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Set L412

These formations have been noted:

51353 59505 51395 Noted 30/04/75 - at Royal Oak1
51347 59499 51389 Listed at RG - 01/05/1976
51347 59499 51389 Noted 16/05/1977 - Oxford Station2
51347 59499 51389 Noted 27/10/1977 - Oxford Station2
51347 59499 51389 Listed at RG - 31st December 1977
51347 59499 51389 Noted 11/02/1980 - At Oxford2
51347 59499 51389 Listed at RG - 03/03/80
51347 59499 51389 Listed at RG - 15/12/1982
51347 59499 51389 Noted circa 01/19843
51347 59499 51389 Listed at RG - 01/01/85
51347 59499 51389 Noted 25/11/1985 - Hertfordshire Rail Tours The Anglian Vibrator Railtour L411+55021+L412
51347 59499 51389 Noted 05/04/19863
51347 59499 51389 Listed at Reading - Summer 1986
51347 59499 51389 Noted 12/07/1986 - Hertfordshire Railtours and Southern Electric Group The Fen Tiger L412+L424
51347 59478 51389 Formation change - circa Dec-86 - 59478 replaced fire damaged 59499
51347 59478 51389 Noted circa 01/19873
51347 59478 51389 Noted 24th January 1987
51347 59499 51389 Noted 24/01/19873
51347 59499 51389 Noted circa 08/19873
51347 59499 51389 Listed at RG - Aug-87
51347 59499 51389 Listed at RG - 15/05/89
51347 59499 51389 Listed at RG - 21/01/91
51867 59591 59446 53116 Noted 19/03/91 - in Banbury area4
51347 59499 51389 Listed at RG - 24/02/92 - NSE NWRX pool
51347 59499 51389 Noted 17/06/92 - at Royal Oak1
51347 59499 51389 Listed at RG - 12/08/92
51347 59499 51389 Listed at OO - November 1992 - Sector NWRX

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

Class 117 DMU at Slough

2nd April 1977

W51347 is at the head of Class 117 set L412 (presumably with 59499 + 51389) approaching Slough station with a Paddington service on April 2nd, 1977. Rex Holt.

Class 117 DMU at Reading

Unknown date

Class 117 DMU set L412 (51347 and presumably 59499 + 51389) at Reading. Circa late 1970s - it was refurbished in October 1978. Paul Redmond.

Class 117 DMU at London Paddington

Unknown date

Class 117 DMU set L412 (51347 and presumably 59499 + 51389) arriving into London Paddington. Circa late 1970s - it was refurbished in October 1978. Paul Redmond.

Class 117 DMU at Reading (General)

Unknown date

Class 117 DMU set L412 (51389 and presumably 59499 + 51347) at Reading (General), date unknown. Paul Redmond.

Class 117 DMU at London Paddington

circa late 1970s

Class 117 DMU set L412 (51389 and presumably 59499 + 51347) in London Paddington. Circa late 1970s - it was refurbished in October 1978. Paul Redmond.

Class 117 DMU at Oxford

14th September 1979

Class 117 DMUs at Oxford on 14 September 1979. On the left L412 (presumably 51347 + 59499 + 51389) is having mail loaded or unloaded and on the right L429 (presumably 51409 + 59519 + 51367) is arriving. Brian Daniels.

Class 117 DMU at Kennington

15th January 1980

Class 117 DMU set L412 (presumably 51389 + 59499 + 51347) at Kennington with an Oxford service on 15 January 1980. Brian Daniels.

Class 117 DMU at Reading

14th April 1980

Pressed Steel set L412 (51389 + 59499 + 51347) in the original white refurbished livery leaves the dead end Platform 6 at Reading and heads towards Paddington. Note that the destination blind still reads Reading (General). Tony Watson.

