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Set B468

These formations have been noted:

51303	59470	51318	Noted 03/09/74 - at Westbury¹
			Noted 12/09/74 - on 2B46 1620 Cardiff-Weymouth with C303 + B553
			Noted 23/12/74 - on 2C46 1600 Weymouth-Cardiff with C506 + C556
			Noted 08/01/75 - on 2C46 1600 Weymouth-Cardiff with C503
			Noted 27/03/75 - on 2C30 1314 Bristol TM Cardiff with P357
			Noted 17/12/75 - on 2C10 0654 Weston SM-Cardiff
51310	59477	51325	Listed at BR - 01/05/1976
51310	59477	51325	Noted 01/07/76 - on 2B48 1625 Cardiff-Bristol TM
51303	59470	51318	Noted 04/09/76 - in Bristol Temple Meads¹
51310	59477	51325	Noted 27/12/77 - on 2C34 1528 Bristol TM-Cardiff with C591
51310	59477	51325	Listed at BR - 31st December 1977
51310	59477	51325	Noted 28/01/1978 - Weymouth Station²
51310	59477	51325	Noted 04/03/78 - on 2V66 1615 Weymouth-Cardiff
51310	59477	51325	Noted 12/11/78 - on 1805 Weston Super Mare-Cardiff
51310	59477	51325	Noted 19/11/78 - on 1805 Weston Super Mare-Cardiff
51310	59471	51325	Listed at BR - 03/03/80
51310	59471	51325	Noted 03/05/80 - Hertfordshire Rail Tours The Valley Basher Railtour with P471
51310	59471	51325	Noted 03/01/1981 - At Cardiff Central 0650²
51310	59471	51325	Formed at BR 11/05/86 - from LA, previously P468
51310	59471	51325	Listed at Bristol (Bath Road) - Summer 1986

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Shayne Lewis

9th September 1972

The Dean Forest Railway Preservation Society Taff Vale railtour at Lady Windsor Colliery on 9 September 1972 formed of Class 118 DMU set B468 (51318 + 59470 + 51303). Stuart Mackay Collection.

9th September 1972

The Dean Forest Railway Preservation Society Taff Vale railtour at Hirwaun Pond on 9 September 1972 formed of Class 118 set B468 (51318 + 59470 + 51303). Stuart Mackay Collection.

August 1974

Class 118 B468 (presumably 51303 + 59470 + 51318) leads a Class 119 and another into Portsmouth Harbour in August 1974. Steve Davies Collection.

Unknown date

Class 118 DMS W51325 in Swindon Works - date unknown. Paul Redmond.

14th April 1977

Class 118 DMU set B468 (thought to be 51303 + 59470 + 51318) in Bristol Temple Meads on 14 April 1977. Stuart Mackay Collection.

4th March 1978

BRC&W Class 118 DMU set B468 (presumably 51325 + 59477 + 51310) sits in Bath Spa station on 4 March 1978. Nicholas T Smith.

29th May 1979

Class 118 DMU set B468 stabled at Worcester Shrub Hill on Tuesday 29 May 1979. The power cars are presumably 51310 + 51325. David Russon.

6th August 1979

Cardiff Central on my day trip of Monday 6th August 1979. On the right is Class 116 BR Derby Suburban set C333, W51148 + W59445 + W51135 which had arrived on the 09.17 Penarth - Cardiff and was about to leave as the 09.45 to Merthyr. On the left, still in all over blue is Class 118 BRCW set B468 W51310 + W59471 + W51325 which had come in on the 08.25 from Gloucester. It was attached to Met Cam Class 101 set B801 (W51446 + W 59547 + W51517) after this shot was taken and then worked the 09.55 to Weston-Super-Mare. Gerard Fletcher.

22nd March 1980

Class 118 set B468 (51310 closest, presumably with 59471 + 51325) at Westbury 22 March 1980. Nigel Menzies.

6th July 1980

A class 118 dmu (B468, presumably 51325 59471 51310) on a Hereford to Birmingham New St service exits Rainbow Hill tunnel shortly after leaving Worcester Foregate Street. The semaphore signals remain continuing to serve the junction for the two Worcester stations and servicing point. 6/7/80. Stephen Burdett.

circa June 1981

Class 118 DMU set B468 (51325 and presumably 59471 + 51310) in the St Ives platform at St Erth. The slide process date was June 1981. Stuart Mackay Collection.

circa 1986

Bristol based DMU B468 (presumably 51325 + 59471 + 51310) on the last leg of it's journey from Worcester to Hereford at Stoke Edith circa 1986. John Crooks.

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