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Set L407

These formations have been noted:

51342 59494 51384 Listed at RG - 01/05/1976
51342 59494 55031 Noted 05/1977 - Oxford Didcot Reading area1
51342 59494 51384 Noted 14/05/1977 - Oxford Station1
51342 59494 51384 Listed at RG - 31st December 1977
51342 59494 51384 Noted 14/01/1978 - At Oxford Station1
51342 59494 51384 Noted 24/07/1978 - Reading Station1
51342 59494 51384 Listed at RG - 03/03/80
51342 59494 51384 Listed at RG - 15/12/1982
51342 59494 51384 Listed at RG - 01/01/85
51342 59494 51384 Noted 20/04/1985 - Monmouthshire Railway Society The Maerdy Gras Railtour L407+L413+55021
51342 59494 51384 Noted circa 02/19862
51342 59494 51384 Listed at Reading - Summer 1986
51342 59494 51384 Noted 21/06/19862
51342 59494 51384 Listed at RG - Aug-87
51342 59494 51384 Noted circa 04/19882
51342 59494 51384 Listed at RG - 15/05/89
51342 59494 51384 Noted circa 01/19912
51342 59494 51384 Listed at RG - 21/01/91
51342 59494 51384 Listed at RG - 24/02/92 - NSE NWRX pool
51342 59678 55028 Noted 07/08/92 - on 12:52 Paddington - Slough
51342 59494 51384 Listed at RG - 12/08/92
51342 59494 51384 Noted circa 10/19922
51342 59494 51384 Listed at OO - November 1992 - Sector NWRX

Formation Sources
1: Shayne Lewis
2: Eddie Knorn

Class 117 DMU at Ealing Broadway

23rd July 1976

L407 (presumably 51342 + 59494 + 51384) and L404 at Ealing Broadway, 23 July 1976. Nigel Menzies.

Class 117 DMU at Oxford

5th March 1979

Two Class 117 DMUs in Oxford station with a service for Paddington on 5 March 1979. Closest is set L407 - presumably 51384 + 59494 + 51342. Brian Daniels.

Class 117 DMU at Taplow

26th January 1980

Class 117 set L407 (presumably 51342 + 59494 + 51384) arrives into Taplow station on January 26, 1980. Steve Davies Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Southall

June 1983

W51342 at the head of L407, presumably with 59494 + 51384, at Southall in June 1983. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Paddington

Unknown date

Class 117 set L407 sits beside 50 003 at Paddington. Date unknown. Andy Lay.

Class 117 DMU at Blaengarw

20th April 1985

Taken eight months before the line closed forever in December 1985 this 7-car DMU formation made up of two class 117 sets L407 (51342 + 59494 + 51384) + L413 and class 121 set L121 (55021) are seen at the limit of BR working around the site of Blaengarw station which closed on 9/2/1953. The train was the Monmouthshire Railway Society 'Maerdy Gras' tour on April 20, 1985. The line continued a short distance beyond here to serve Garw colliery and the once famous Ocean colliery but tracks beyond here would be considered to be mineral railway so this train came to a stand at the first set of facing points before reversing. Adrian Nicholls.

Class 117 DMU at Onllwyn

20th April 1985

With passengers off the train for a photo stop and leg stretch at Onllwyn the crew change ends on the Monmouthshire Railway Society 'Maerdy Gras' railtour on 20/04/85. The train was formed of two class 117 DMU sets L423 & L407 with single car class 121 set L121 sandwiched in the middle. The inclusion of this additional power car worked well on the steeper freight lines into the Western Valleys as previous DMU tours had often struggled with adhesion issues loosing lots of time in the process. When this image was taken the closed Onllwyn station to the rear of the train was still fairly intact with an island platform but it had closed on 15/10/62 with the withdrawal of the Neath to Brecon passenger service. Adrian Nicholls.

Class 117 DMU at Aberpergwm

20th April 1985

Running over an hour late at this stage the Monmouthshire Railway Society "Maerdy Gras" railtour formed of 2 x class 117 3-car and a single car 121 DMU is seen at Aberpergwm on April 20, 1985. The train having stopped at the BR / NCB limit of operations. This being the view at the southern end of the train before it returned back down the valley to Jersey Marine. Adrian Nicholls.

Class 117 DMU at Malvern Wells

10th July 1985

Class 117 set L407 (presumably 51342 + 59494 + 51384) passes the loop at Malvern Wells with a Hereford bound service on 10th July 1985. Paul James.

Class 117 DMU at Northolt Waste Transfer Terminal

25th August 1985

Class 117 set no L407 (presumably 51342 + 59494 + 51384) is seen at Northolt Waste Transfer Terminal having arrived from Southall with the "Coupler" shuttle on 25 August 1985. Robert28194.

Class 117 DMU at London Paddington

6th February 1988

Class 117 Pressed Steel Co 3-car DMU set L407 (51384 + 59494 + 51342) Paddington, 6-2-88. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

Class 117 DMU at Southall

circa March 1988

Two Class 117 sets, the closest L407 is presumably formed 51342 + 59494 + 51384, approaches Southall circa March 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Southall

23rd November 1988

Class 117 DMU L407 (51342+59494+51384) heading away from Southall on 23-11-88. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

Class 117 DMU at between Radley and Oxford

1989

Class 117 set L407 (presumably 51342 + 59494 + 51384) in 1989, possibly between Radley and Oxford, looking south from the footbridge near Kennington Road. Walter Burt.

Class 117 DMU at Paddington

22nd April 1989

Class 117 set L407 (presumably 51342) on the blocks at Paddington on 22 April 1989 beside Class 50 no. 50 037 "Illustrious". Lewis Bevan.

Class 117 DMU at Ruscombe

21st July 1989

51384 leads set L407 (presumably with 59494 + 51342) passing Ruscombe 21 July 1989 on 13:15 Reading to Paddington. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Reading

20th March 1990

L407 (51342 + 59494 + 51384) at Reading, 20/3/90. Sparegang.


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