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Unit L578 (W51064 closest, presumably with 59423 + 51092) awaits departure from Tonbridge on the 11.49 to Reading on a hot July day (July 28, 1979) during the period when the Tonbridge-Redhill-Reading service was being operated by Western Region DMUs. Tom Burnham.
Class 119 set L586 (51077 closest, presumably with 59420 + 51105) at Tonbridge, 6 October 1979. Nigel Menzies.
Class 119 DMU set L577 (presumably 51063 + 59422 + 51091) is being prepared at Tonbridge for a departure to Reading sometime in 1981. Image taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Class 119 car 51072 leads set L593 (presumably with 59431 + 51085) into Tonbridge. Set L580 is on the left. Ian Buck.
Class 119 DMU set L594 at Tonbridge on 30th May 1985. The DMBC closest is presumably 51073. Jonathan Hazan.
Class 119 L576 (51062 + 59421 + 51090) seen at Tonbridge after arriving with the 10:16 from Reading, 14th September 1985. Waddo Rail Archive.
lass 119 set L592, presumably 51101 closest, with a 18XX Tonbridge - Redhill service at Tonbridge on Saturday 13th September 1986. Colin Brooks.
Class 119 set L592, presumably 51101 + 59432 + 51071, with a 18XX Tonbridge - Redhill service loading at Tonbridge on Saturday 13th September 1986. Colin Brooks.
Class 119 DMU set L571 (presumably 51052 visible) in the up sidings at Tonbridge, date unknown. Waddo Rail Archive.
Class 101 Metro-Cammell diesel units had not, I think, been allocated to Reading until a batch was acquired to replaced Gloucester RC&W class 119 sets which had in turn replaced Southern DEMUs (the Tadpole units) at the beginning of the 1980s (although ex-Hastings DEMUs would also work on the Tonbridge - Redhill service). Here L835 (presumably 51498 + 59530 + 51432) is seen at Tonbridge on May 20, 1988. Jeremy Chapter.
Three-car Class 101 DMU set L836 (51503 and presumably 59540 + 51434) at Tonbridge on 13 September 1988. John Law.
Western Region Route Learning Saloon set L102 TDB975540 in Tonbridge West Yard being made ready for an empty stock move to London Blackfriars on 12th February 1990. The unit was in use for a number of weeks while Bedford drivers were taught the routes to Orpington and Sevenoaks for the new Thameslink service. It was stabled overnight at Tonbridge for the simple reason Tonbridge traincrews were the only South Eastern Division depot trained on DMU's so did all the route learning trips for the Midland men. 47 603 on no.1 road had arrived with ECS vans 5Y50 09.59 ex Redhill. Adrian Nicholls.
Class 119 L579 made up of 51065 + 59424 + 51103 draws into Tonbridge with the 10:51 from Reigate, 18th April 1990. Waddo Rail Archive.
Having just worked in from Redhill Class 119 Set L596 (51076 + 59416 + 51099) is seen at Tonbridge on the 14/10/1990. Waddo Rail Archive.
Class 101 set L841 (53332 + 59091 + 53312) departs Tonbridge with 2V60 the 11:43 to Reading, 17th April 1991. Waddo Rail Archive.
Further to some recent photos of the remodelling of the London end of Tonbridge on other groups, here is an earlier view of the preparatory work on the curve around towards Hildenborough taken on Sunday 26-7-92. The train is noteworthy too being DMU Set L490 which consisted of a pair of Class 108 cars (DMC 51572 and DMBS 53599) strengthened to 3-cars by the addiction of an unknown centre car. Class 108 stock was pretty unusual at Tonbridge. The photo was taken at about 17.10hrs and the unit had just shunted out of the Up Redhill Branch Siding and was now heading for Hither Green for refuelling as the normal access to Chart Leacon (Ashford) was blocked by an engineering possession. CEP and EPB units are berthed in the Down Main Sidings and an EDL visible in the West Yard. John Atkinson.
Class 117 set L403 (51378 + 59488 + 51336) seen passing Tonbridge West Yard working 2O58 the 10:53 from Reigate, 17th March 1993. Waddo Rail Archive.
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