20th September 1986

On its way to Weymouth on 20th September 1986 class 117 set B436 (presumably 51334 + 59500 + 51376) is seen at Westbury. Ian Buck.

Class 117 DMU at Weymouth

14th March 1987

Class 117 DMU set B436 (51334 + 59500 + 51376) arriving at Weymouth on 14-3-87. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

Class 117 DMU at Evershot

11th July 1987

Two-car Class 117 DMU set (presumably 51334 + 51376) with a three-car on the rear (probably L401) at Evershot with the 10:10 Swindon - Weymouth service on 11 July 1987. Michael Mensing.

Class 117 DMU at Yeovil Pen Mill

16th May 1988

Passing class 117 dmus at Yeovil Pen Mill on Bristol - Weymouth and vice versa services On the left is 51376 (set B436) and on the right is 51370. The date given is 16/5/88, although both vehicles were transferred to TS in 1987. Stephen Burdett.


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