The Class 769 FLEX units are finally coming into service. GWR 769943, a Bi-Mode MU, rolls into Didcot on 19th May 2021. Originally a BR built 1987-90, Class 319 EMU converted by Brush to operate in either diesel or electric modes. The GWR sets are primarily intended for the Oxford - Reading - Gatwick route and can operate from the overhead and third rail as well as the new on board diesel engines.
Location: Didcot Parkway
Original line: Great Western Railway
Photographer: Peter Todd
Contact photographer: Peter Todd
Date: 19/05/2021
Image number: 76818