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Set L402

These formations have been noted:

51337 59489 51379 Noted 13/12/73 - at Royal Oak1
51335 59487 51377 Listed at RG - 01/05/1976
51335 59487 51377 Noted 08/09/76 - at Banbury1
51335 59487 51377 Noted 18/10/1977 - Didcot Station2
51335 59487 51377 Listed at RG - 31st December 1977
51335 59487 51377 Noted 16/07/1978 - Slough Station2
51335 59487 51377 Noted 30/07/1978 - RPPR The Merry-Go-Round Railtour L402+55020+L404
51335 59487 51377 Noted 04/02/1980 - At Oxford2
51335 59487 51377 Listed at RG - 03/03/80
51335 59487 51377 Noted circa 04/19823
51335 59487 51377 Noted 20/06/82 - at Weymouth1
51335 59487 51377 Listed at RG - 15/12/1982
51335 59487 51377 Noted 23/07/83 - at Newbury Racecourse1
51335 59487 51377 Noted 27/10/1984 - Monmouthshire Railway Society The Dockland Dawdler Railtour L402+L415
51335 59487 51377 Listed at RG - 01/01/85
51335 59487 51377 Noted circa 05/19853
51335 59487 51377 Noted 05/04/19863
51335 59487 51377 Listed at RG - Summer 1986
51335 59487 51377 Noted 25/10/1986 - Monmouthshire Railway Society The Cynheidre Curler Railtour L402+L414
51335 59487 51377 Listed at RG - Aug-87
51335 59487 51377 Noted circa 08/19873
51335 59487 51377 Noted circa 06/19883
51335 59487 51377 Listed at RG - 15/05/89
51335 59163 51377 Noted early 1990
51335 59487 51377 Listed at RG - 21/01/91
51335 59487 51377 Noted circa 07/19913
51335 59487 51377 Listed at RG - 24/02/92 - NSE NWRX pool
51335 59487 51377 Noted circa 08/19923
51335 59487 51377 Listed at RG - 12/08/92
51335 59487 51377 Listed at RG - November 1992 - Sector NWRX
51335 59487 51377 Noted 20/02/1993 - Branch Line Society The Thames & Chiltern Rambler
51335 59487 51377 Listed at RG - November 1993 - Sector NWXX

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Shayne Lewis
3: Eddie Knorn

Class 117 DMU at Henley-on-Thames

April 1976

Class 117 DMU set L402 (presumably 51335 + 59487 + 51377) in Henley-on-Thames station on a Twyford service in April 1976. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Slough

2nd April 1977

Class 117 set L402 (51335 + presumably 59487 + 51377) approaches Slough station on the 2nd April 1977. Rex Holt.

Class 117 DMU at Paddington station

Unknown date

Class 117 set L402 (presumably 51335 + 59487 + 51377) is seen in Paddington. Undated. Adrian Vaughan.

Class 117 DMU at Abingdon

30th July 1978

The RPPR Merry-go-Round railtour on 30th July 1978 at Abingdon. It was formed of two 117s with a 121 between: L402 (51377 + 59487 + 51335), 55020, and L404 (51379 + 59489 + 51337). Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Brentford Town

30th July 1978

A DMU tour on 30th July 1978 covered all of the many branches that then existed in the London Division of the Western Region. Here it is seen at Brentford Town, 51377 of L402 closest. The tour was organised by RPPR, a popular railtour company at the time. Ian Buck.

Class 117 DMU at Reading Goods

30th July 1978

At the long gone Reading Goods the railtour on this day paused for a while with 51377 of L402 leading (with 59487 + 51335). 30th July 1978. Ian Buck.

Class 117 DMU at Reading Goods

30th July 1978

At Reading Goods again on 30th July 1978 L402 (51377 + 59487 + 51335) pauses in the rain. Ian Buck.

Class 117 DMU at Morris Cowley

30th July 1978

The London branches railtour made it to its final extremity, the branch to Morris Cowley, which is the only branch visited that is still open today. L402 with 51377 leading (59487 + 51335 behind). Ian Buck.

Class 117 DMU at Wallingford

30th July 1978

At Wallingford on 30th July 1978 L402 (51377 + 59487 + 51335) and 55020 and L404 traversed the line that has now become the Cholsey and Wallingford Railway. Ian Buck.

Class 117 DMU at Abingdon

30th July 1978

L402 (51377 + 59487 + 51335) and 55020 and L404 (51379 + 59489 + 51337) have now made it to Abingdon on the RPPR Merry-go-Round railtour on 30th July 1978. Ian Buck.

Class 117 DMU at Milton Inland Port

30th July 1978

The freight branch to the Milton Inland Port / Didcot Trading Centre was opened with high hopes but eventually came to nothing. L402 (51377 + 59487 + 51335), 55020 and L404 (51379 + 59489 + 51337) cleaned the rust from the rails on 30th July 1978. Ian Buck.

