Set P480
These formations have been noted:
| 51311 | 51326 | Noted 03/07/1973 - at Plymouth1 | ||||||
| 51311 | 51326 | Noted June 1974 | ||||||
| 51311 | 59428 | 51326 | Noted 02/09/74 - at Penzance2 | |||||
| 51312 | 51327 | Noted 22/07/77 | ||||||
| 51312 | 51327 | Listed at LA - 31st December 1977 | ||||||
| 51312 | 51327 | Listed at LA - 03/03/80 | ||||||
| 51312 | 51327 | Noted 31/07/80 - on 13:25 Plymouth - Gunnislake3 | ||||||
| 51312 | 51327 | Noted 12/10/1980 - R.P.P.R. The Mayflower Railtour P470+P480 | ||||||
| 51312 | 51327 | Listed at LA - 15/12/1982 | ||||||
| 51312 | 51327 | Listed at LA - 01/01/85 | ||||||
| 51312 | 59551 | 51327 | Formation change - circa Jul-85 - add W59551 (ex-spare) | |||||
| 51312 | 59551 | 51327 | Noted 16/11/19854 |
Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Gerald Brown
3: Shayne Lewis
4: Eddie Knorn
1974
Class 118 DMU set P480 (presumably 51326 + 51311) arrives into Plymouth station on a day in 1974. Stuart Mackay Collection.
26th June 1976
A Class 118 DMU in Gunnislake station on Saturday 26 June 1976. The DMBS is in the middle, so P480 is a two-car (presumably 51327 + 51312), at the far end is the DMS from P470 - 51328. Mr Deltic.
Unknown date
Two-car Class 118 DMU set P480 (51312 and presumably 51327) at Barnstaple Junction circa late 1970s. Ian Dinmore/railarchive.org.uk.
Unknown date
Two-car Class 118 DMU set P480 (51327 and presumably 51312) in Plymouth station, date unknown. Paul Redmond.
5th June 1978
1978 June 5th – Class 118 DMU set P480 (presumably 51312 + 51327) at Tamerton Foliot on the Gunnislake branch. Keith Miller.
25th November 1978
P480 - 51327 / 51312 - in Bere Alston on a rainy 25/11/78. Ian Francis.
25th November 1978
P480 - 51327 / 51312 - in Bere Alston on a rainy 25/11/78. Ian Francis.
1st May 1979
Laira Class 118 set P480 (W51327 + W51312) at Gunnislake on 1 May 1979. Alistair Ness.
1st May 1979
Laira Class 118 set P480 (W51312 + W51327) at Gunnislake on 1 May 1979. This is the end of the line, the continuation to Callington where I am standing having long since closed. In fact what you see here has all now been redeveloped and the branch cut a few hundred yards shorter out of sight to the right of my shot. Alistair Ness.
3rd November 1979
Class 118 set P480 (presumably 51312 + 51327) arrives into Plymouth station on November 3, 1979. Steve Davies Collection.
24th July 1980
Class 118 DMU set P480 (presumably 51327 + 51312) in Gunnislake station on 24 July 1980. Brian Daniels.
24th July 1980
Class 118 DMU set P480 (W51312 + W51327) at Plymouth whilst on Gunnislake duties on 24 July 1980. Brian Daniels.
24th July 1980
Class 118 two-car DMU set P480 (presumably 51327 + 51312) seen in Bere Alston station on 24 July 1980. Brian Daniels.
26th July 1980
Two-car BRCW Class 118 DMU with Driving Motor Second (DMS) W51327 leading (and presumably 51312), was in the bay platform at the West end of Plymouth station with a service to Gunnislake on July 26th 1980. Martyn Hilbert.
August 1980
Class 118 set P480 arriving into Gunnislake station in April 1980. W51327 presumably is closest, the DMBS is W51312. Gerard Fletcher.
August 1980
Class 118 DMU set P480 with W51312 nearest the camera (presumably with 51327) at Gunnislake, Cornwall, terminus of the branch from Devonport. Gerard Fletcher.
12th October 1980
The RPPR "The Mayflower" railtour at Plymstock on 12 October 1980. Visible are 51328 (P470) and 51312 + 51327 (P480). Stuart Mackay Collection.
12th October 1980
W51327 on the end of the RPPR Mayflower railtour seen at Bull Point on 12 October 1980. Stuart Mackay Collection.
9th April 1981
Set P480 at St Ives on the 9th April 1981. It consists of 51312 and 51327. Chris Lings.
9th April 1981
At St.Erth on the 9th April 1981 is W51312 as part of set P480. Chris Lings.
20th July 1981
W51312 / 51327 at Gunnislake on 20/7/81 with the 13:15 ex-Plymouth. Sparegang.
1st August 1981
Two-car Class 118 DMU set P480 (51327 + 51312) at Plymouth with the 16:40 to Gunnislake on 1 August 1981. Rob Paterson.
