Class 304 EMU Details

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Class 304 EMU Details

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Hi all,

If anyone has good shots of the detail on the Class 304 EMU units I would greatly appreciate them. I am aware that the only surviving trailer unit, that was on the brink of preservation/restoration, was vandalized beyond repair and thus scrapped.

So shots of the detail on any of the first-gen AC EMUs (302-310) would be very appreciated, if there even are any preserved at a local railway! I am particularly after underframe detail and gangway connection equipment.

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80's Rail photo site , 10 Pages of class 304 images : https://80srail.zenfolio.com/p1000871027

There's a few details in an older issue of the "Modern Locomotives Illustrated" magazine issue 228 "London Midland and North west area EMU's"

Available as a digital download from pocketmags : https://pocketmags.com/modern-locomotiv ... /issue-228

issue 183 of the same magazine covered "First Generation Eastern Region[GE] emu's"

Hugh Longworth's book "British Railways Electric Multiple Units to 1975" is expensive but well worth it (cheaper on Amazon ;) ) :
http://www.crecy.co.uk/british-railways ... ts-to-1975

RailUK forums - Class 304 thread : https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/cl ... us.166141/

Model details :

RMweb : https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index ... 5-and-am8/

Southern pride models produce a class 304 kit : http://www.southernpridemodels.co.uk/

http://www.p4newstreet.com/class304

http://www.westcoastminiatures.com/class304.html

Pics :

https://www.flickr.com/photos/blue-dies ... 94/sizes/l

https://www.flickr.com/photos/blue-dies ... 91/sizes/l

https://www.flickr.com/photos/blue-dies ... 0/sizes/o/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/stuart074 ... 39/sizes/l

https://www.flickr.com/photos/16749798@ ... 41/sizes/l

https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidwf2009/5565208262/

https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/emus/ ... #h2f08c96b

http://bescotplus.co.uk/trains/304008_Hamstead

Video's :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbmDfsxE7gQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYASA8-8FAI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO9OSmPkR38

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVarIYkrG7g
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Loved these around the Midlands.

Most comfortable seats ever, and the heaters were so toasty, you could bake a loaf of bread on your journey from Coventry to New Street.
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Dave those photos should come in very handy, thanks for all the links.

Briggsy I have heard that out of all EMU refurbishments the 304s kept their antique and dated interiors , and NEEDED the bouncy seats to compensate for the older track found in the region!
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Post by cyberdonblue »

Briggsy wrote:Loved these around the Midlands.

Most comfortable seats ever, and the heaters were so toasty, you could bake a loaf of bread on your journey from Coventry to New Street.
If you think it was hot for the passengers you should've set foot in the cab after some smart-a*se had left the all the heaters full on all night :shock: I literally melted the sole of one of my boots after changing ends at Coventry one morning (I was having a little doze in the platform 4 area) when I rested my foot on the heater. Those boots were supposed to be oil and heat resistant - but they couldn't cope with 304 heat :D

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