In their original form, the Class 309 'Clacton' EMUs had attractive wraparound windscreens, but they offered drivers little protection against impacts from bricks and other missiles that vandals were apt to hurl at trains in the 1970s. The windows were remodeled, detracting from the overall appearance, in the late 1970s. Shown here is an unrebuilt example waiting to leave Clacton on 3rd July 1977. See image 40041
Location: Clacton
Original line: Clacton-on-Sea Railway
Photographer: Mark Dufton
Contact photographer: Mark Dufton
Date: 03/07/1977
Image number: 28310