1st August 1981
Class 118 DMU set P480 (51327 + 51312) at Gunnislake after arriving with the 16:40 from Plymouth on 1 August 1981. Rob Paterson.
2nd August 1981
51327 leads 51312 as set P480 into Looe on 2/8/81. Shayne Lewis.
3rd August 1981
P480 is seen at Gunnislake, formed of 51312 / 51327. 3/8/81. Shayne Lewis.
31st May 1982
The view from Class 118 W51327 at Bere Alston on 31 May 1982. Rob Paterson.
31st May 1982
Class 118 DMU set P480 at Bere Alston on 31 May 1981. Rob Paterson.
31st May 1982
Class 118 DMU set P480 (51327 + 51312) arriving at Gunnislake on 31 May 1982. Rob Paterson.
4th September 1982
Class 118 DMU set P480 (51327 + 51312) sits in Bere Alston station with the 11:57 Gunnislake-Plymouth service on 4 September 1982. The closest vehicle 51327 may have had a repair to the lower right cab corner, the marker lamps had been fitted sometime that year. Stuart Mackay Collection.
4th December 1982
Power-twin class 118 set P480, DMBS W51312 & DMS W51327, on St.Ives branch duty at the bay platform at St.Erth on a miserable Saturday 4th December 1982 Iain Reid.
4th December 1982
Power-twin class 118 set P480 (DMBS W51312 + DMS W51327) at St.Ives having just arrived from St.Erth. Needless to say the beaches were deserted on this miserable Saturday 4th December 1982 Iain Reid.
31st May 1983
The end of the line at Gunnislake in Cornwall on what was former Southern Region territory, as a 2-Car Class 117 formed of cars W51312 & W51327 stands in the platform having worked the 14 miles from Plymouth on May 31st 1983. The station seen here at Gunnislake was relocated in 1994 to eliminate the bridge over the A390. The old station site is now covered with a housing development. Martyn Hilbert.
31st May 1983
A tidy-looking two-car Class 118 DMU formed of cars W51312 & W51327 had arrived at Gunnislake, following their 14 mile journey from Plymouth on May 31st 1983. Gunnislake only had one side of its former island platform in use by then. Until November 1966 trains ran beyond Gunnislake to the terminus at Callington. All part of the then run-down of the former Southern Railway routes in the far-west. The station seen here was closed in 1994 and relocated several hundred yards away to eliminate an adjacent road underbridge that had low headroom. Martyn Hilbert.
Unknown date
Two-car Class 118 DMU set P480 (51327 and presumably 51312) at Liskeard. Date unknown. Ian Dinmore/railarchive.org.uk.
Unknown date
Class 118 DMU set P480 (51327 and presumably 51312) stabled at Liskeard. Date unknown. Ian Dinmore/railarchive.org.uk.
Unknown date
Two-car Class 118 DMU set P480 (presumably 51312 + 51327) at Liskeard. Date unknown. Ian Dinmore/railarchive.org.uk.
22nd June 1984
The 13.18 Plymouth - Gunnislake dmu formed of unit P480 crosses the Tamar at Calstock on 22 June 1984. Robert28194.
10th July 1984
Class 118 BRCW 2-car DMU 51327 + 51312 at Gunnislake with the 17-20 to Plymouth on 10-7-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
10th July 1984
Class 118 BRCW 2-car DMU 51312+51327 at Gunnislake with the 17-20 to Plymouth 10-7-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
10th July 1984
Class 118 BRCW 2-car DMU 51327 + 51312 at Bere Alston with the 17-20 ex-Gunnislake to Plymouth on 10-7-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
8th July 1985
The Plymouth Laira Depot allocated class 118 DMU sets were often reduced to 2-car sets for working some of the Cornish branches likes Gunnislake, Newquay or St.Ives but when deployed further east in Devon 3-car sets were preferable because of loadings on the likes of the Paignton, Barnstaple and Exmouth branches. So here class 118 set P480 (51312+51327) has been augmented with a class 101 intermediate trailer (59551). The 3-car set is seen at Exmouth prior to departure with train 2B84 the 18.14 to Exeter St.Davids on 8 July 1985. Adrian Nicholls.
27th July 1985
The first passenger train for some years to Okehampton, Class 118 DMU no P480 is seen on arrival with a special from Exmouth on 27 July 1985. The set has a Met-Camm centre car, the vehicles are presumably 51327 + 59551 + 51312. Robert28194.
circa 1985
A Class 118/101 hybrid DMU (presumably 51327 + 59551 + 51312) arrives into Barnstaple Junction - the driver has already changed one of the marker lights to red for the return journey. The image is undated but the Met-Camm centre-car dates it to circa late 1985. Ian Dinmore/railarchive.org.uk.
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