Set T308

These formations have been noted:

Formation Sources
1: Eddie Knorn

2nd July 1988

A Pressed Steel built Class 117 3-Car Suburban Unit, T308 with Driving Motor Second 51413 leading (presumably with 59509 + 51371), was stood at Lostock Hall with the Sunday Preston to Carlisle 'DalesRail' service on July 2nd 1988. Running via Blackburn and Clitheroe, this service ran along the Ribble Valley line prior to regular passenger services being reinstated in 1991. Martyn Hilbert.

2nd July 1988

A Tyseley allocated Pressed Steel built Class 117 3-car Suburban DMU formed of cars 51413, 59509 and 51371, was passing under Watkin Lane bridge as it arrived at Lostock Hall with a Preston to Carlisle 'Dalesrail' service on July 2nd 1988. Complete with its Tyseley TS308 board in the offside cab window, the set was on temporary loan to Newton Heath during the period when the class 142 Pacer fleet was in a state of flux due to ongoing reliability issues, and before new class 150/2 Sprinters had arrived in sufficent quantities. This particular set was the last Class 117 to remain in operation on the national network, and following withdrawal in 1996, the driving cars were eventually converted as water jetting vehicles for use with Chiltern Railways and returned to BR green livery. They were finally withdrawn in 2015, and both cars have survived into preservation. Martyn Hilbert.

15th March 1989

Class 117 3-car DMU set T308 51371 + 59509 + 51413 (DMBS + TCL + DMS) leads another 3-car back into Lichfield Trent Valley after shunting out on 15-3-89. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

15th March 1989

Class 117 3-car DMU set T308 51371 + 59509 + 51413 (DMBS + TCL + DMS) leads another 3-car back into Lichfield Trent Valley after shunting out on 15-3-89. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

21st April 1990

Class 117 DMU set T308 (51413 and presumably 59509 + 51371 sits in Cardiff Central station with the 13:10 to Birmingham New Street on 21 April 1990. Robert Thomas.

circa August 1990

Tyseley allocated three car class 117 DMU T308 (cars 51413, 59509 and 51371) seen entering Worcester Shrub Hill past a colourful collection of semaphore signals in the summer of 1990. Bob Belcher.

circa August 1990

Tyseley allocated three car class 117 DMU T308 (cars 51413, 59509 and 51371) seen entering Worcester Shrub Hill past a colourful collection of semaphore signals in the summer of 1990. Bob Belcher.

29th November 1990

An added bonus for the photographer visiting Cosford was the presence of conveniently placed semaphore signals. It was a shame that the majority of the GWR-style lower quadrants had been replaced by the time I was going here but they were still better than the modern alternative. On 29 November 1990 class 117 DMU T308 (51371 + 59509 + 51413) was pictured about to stop with a Chester to Wolverhampton service. Neither of the loops here were much used at this time and I was never fortunate enough to take pictures with the appropriate signals in the "off" position. Peter Tandy.

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