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Set T304

These formations have been noted:

51365	59517	51407	Listed at TS - Jul-87
51365	59517	51407	Noted circa 09/1987¹
51365	59517	51407	Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
51365	59517	51407	Noted circa 05/1988¹
51365	59517	51407	Noted 20/08/88 - at Norwich²
51365	59517	51407	Noted circa 12/1988¹
51365	59517	51407	Noted circa 05/1989¹
51365	59517	51407	Listed at TS - 01/09/89
51365	59517	51407	Noted 15/10/1989 - Institute of Mining Engineers The North Yorkshire Railtour T027+T309+T304
51365	59517	51407	Listed at TS - 01/12/89
51365	59517	51407	Listed at TS - mid May-90
51365	59517	51407	Noted circa 05/1991¹
51365	59517	51407	Noted 13/05/1991 - at Stoke-on-Trent³
51365	59517	51407	Listed at TS - Jul-91
51365	59517	51407	Noted circa 08/1991¹
51365	59517	51407	Listed at TS - Aug-91
51365	59517	51407	Noted 14/09/91 - on 07:46 Stansted Airport - Birmingham New Street⁴
51365	59517	51407	Listed at TS - Dec-91
51365	59517	51407	Listed at TS - 02/07/92
51365	59517	51407	Listed at TS - 24/09/92
51365	59517	51407	Listed at TS - November 1992
51365	59517	51407	Listed at TS - 10/12/92
51365	51407		Noted 30th September 1993

Formation Sources
1: Eddie Knorn
2: Gerald Brown
3: Martin Lumley
4: David Bellamy

September 1987

Stabled in the sidings a the north end of Leamington Spa station in September 1987 are a railgrinder and Class 117 DMU T304. Bob Belcher.

1988

The line between Longbridge and Birmingham New Street saw a 15 minute frequency of DMUs throughout most of the day and threw up quite a variety of classes and combinations of classes within the same set. This is Class 117 set T304 (51407 + 59517 + 51365) at Kings Norton in 1988, which ended up in the south-west as a 2 car set until withdrawal from Laira in 1993. Peter Tandy.

10th April 1989

Class 117 set T304 (51365 and presumably 59517 + 51407) seen at Birmingham Moor Street on 10 April 1989. David Mant.

26th October 1990

Class 117 set T304 (51365 + 59517 + 51407, still with W prefixes) in Nottingham Midland station on 26th October 1990. David Page.

5th July 1991

Class 117 set T304 (51407 + 59517 + 51365) with T322 (53132 + 59751 + 53071) in BR blue & grey livery at Butlers Lane station on 05-07-1991. Doug Pritchard Collection.

14th September 1991

Class 117 DMU set T304 (51365 + 59517 + 51407) at Stansted Airport standing in for a Sprinter on the 07:46 Stansted Airport to Birmingham New Street service on 14/09/91. David Bellamy.

6th May 1993

Class 117 DMS 51407 in Birmingham New Street on 6 May 1993. It was part of Tyseley set T304. Sparegang.

6th June 1993

Alongside 37412 at St Blazey on 6 June 1993 is Class 117 set T304 (presumably 51407 + 51365) with a NSE-liveried vehicle behind. Stuart Mackay Collection.

10th July 1993

51365 at the head of two-car 117 T304, with T307 behind, at Penzance. Robert Chilton.

10th July 1993

T304 formed as a two-car 51365 - 51407 (with T307 51412 - 59522 - 51370 behind) seems to have had some attention from fitters prior to leaving for St. Ives on 10/Jul/1993. Robert Chilton.

11th July 1993

Class 117s T304 (left) and T307 with the DMSs facing each other - 51407 and 51412 at Carbis Bay. Robert Chilton.

3rd September 1993

Class 117 set T304 at Newquay after arriving with the 14:40 from Par on September 3, 1993. DMBS 51365 is closest, the DMS is presumably 51407. They had been transferred to Laira in May and the set would soon be renumbered as 117204. John Carter.

8th October 1993

A Class 117 DMU (51407 + 51365) at St Ives on 8/10/93. Sparegang.

8th October 1993

51407 + 51365, still labelled as T304, are seen at Penzance on 8/10/93 working the 12:27 Ex St Ives. Sparegang.

13th April 1995

Following derailment damage set 117304, still labelled T304, (51407 + 51365) is seen withdrawn at St Blazey depot on 13th April 1995. Ian Buck.

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