Set L403
These formations have been noted:
| Noted 04/05/74 - on BR Western Region Outer Circle Railtour (L471+L403+L406) | ||||||||
| 51338 | 59490 | 51380 | Noted 30/04/75 - at Royal Oak1 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Listed at RG - 01/05/1976 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted 26/10/1977 - Oxford Station2 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Listed at RG - 31st December 1977 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted 06/05/78 - at Reading on a Paddington service3 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted 16/07/1978 - Reading Station2 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted 19/05/79 - at Swindon Works open day3 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted 16/02/1980 - At London Paddington P2 05502 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Listed at RG - 03/03/80 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted 26/10/1980 - at Oxford 3 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted 24/01/1981 - Farewell to Staines West Branch special train L403+L422+L423 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Listed at RG - 01/03/81 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Listed at RG - 28/11/81 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted circa 04/19824 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Listed at RG - 15/12/1982 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted 20/04/1983 - on Reading depot 3 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted 23/07/83 - at Newbury Racecourse1 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Listed at RG - 01/01/85 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted circa 11/19854 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted 16/01/19864 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Listed at Reading - Summer 1986 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted circa 09/19864 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Listed at RG - Aug-87 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted circa 08/19874 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted 12/09/19874 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted 11/06/1988 - RCTS Chinnor Railtour | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Listed at RG - 15/05/89 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Listed at RG - 21/01/91 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted circa 07/19914 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Listed at RG - 24/02/92 - NSE NWRX pool | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Noted circa 08/19924 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Listed at RG - 12/08/92 | |||||
| 51336 | 59488 | 51378 | Listed at OO - November 1992 - Sector NWRX |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Shayne Lewis
3: Martin Lumley
4: Eddie Knorn
circa January 1979
In fading light Class 117 DMU set L403, presumably 51336 + 59488 + 51378, approaches Guildford station. The slide process date was January 1979. Stuart Mackay Collection.
1st March 1979
Pressed Steel Class 117 DMU set L403 (presumably 51336 + 59488 + 51378) seen heading away from Iver on 1 March 1979. George Woods.
Unknown date
Class 117 DMU set L403 (51336 and presumably 59488 + 51378) swirls the snow as it passes at speed at Waltham St.Lawrence, Milley Bridge, on a sunny winter day - date unknown. Glyn Weigh.
30th May 1982
51378 beside 210 001 at Didcot on the 30th May 1982. Chris Lings.
September 1982
Class 117 DMU set L403 (presumably 51378 + 59488 + 51336) departing from Paddington in September 1982. Hugh Llewelyn.
September 1982
Class 117 DMU set L403 (51336 and presumably 59488 + 51378) departing Paddington in September 1982. Hugh Llewelyn.
19th February 1983
Class 117 set L403, W51336 (nearest) + W59488 + W51378, heads away from Slough towards Maidenhead, Saturday 19th February 1983 Iain Reid.
June 1983
Class 117 L403 (presumably 51378 + 59488 + 51336) heads east at Crofton on June 1983. Steve Davies Collection.
June 1983
Class 117 set L403 (presumably 51378 + 59488 + 51336) in Newbury station, June 1983. Steve Davies Collection.
late 1987
Class 117 DMU set L403 (presumably 51336 + 59488 + 51378) in the Marlow platform of Maidenhead station sometime in late 1987. Stuart Mackay Collection.
February 1988
Class 117 DMU set L403 (presumably 51336 + 59488 + 51378) waits to depart a rainy Twyford in February 1988. Andrew Walker.
8th April 1989
RG allocated Class 117 DMU set L403 formed of vehicles 51336+59488+51378 brake for the station stop at Taplow with the 1110 stopping service from Reading to Paddington on 8th April 1989. It is sobering to think that this set, and many other RG sets, had been doing the same routes day in day out and in the same formation, since they were delivered new in 1959/60 - virtually 30 yrs when this picture was taken. Most were destined to last another 3 or 4 years before they were replaced by 'Turbo's'... ! Nigel Mack.
14th December 1991
Class 117 DMU set L403 (presumably (51378 + 59488 + 51336) stabled alongside 37 185 at Didcot on the cold frosty morning of 14 December 1991. Roger Geach.
17th March 1993
Class 117 set L403 (51378 + 59488 + 51336) seen passing Tonbridge West Yard working 2O58 the 10:53 from Reigate, 17th March 1993. Waddo Rail Archive.
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