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Set L405

These formations have been noted:

51340	59491	51381	Listed at RG - 01/05/1976
51340	59491	51381	Noted 12/11/1977 - Oxford Station¹
51340	59491	51381	Listed at RG - 31st December 1977
51340	59491	51381	Noted 01/03/78 - on 2A21 0618 Slough-Paddington
51340	59491	51381	Noted 16/07/1978 - Reading Station¹
51340	59491	51381	Noted 12/01/1980 - Hertfordshire RailTours The Oxfordshire Trundler L405+L431
51340	59491	51381	Listed at RG - 03/03/80
51340	59491	51381	Noted circa 04/1982²
51340	59491	51381	Noted 19/06/1982 - Hertfordshire Railtours Witchfinder General L423+L410+L405
51340	59491	51381	Listed at RG - 15/12/1982
51340	59491	51381	Noted 23/07/83 - at Southall³
51340	59491	51381	Listed at RG - 01/01/85
51340	59491	51381	Noted circa 12/1985²
51340	59491	51381	Noted 03/04/1986²
51340	59491	51381	Listed at Reading - Summer 1986
51340	59491	51381	Listed at RG - Aug-87
51340	59491	51381	Listed at RG - 15/05/89
51340	59491	55023	Noted 20/07/1990 - working from Oxford to Bicester. 55023 replacing defective 51381
51340	59491	51381	Listed at RG - 21/01/91
51340	59491	51381	Listed at - 24/02/92 - NSE NWRX pool
51340	59491	51381	Noted circa 08/1992²
51340	59491	51381	Listed at - 12/08/92
51340	59491	51381	Listed at RG - November 1992 - Sector NWRX
51340	59491	51381	Listed at RG - November 1993 - Sector NWXX

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

April 1979

Passing through Reading in April 1979 is class 117 set L405, 51340 presumably with 59491 + 51381. Ian Buck.

3rd December 1979

Class 117 DMU set L405 (presumably 51340 + 59491 + 51381) in Didcot station on 3 December 1979. Brian Daniels.

2nd January 1980

Pressed Steel Class 117 suburban set L405 (presumably 51381 + 59491 + 51340) is seen at West Drayton on January 2, 1980. Steve Davies Collection.

9th January 1980

Class 117 DMU set L405 (presumably 51340 + 59491 + 51381) arriving into Didcot station on 9 January 1980. Brian Daniels.

1981

Class 117 Pressed Steel TCL W59491, part of set L405, seen at Oxford in 1981. Kevin Farrow.

1981

Class 117 Pressed Steel DMS W51381, part of set L405, seen at Oxford in 1981. Kevin Farrow.

1981

Class 117 Pressed Steel DMBS W51340, part of set L405, seen at Oxford in 1981. Kevin Farrow.

Unknown date

Class 117 DMU set L405 (W51381 and presumably 59491 + 51340) in Reading station, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

Unknown date

Class 117 DMU set L405 (W51340 and presumably 59491 + 51381) at Reading (General), date unknown. Paul Redmond.

17th February 1982

Class 117 DMU set L405 (51340 + 59491 + 51381) passes at Langley with the 11:22 Reading - Paddington service on 17 February 1982. Stuart Mackay Collection.

19th June 1982

The Hertfordshire Railtours 'Witchfinder General' at Sizewell sidings on June 19th 1982. It was formed of Class 117 sets L405 + L410 (with a Met-Camm centre car) + L423 (51340 + 59491 + 51381 / 51387 + 59549 + 51345 / 51399 + 59513 + 51361). Image by Richard Huggins. John Law Collection.

19th June 1982

The Hertfordshire Railtours 'Witchfinder General' on the Felixstowe Docks branch on June 19th 1982. 51340 is noted as leading, the other vehicles visible should be 59491 + 51381 / 51387 + 59549 + 51345. Image by Richard Huggins. John Law Collection.

19th June 1982

The Hertfordshire Railtours 'Witchfinder General' at Thames Haven Yard on June 19th 1982. It was formed of Class 117 sets L405 + L410 (with a Met-Camm centre car) + L423 (51340 + 59491 + 51381 / 51387 + 59549 + 51345 / 51399 + 59513 + 51361). John Law.

19th June 1982

The Hertfordshire Railtours 'Witchfinder General' at Ipswich Lower Yard on June 19th 1982. It was formed of Class 117 sets L405 + L410 (with a Met-Camm centre car) + L423 (51340 + 59491 + 51381 / 51387 + 59549 + 51345 / 51399 + 59513 + 51361). Image by Richard Huggins. John Law Collection.

