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Class 117 DMU set L411 (presumably 51388 + 59498 + 51346) approaching Maidenhead station during February 1985. Paul James.
A Class 117 DMU seen at St Mary's Crossing at Stroud on 2 February 1985. It is accessible via a small - probably private - dead end short lane to St Mary's Mill via a bridge over the Thames and Severn Canal. St Mary's crossing box is listed, though the lever frame has gone. Nicholas T Smith.
9th of February 1985 at Iver and we have either a Class 117 or Class 118 DMU on the 10.00 Oxford to Paddington local service. The KDH Archive.
L418 (presumably 51397 + 59507 + 51355) appears to be ex-works when seen at Southall in early 1985. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Class 117 set L418 (51355 presumably with 59507 + 51397) leaves Southall in April 1985. Stuart Mackay Collection.
A London based Class 117 DMU, set L418 (presumably 51355 + 59507 + 51397), on the last lap into Hereford from Shelwick Junction, with a service from Birmingham. August 1985. John Crooks.
Class 117 DMU set L417 (presumably 51396 + 59506 + 51354) arrives at Southall in April 1985. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Six-car Class 117 at Twyford West on 14 April 1985. W51404 (presumably with 59514 + 51362) leads a brace of class 117 DMUs across from the relief lines to the down main with the 10.42 Paddington - Oxford. Robert28194.
The 14.16 to Tonbridge formed of unit L415 (with DMBS 51351 leading) departs Reading on 19 April 1985, while on the right, 4-VEP no. 7714 will form the 14.32 to Waterloo. Robert28194.
At Reading on 19th April 1985 08850 has been dispatched to retrieve a carriage which had been left on the up main following its removal from a train earlier in the day. Class 117 L417 (presumably 51354 closest) on the 13.25 Reading - Paddington passes behind. Robert28194.
Running over an hour late at this stage the Monmouthshire Railway Society "Maerdy Gras" railtour formed of 2 x class 117 3-car and a single car 121 DMU is seen at Aberpergwm on April 20, 1985. The train having stopped at the BR / NCB limit of operations. This being the view at the southern end of the train before it returned back down the valley to Jersey Marine. Adrian Nicholls.
The participants of 'The Maerdy Gras' railtour stream out of the train to get their photos at Blaengarw, with set L413 (51349 59501 51391) closest. Chris Lings.
'The Maerdy Gras' railtour at Aberpergwm on 20/4/85 with set L413 (51349 59501 51391) closest. Chris Lings.
Llanelli station contains 'The Maerdy Gras' railtour on 20/4/85, comprised of two Class 117s and a bubble car in the middle. Set L413 (51349 59501 51391) is closest. Chris Lings.
Taken eight months before the line closed forever in December 1985 this 7-car DMU formation made up of two class 117 sets L407 (51342 + 59494 + 51384) + L413 and class 121 set L121 (55021) are seen at the limit of BR working around the site of Blaengarw station which closed on 9/2/1953. The train was the Monmouthshire Railway Society 'Maerdy Gras' tour on April 20, 1985. The line continued a short distance beyond here to serve Garw colliery and the once famous Ocean colliery but tracks beyond here would be considered to be mineral railway so this train came to a stand at the first set of facing points before reversing. Adrian Nicholls.
Class 117 DMU set L413 and DMBS 51349 is seen with its cab under the road bridge at what was once Onllwyn station on the former Neath & Brecon Railway line from Neath Low Level to Brecon via the Dulais Valley. The DMU set was part of a 7-car formation operating the Monmouthshire Railway Society 'Maerdy Gras' railtour which visited several freight only lines in the area on 20/04/85. The station at Onllwyn had lost its passenger service on 15/10/62 after which the line from Neath became freight only. Adrian Nicholls.
With passengers off the train for a photo stop and leg stretch at Onllwyn the crew change ends on the Monmouthshire Railway Society 'Maerdy Gras' railtour on 20/04/85. The train was formed of two class 117 DMU sets L423 & L407 with single car class 121 set L121 sandwiched in the middle. The inclusion of this additional power car worked well on the steeper freight lines into the Western Valleys as previous DMU tours had often struggled with adhesion issues loosing lots of time in the process. When this image was taken the closed Onllwyn station to the rear of the train was still fairly intact with an island platform but it had closed on 15/10/62 with the withdrawal of the Neath to Brecon passenger service. Adrian Nicholls.
Class 117 Set B431 (presumably 51411 + 59521 + 51369) on a 12:xx Birmingham - Hereford service approaches Great Malvern on Monday 29th April 1985. Colin Brooks.
Class 117 sets stabled at Worcester Shrub Hill on Monday April 29, 1985. Colin Brooks.
Class 117 Set L423 (presumably 51399 + 59513 + 51361) on a Worcester Shrub Hill - Birmingham New St service arrives at Stourbridge Junction beside a Class 116 on Monday 29th April 1985. Colin Brooks.