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Set T317

These formations have been noted:

51314	59481	51329	Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
51314	59481	51329	Noted 06/07/1988 - BLS Calverton Collier Railtour
51314	59481	51329	Listed at TS - 01/09/89
51314	59481	51329	Listed at TS - 01/12/89
51314	59481	51329	Noted circa 05/1990¹
51314	59481	51329	Listed at TS - mid May-90
51314	59481	51329	Noted 16/03/1991 - At Crewe, assumed working 16.28 Crewe - Bangor.²
51314	59481	51329	Listed at TS - Jul-91
51314	59481	51329	Listed at TS - Aug-91
51314	59481	51329	Listed at TS - Dec-91
51314	59481	51329	Listed at TS - 02/07/92
51314	59481	51329	Noted circa 08/1992¹
51314	59481	51329	Listed at - 24/09/92
51314	59481	51329	Listed at TS - November 1992
51314	59481	51329	Listed at TS - 10/12/92
51314	59481	51329	Noted 18th December 1992

Formation Sources
1: Eddie Knorn
2: Dave Warby

July 1989

51314 heads Class 118 set T317 at Cheltenham in July 1989, presumably with 59481 + 51329. Mike Cooper.

1990

Set T317 (presumably 51314 + 59481 + 51329) arrives at Lichfield City in 1990. John Law.

21st May 1990

Tyseley set T317 (presumably 51314-59481-51329) restarts from Betws-y-Coed with a Blaenau Ffestiniog working on 21st May 1990. Steve Carter.

16th March 1991

Class 118 DMBS 51314, part of Tyseley set T317, seen in Crewe station on 16 March 1991. Dave Warby.

November 1991

Last days of dmus on the Cross City line. With masts erected, electrification of the Cross City line is imminent. This class 118 dmu (T317, presumably 51329 59481 51314) has arrived from Redditch at Lichfield City as a class 150 waits to leave in the opposite platform. November 1991. Stephen Burdett.

18th April 1992

The 13:18 Lichfield TV - Redditch is seen at Barnt Green on 18/4/92 formed of T317 with 51329 closest, presumably with 59481 + 51314. Gazza Prescott.

2nd June 1992

Class 118 DMU set T317 (51314 + 59481 + 51329) arriving at Nottingham station on 2 June 1992. In the background can be glimpsed 58021. Keith Miller.

27th June 1992

T317 51314+59489+51329 passing the Great Eastern Railway signalbox at Ancaster with a Saturday service for Skegness on 27th June 1992. Ian Hazlehurst.

10th April 1993

51329 at the front of set T317 (51329/59481/51314) stabled at New St at 14.30 on 10/4/93. This set formation was soon to be broken up but, at this time, the unit was still in its as-delivered formation, after almost 33 years. It was also the only complete class 118 to remain in service. Leonard Rogers.

May 1993

Class 118 DMU set T317 in Nottingham station in May 1993. Andrew Walker.

7th July 1993

A six-car rake, with 51329 bringing up the rear, leaves New St at 16.25 on 7/7/93, forming an empty stock working, probably bound for Longbridge. This should have been the 16.15 to Longbridge but the train was cancelled "due to staffing difficulties". The train was formed of sets 117 306 (51369/59521/51411) and T317 (51314/59481/51329) and had been seen earlier in the afternoon in Tyseley carriage sidings. T317 was soon to be disbanded but, at this stage, still retained its as-delivered formation, some 33 years after it was put into service. It was also the only complete class 118 still in service. 117 306 would be officially transferred to Haymarket, for its last six years of life, two days later. These were the last days of DMU's on the Cross-City Line - there would be no more scheduled DMU workings after September, although they continued to appear for several months as substitutes for failed class 323's. Leonard Rogers.

9th July 1993

On the 9th July 1993 51314 is at the front T317 on the 12:50 New St - Longbridge seen at Kings Norton, presumably with 59481 + 51329. Gazza Prescott.

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