19th June 1982

29th October 1983

Pressed Steel Class 117 DMU L405 (51381 and presumably 59491 + 51340) departs from Newbury with the 15:15 Bedwyn - Reading service on 29 October 1983. Michael Mensing.

29th October 1983

Pressed Steel Class 117 DMU L405 (presumably 51340 + 59491 + 51381) arrives at Hungerford with the 14:15 Reading - Bedwyn service on 29 October 1983. Michael Mensing.

June 1984

Pressed Steel Class 117 3-car Suburban dmu No.L405 - presumably 51340 + 59491 + 51381 - coupled to Class 121 & 149 railcars - in Rail Blue & Grey with all-yellow front ends arriving at Paddington on a service from Henley on Thames, 06/84. Hugh Llewelyn.

30th June 1984

DMU L405 (presumably 51340 + 59491 + 51381) at Edenbridge with the 17.16 Reading-Tonbridge on 30 June 1984. Tom Burnham.

April 1987

Class 117 set L405 (presumably 51381 + 59491 + 51340) at Southall in April 1987. Stuart Mackay Collection.

31st August 1987

L405 (presumably 51381 + 59491 + 51340) is seen at Appleford on an Oxford - Reading service, 31st August 1987. Hamish Stevenson.

circa 1988

L405 (presumably 51381 + 59491 + 51340) is seen in Gospel Oak station. Date unknown, the NSE flash and blue/grey livery dates it to circa 1988. Paul Redmond.

April 1989

At Class 117 at Goring & Streatley in April 1989. Unit L405 (presumably 51340 + 59491 + 51381) on its way to Reading. Alistair Ness.

April 1989

A Class 117 DMU at Goring & Streatley in April 1989. Unit L405 (presumably 51381 + 59491 + 51340) departs for Reading. Alistair Ness.

April 1989

Go(r)ing to Reading. Class 117 DMU L405 (51340+59491+51381) arrives at Goring & Streatley one early evening in April 1989 with a stopping service for Reading, wearing a new coat of NSE paintwork. Murray Liston.

4th July 1989

Class 117 set L405 (51381 + 59491 + 51340) leaving Radley on 4 July 1989 while working a Didcot to Oxford local train. The two cyclists would struggle to find a space for their machines in 2024 as modern commuter units don't allow for such things quite as well as did their 1st generation counterparts. Peter Tandy.

August 1989

Pressed Steel Class 117 set L405 (W51381 + W59491 + W51340) head east with a Reading to Gatwick Airport working, seen near Betchworth in August 1989. In the distance Metro Cammell set L835 can be glimpsed with a Reading bound service. Murray Liston.

August 1989

Pressed Steel set L405 (W51340 + W59491 + W51381) head east with a Reading to Gatwick Airport working, seen near Betchworth in August 1989. This set had always been a London based WR DMU based either at Southall or Reading. Murray Liston.

January 1990

Unit L405 (presumably 51340 + 59491 + 51381) sits in one of the bay platforms at the west end of Reading station in January 1990. John McIntyre.

15th February 1991

Running passed the panel box and towards the station stop at Slough is Reading allocated 3 Car Class 117 DMU set L405, 51381+59491+51340, in the final version of NSE livery, forming the 1040 Reading - Paddington service .... 15th February 1991. Nigel Mack.

28th August 1991

Class 117 set L405 (51340 + 59491 + 51381) is seen at Redhill on August 28th, 1991. Rex Holt.

23rd November 1991

HST 43042 and Class 117 DMBS 51340 at Reading on 23 November 1991. Dave Warby.

28th September 1992

Plenty of water at Kings Sutton on 28 September 1992 as class 117 L405 (51381+ 59491 + 51340) working an Oxford to Banbury local service met 60079 on its way to Didcot Power Station. The River Cherwell flows through a floodplain around here and this scene is repeated most years. The floodplain is wide and as the railway line is on an embankmemt it is rarely closed due to high water levels. Peter Tandy.

16th July 1994

Just before full electrification, Tyseley was forced to produce some weird combinations on the Lichfield to Redditch service. Here at Longbridge NSE-liveried North Downs-branded Class 117 DMBS 51340 leads a 3-power car DMU that also contained a 119 DMS and Class 117 DMS. 16th July 1994. Mike Dean.

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