Class 117 DMU at Twyford

26th April 1980

Pressed Steel Class 117 DMU set L412 arrives at Twyford with a Paddington service on 26 April 1980. The leading vehicle, DMS W51389, has one oval and one cut/square buffer, the other two vehicles are presumably W59499 + W51347. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Sonning Cutting

June 1980

With an oval buffer and a 'cut' buffer, W51389 leads Class 117 set L412 (presumably with 59499 + 51347) through Sonning Cutting in June 1980. Karel 1999.

Class 117 DMU at Kings Sutton

11th April 1981

W51389 leads Class 117 set L412 (presumably with 59499 + 51347) at Kings Sutton on April 11, 1981. It is displaying Banbury (General) on the destination blind. Steve Davies Collection.

Class 117 DMU at Reading

Unknown date

Class 117 set L412 (presumably 51389 + 59499 + 51347) just arrived at Reading, date unknown. Walter Burt.

Class 117 DMU at London Paddington

August 1984

Pressed Steel Class 117 3-car Suburban dmu No.L412 (presumably W51389 + W59499 visible) in Rail Blue & Grey livery with all-yellow front ends arriving at Paddington on a service from Reading, 08/84. Hugh Llewelyn.

Class 117 DMU at Wisbech

23rd November 1985

Set L412, 51389/59499/51347, at head of Set L121, 55021, and Set L411, 51388/59498/51346, at Wisbech with ‘The East Anglian Vibrator’ on 23 November 1985. Rob Paterson.

Class 117 DMU at North Elmham

23rd November 1985

51389 at the rear of the Anglian Vibrator railtour, seen at North Elmham on the 23rd November 1985. Chris Lings.

Class 117 DMU at Wisbech

23rd November 1985

L412 (51389 + 59499 + 51347) at the end of The Anglian Vibrator railtour seen at Wisbech, 23/11/85. Chris Lings.

Class 117 DMU at Whitemoor

12th July 1986

Class 117 DMU sets L412 (51389 + 59499 + 51347) and L424 (51362 + 59514 + 51404) approaching Whitemoor, heading for Wisbech with 1Z25 `Fen Tiger` charter from Reading to London Victoria (via Wisbech, Kings Lynn Dock, and Middleton Towers) on 12 July 1986. Phil Bevan.

Class 117 DMU at Kings Lynn

12th July 1986

51389 (+ 59499 + 51347) at the head of the 'Fen Tiger' railtour seen at Kings Lynn on the 12th July 1986. Chris Lings.

Class 117 DMU at Bicester Town

19th May 1987

Class 117 DMU set L412 (presumably 51347 + 59499 + 51389) in Bicester Town station on 19 May 1987. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 117 DMU at West Ealing

22nd September 1987

Class 117 DMU set L412 (presumably 51347 + 59499 + 51389) seen on a Maidenhead service at West Ealing from Jacobs Ladder footbridge on 22 September 1987. Roger Geach.

Class 117 DMU at Reading

17th August 1989

Class 117 set L412 (51347 and presumably 59499 + 51389) departs from Reading with the 12:08 (SO) to Bedwyn on 17 August 1989. Robert Thomas.

Class 117 DMU at Tyseley

circa February 1991

An unusual visitor to Tyseley in about February 1991 as class 117 L412 (51347 + 59499 + 51389) called at the station with a train either from Shirley or Stratford-upon-Avon. The unit was allocated to Reading depot at the time and as far as I can establish was never one of Tyseley's sets. The Midlands depot was well-known at the time for getting hold of "foreign" units to fill in gaps in their own increasingly unreliable trains. Peter Tandy.

Class 117 DMU at Slough

6th September 1991

NSE-liveried Class 117 set L412 (51389 and presumably 59499 + 51347) at Slough on the 15:45 London Paddington-Reading. John Carter.

Class 117 DMU at Paddington

6th November 1991

Class 117 set number L412 (presumably with DMBS 51347 nearest the camera) leaves Paddington with a service for Maidenhead on 6 November, 1991. Glen Batten.

Class 117 DMU at Oxford

mid-1990s

Oxford in the the mid 1990s, and a southbound unit (which the photographer thinks was L412) enters the station. John McIntyre.


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