London Paddington, Pressed Steel Class 117 DMU, Set L409 (22.35 Paddington - Reading) August 26th 1987.
Pressed Steel Class 117 51344, 59456 & 51386 idles away prior to departure from Paddington with the 22.35 to Reading on a balmy summer evening in the capital.
* Rather surprisingly many of these suburban units have survived into preservation in remarkable numbers and by the 2010's had become the largest DMU class in preservation with over 50 vehicles. Their survival is mainly due to extensive use by Network South East and Scotrail, which kept them in service on the national network longer than most DMU's, a similar story to the class 101's.
London Paddington, Pressed Steel Class 117 DMU, Set L409 (22.35 Paddington - Reading) August 26th 1987.
Pressed Steel Class 117 51344, 59456 & 51386 idles away prior to departure from Paddington with the 22.35 to Reading on a balmy summer evening in the capital.
* Rather surprisingly many of these suburban units have survived into preservation in remarkable numbers and by the 2010's had become the largest DMU class in preservation with over 50 vehicles. Their survival is mainly due to extensive use by Network South East and Scotrail, which kept them in service on the national network longer than most DMU's, a similar story to the class 101's.