Class 117 DMU at Tonbridge

11th August 1979

Class 117 DMU set L402 (51377 + 59487 + 51335) with a Tonbridge - Reading service in Tonbridge station on 11 August 1979. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Twyford

12th January 1980

On the 12th January 1980 two Class 117s arrive into Twyford station. Leading is L402, presumably 51377 + 59487 + 51335. Steve Davies Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Dorking West

Unknown date

On an unknown date L402 (presumably 51377 + 59487 + 51335) is deep in Southern territory on the North Downs Line at Dorking West working towards Reading. Ian Buck.

Class 117 DMU at Maidenhead

Unknown date

On an unknown date L402 with 51377 leading (and presumably 59487 + 51335) halts at Maidenhead. Ian Buck.

Class 117 DMU at Old Oak Common

22nd January 1983

Pressed Steel unit L402 (51335/59487/51377) is seen at Old Oak Common West on January 22, 1983 from a railtour held on signals while crossing the GW main line. These dmus were the mainstay of suburban services in and out of London Paddington for many years. Jeremy Chapter.

Class 117 DMU at Trethomus (Beclwas branch)

27th October 1984

The 'Dockside Dawdler' railtour seen at Trethomus (Beclwas branch) on the 27th October 1984, L402 (51377 + 59487 + 51335) closest. Chris Lings.

Class 117 DMU at Oakdale Colliery

27th October 1984

The Dockside Dawdler tour seen at Oakdale Colliery with L402 (51377 + 59487 + 51335), 27/10/84. Chris Lings.

Class 117 DMU at Maerdy

27th October 1984

51377 (with 59487 + 51335) at the rear of the 'Dockside Dawdler' railtour on the 27th October 1984 seen at Maerdy. Chris Lings.

Class 117 DMU at London Paddington

26th May 1986

L402 (presumably 51377 + 59487 + 51335) Paddington 26/5/86. Sparegang.

Class 117 DMU at Clydach-on-Tawe

25th October 1986

NSE liveried class 117 DMU set no. L402 (51377 + 59487 + 51335) stands at Clydach-on-Tawe on the freight only branch from Felin Fran East Junction on 25.10.1986. The DMU was working the Monmouthshire Railway Society "Cynheidre Curler" railtour along with sister set L414 visiting freight branches in the Western Valleys of South Wales. The tour being late in the year suffered from poor adhesion on some of the steep goods lines into the valleys and lost a lot of time. At this stage the tour was 40mins late but by the time it had reached Onllwyn washery the next branch RST (Railtour Standard Time) had been passed with the train over an hour late. Adrian Nicholls.

Class 117 DMU at Gravelly Hill

November 1986

Network Southeast liveried class 117 Diesel Multiple Unit L402 (51335 + 59487 + 51377) calls at Gravelly Hill on the Birmingham cross-city line with a Lichfield -Longbridge train in November 1986. It was not entirely unheard of for Tyseley depot to use visiting DMUs on West Midlands local services. Chris Morrison.

Class 117 DMU at Oxford

17th March 1987

Pressed Steel Class 117 DMU set L402 (presumably 51377 + 59487 + 51335) at Oxford with Hereford on the destination blind on 17 March 1987. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Southall

April 1987

Class 117 set L402 at Southall in April 1987. Closest is 51377, the centre car is 59487, the DMBS is presumably 51335. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Southall

April 1987

Pressed Steel centre car 59487 arriving into Southall as part of set L402, in between DMS 51377 (right) and presumably DMBS 51335 on the left. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Reading

9th July 1987

Class 117 set L402 (51377 + 59487 + 51335) in the centre road of Reading on the 9th July 1987. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 117 DMU at Reading

24th October 1987

Class 117 set L402 L402 (51377 + 59487 + 51335) is seen at Reading on 24/10/87 from a passing train. Malcolm Clements.

Class 117 DMU at Southall

23rd November 1988

Class 117 DMU L402 (51377+59487+51335) arriving into Southall on 23-11-88. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

Class 117 DMU at Twyford

1989

Network South East liveried Class 117 DMU L402 (51377 + 59487 + 51335) seen arriving at Twyford one evening in 1989 on a service for Paddington. Bob Belcher.

Class 117 DMU at Moreton Cutting

7th April 1990

Class 117 DMU set L402 is running with a Class 104 center car (51377 + 59163 + 51335) in this view at Moreton Cutting on 7 April 1990. Reading is on the destination blind. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 117 DMU at London Paddington

4th October 1990

Class 117 DMU set L402 (51335 + 59487 + 51377) makes its way into Paddington on October 4th, 1990. Rex Holt.

Class 117 DMU at Ealing Broadway

6th September 1991

51335 closest in Class 117 set L402 (presumably with 59487 + 51377) at Ealing Broadway on September 6, 1991. John Carter.

Class 117 DMU at Betchworth

17th October 1993

Class 117 DMU set L402, presumed 51377 + 59487 + 51335, at Betchworth with the 10.15 Gatwick to Reading on 17 October 1993. Rob Paterson.

Class 117 DMU at Shalford

17th October 1993

Class 117 DMU set L402, presumed 51377 + 59487 + 51335, at Shalford with the 15.15 Gatwick to Reading on 17 October 1993. Rob Paterson.


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