Set P803

These formations have been noted:

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown

circa June 1974

Met-Camm DMU set P803 (W51450 + 59546 + 51522) at Bristol Marsh Junction depot. This was the first Class 101 DMU set to be painted into the Blue / Grey livery, the work was done at Swindon during a C3 dated 4 June 1974. This slide is undated, but it seems to be taken very soon afterwards. Stuart Mackay Collection.

6th September 1974

A Class 101 DMU in blue & grey livery with headcode boxes, tail lamp and blue square coupling codes makes for an unusual sight, but set 803 consisting of cars W51450 W59546 W51522 was one of a number of longstanding Western Region 3-car formations allocated to Cross-Country services, so received this livery long before it became standard. The set number 803 carries the prefix P in this image, showing it was allocated to the Plymouth area at the time, but other prefixes were carried over the years as it was transferred between depots, the last being S (Swansea), and as S803, it and several other units were transferred to the north-east of England in Autumn 1987 when that region's new Class 143 Pacer fleet were experiencing chronic problems with their gearboxes. P803 is seen here departing Keyham, Devon on 06/09/1974. Graeme Phillips Collection.

8th March 1975

In the platform at Exeter St Davids is Class 101 No W51522 on 8 March 1975. In the shed yard are Class 52 No 1025 WESTERN GUARDSMAN and Class 25 No 25 274, shunting vans in the station yard is Class 08 No 08 930. Keith Long.

24th May 1975

Set P803 (51450 / 59546 / 51522) is seen departing from Dawlish on the 24th May 1975. Neil Cannon.

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