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Set L408

These formations have been noted:

51343 59495 51385 Listed at RG - 01/05/1976
51343 59495 51385 Noted 05/1977 - Oxford Didcot Reading area1
51343 59495 51385 Noted 26/05/1977 - Oxford Station1
51343 59495 51385 Noted 07/10/1977 - Oxford to Didcot area1
51343 59495 51385 Listed at RG - 31st December 1977
51343 59495 51385 Noted 17/02/1980 - At Didcot Station P5 09421
51343 59495 51385 Listed at RG - 03/03/80
51343 59495 51385 Noted circa 04/19822
51343 59495 51385 Listed at RG - 15/12/1982
51343 59495 51385 Listed at RG - 01/01/85
51343 59495 51385 Listed at Reading - Summer 1986
51343 59495 51385 Noted 21/06/19862
51343 59495 51385 Noted 21/06/1986 - at Slough3
51343 59495 51385 Noted 21/06/1986 - at West Drayton3
51343 59495 51385 Listed at RG - Aug-87
51343 59495 51385 Noted circa 10/19872
51343 59495 51385 Noted 16/04/19882
53477 59115 51385 Noted 07/08/1988 - At Moreton in Marsh on train to Oxford
51343 59495 51385 Listed at - 15/05/89
51343 59495 51385 Noted circa 10/19902
51343 59495 51385 Listed at RG - 21/01/91
51343 59495 51385 Noted 16/02/1991 - At London Paddington. 4
51859 59643 59617 53902 Noted 19/03/91 - in Banbury area5
53477 59115 51385 Listed at RG - 24/02/92 - NSE NWRX pool
53477 59115 51385 Noted 20/05/1992 - 1735 Reading to Bicester Town
53477 59115 51385 Noted circa 08/19922
53477 59115 51385 Listed at RG - 12/08/92
53477 59115 51385 Listed at RG - November 1992 - Sector NWRX

Formation Sources
1: Shayne Lewis
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Robert Chilton
4: Dave Warby
5: Aaron Calder

Class 117 DMU at Southall

Unknown date

A Refurbished Pressed Steel built Class 117 set at Southall, date unknown. The DMBS is W51343, which spent its whole career allocated to Reading depot. Behind is presumably 59495. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Slough

12th July 1980

Class 117 DMU set L408 (presumably 51343 + 59495 + 51385) at Slough on 12 July 1980. Brian Daniels.

Class 117 DMU at Maidenhead

4th August 1981

As L408 (presumably 51385 59495 51343) departs Maidenhead an unidentified HST approaches heading for London Paddington. 4th August 1981. Paul James.

Class 117 DMU at Maidenhead

4th August 1981

Class 117 DMU L408 (presumably 51343 59495 51385) approaches Maidenhead station, 4th August 1981. Paul James.

Class 117 DMU at Didcot North Junction

23rd February 1983

Class 117 DMU set L408 (presumably 51385 + 59495 + 51343) at Didcot North Junction on 23 February 1983. Brian Daniels.

Class 117 DMU at Reading

28th April 1984

Class 117 DMU L408 (presumably 51385 + 59495 + 51343) is seen from a Cross Country train in Reading station as its Class 47 locomotive (seen in the distance) runs round. The date is 28th April 1984. Bob Belcher.

Class 117 DMU at Reading

1st June 1985

L408 open to visitors at Reading open day. 01/06/85. Andrew McConnell.

Class 117 DMU at Lower Basildon

July 1985

Class 117 DMU set L408 (W51385 and presumably W59495 + W51343) looking very clean when seen with an Oxford - Reading local at Lower Basildon, Thames Valley, in July 1985. Roger Geach.

Class 117 DMU at Bourne End

Unknown date

Class 117 set L408 (W51343 closest) working as a two-car set in Bourne End station, date unknown. Glyn Weigh.

Class 117 DMU at Colchester

18th January 1987

W51343 in Colchester station on Sunday 18/1/87. It had been sent from Reading to work the Sudbury branch, to where it had returned by the Tuesday when the usual Norwich was back on the branch. AndrewHA.

Class 117 DMU at Colchester

18th January 1987

Over the weekend of 15th-18th January 1987 a large amount of snow fell in the Eastern Counties. So much so that for one reason or another Norwich Crown Point Depot could not supply a Unit to NSE to work on the Sudbury Branch from Colchester as from Monday 19th. January. The previous weeks had gone back for maintenance on the Saturday night. Network South East's DMU depot at Reading were asked to help out with a 2 car set and early on the Sunday afternoon Class 117 set L408 W51385 + W51343 turned up. It is seen in platform 6 of Colchester North Station on a bitterly cold Sunday 18th January. AndrewHA.

Class 117 DMU at Reading

April 1988

Class 117 unit L408 at, I think, Reading, in April 1988. Curly42.

Class 117 DMU at Southall

circa January 1990

Class 117 DMU set L408 (51343 and presumably 59495 + 51385) approaches Southall circa January 1990. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Iver

17th December 1990

Class 117 DMU set L408 - presumably 51385 + 59495 + 51343 - in Iver station with the 13.15 Paddington - Reading service on 17 December 1990. Dave Warby.

Class 117 DMU at Reading

12th August 1991

With 51343 closest Class 117 DMU set L408 departs from Reading with the 11:00 local to Didcot on 12 August 1991. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 104 DMU at Reading

6th March 1992

Class 104 DMBS 53477 at Reading on 11:40 to Paddington, 6 March 1992. David Bellamy.

Class 104 DMU at Paddington

2nd October 1992

A classic Paddington shot. Set L408 contains 53477 (104), 59115 (101) and 51385 (117). It has arrived on the 22:42 from Reading, 2/10/92. Gazza Prescott.

Class 104 DMU at Gwen Demolition

10th December 1995

53477 has various spares removed for the preserved 104s. Gwent Demolition, Margam 10-12-95. Kevin Dowd.


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